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This is a great new role offering specialist outpatient and inpatient paediatric nursing care. The Children and Young People's Gender Service in the South West (CYPGS) is part of a specialist national service to provide holistic care for children and their families who have concerns about gender. The role of the specialist nurse will be to gain and use expertise on puberty and wellbeing and be a full member of the multi-professional team providing thorough assessment of need, developing a biopsychosocial formulation and offering a range of interventions to help children and young people live well.
In addition the Specialist nurse will work as part of the team of Paediatric Endocrine Nurses on day case, providing inpatient and outpatient paediatric specialist endocrine care. This split will be 60/40.
Main duties of the job
To provide children, young people, their families and the MDT with specialist nursing knowledge and skills regarding puberty and its management. To work with the CYPGS MDT to develop biopsychosocial formulations of understanding of complex presentations. To provide nursing care during outpatient appointments with paediatricians, psychiatrists, fertility specialists and psychosocial professionals. To contribute to the work of the Paediatric Endocrinology Nursing Team, both outpatient and inpatient including undertaking tests. Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Current NMC Registration 1st Degree In nursing or health related subject, willing to undertake/ working towards Qualification in Teaching and Assessing Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study Knowledge and Experience
Appropriate proven leadership and management experience Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching Experience as preceptor / mentor Experience of undertaking research or audit projects Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken Skills and Abilities
Demonstrable ability transfer skills required for the CYPGS and Endocrine role Organisation and management skills Teaching Ability to work effectively under pressure Ability to problem solve Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service Ability to work alone or as part of a team Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor Innovative and participates with practice and policy change Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS Ability to manage competing demands We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together. IMPORTANT: Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job. As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date. When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Dr Julie Alderson Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address Julie.alderson@uhbw.nhs.uk If you have problems applying, contact
Address United Bristol Healthcare Trust Bristol Royal Infirmary Marlborough Street Bristol Success BS2 8HW Telephone 01173425000 (option 1)
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To provide children, young people, their families and the MDT with specialist nursing knowledge and skills regarding puberty and its management. To work with the CYPGS MDT to develop biopsychosocial formulations of understanding of complex presentations. To provide nursing care during outpatient appointments with paediatricians, psychiatrists, fertility specialists and psychosocial professionals. To contribute to the work of the Paediatric Endocrinology Nursing Team, both outpatient and inpatient including undertaking tests. Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Current NMC Registration 1st Degree In nursing or health related subject, willing to undertake/ working towards Qualification in Teaching and Assessing Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study Knowledge and Experience
Appropriate proven leadership and management experience Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching Experience as preceptor / mentor Experience of undertaking research or audit projects Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken Skills and Abilities
Demonstrable ability transfer skills required for the CYPGS and Endocrine role Organisation and management skills Teaching Ability to work effectively under pressure Ability to problem solve Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service Ability to work alone or as part of a team Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor Innovative and participates with practice and policy change Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS Ability to manage competing demands We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together. IMPORTANT: Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job. As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date. When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Dr Julie Alderson Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address Julie.alderson@uhbw.nhs.uk If you have problems applying, contact
Address United Bristol Healthcare Trust Bristol Royal Infirmary Marlborough Street Bristol Success BS2 8HW Telephone 01173425000 (option 1)
#J-18808-Ljbffr
