Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7505650
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per annum including HCAS (Pro-rata if LTFT)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Nurse
Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to cover the Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Nurse post for 12 months.
The post holder will be expected to manage their own case load, providing care to patients with Haemoglobinopathy disorders. The post holder will further develop the service with Haemoglobinopathy disorders, providing clinical knowledge for children and young people affected by Sickle Cell and Thalassemia attending North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. In addition, the post holder will provide education and consultation widely to professional colleagues at NMUH, across London, and specifically the North Central Sector. The overall aim of this post is to promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research, development and innovation.
This post is offered at part time consisting of 30x hours per week and for a fixed term period of 12-months to provide Maternity Leave cover to the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will further develop the service with Haemoglobinopathy disorders, providing clinical knowledge for children and young people affected by Sickle Cell and Thalassemia attending North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. In addition, the post holder will provide education and consultation widely to professional colleagues at NMUH, across London, and specifically the North Central Sector. The overall aim of this post is to promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research, development and innovation.
NMUH is a provider of specialist services for patients with sickle cell disease, thalassemia’s, and other inherited anaemia’s. Comprehensive care is provided by a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). The service provides care for patients locally (Enfield and Haringey, parts of Barnet). As a specialist commissioned service it also provides outreach and specialist care to linked providers within the boundaries of the Haemoglobinopathy clinical network. This includes assessment, screening and treatment of patients from Hertfordshire and the East of England including Harlow Cambridge, Peterborough, Suffolk and Norfolk.
Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN/RN (Child)
- Full NMC Registration
- Teaching and assessment unit
Desirable criteria
- Genetic counselling qualification
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Adaptable and responsive to changing needs of the service.
- Ability to accept wide responsibility and use own initiative.
- Able to cope with, and confidently work in, adverse situations, with the ability to rapidly appraise and manage situations.
- Ability to identify and prevent stress in self and others, also taking effective action to manage the situation when it does impact on capability.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical experience in Haemoglobinopathy disorders.
- Experience of working within acute paediatrics and CNS or Community based Nursing.
- Able to identify common Haemoglobinopathy complications.
- Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS Plan and recent initiatives.
- Able to work safely under pressure across competing priorities
- Able to work with targets and deadlines
- Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
- Ability to undertake clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility
- Able to follow detailed written instructions and assessment outcomes
- Sound clinical judgements and decision making regarding acutely unwell patients
- Ability to prioritise work/ response/ triage referrals and messages effectively
Desirable criteria
- Experience in quality improvement audit/projects
- Previous experience of presenting at conferences
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Professional approach to work.
- Accountability – Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
- Openness – Shares information and good practice appropriately.
- Mutual respect – Treats others with courtesy and respect.
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate the Trust's Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Malvina Benitez-Castillo
- Job title
- Matron - Community Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 887 3301
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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