Job summary
- Main area
- Spinal
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-SUR-25-7026197
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist – Spinal Surgery
Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
The postholder will work within the Spinal Service and will support the delivery of a high quality and safe service to all children and young people who require access to this service.
The post holder will initially undertake the role of Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist for the spinal service with the opportunity to progress to the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist on completion of specific service-related competencies and skills.
The successful candidate will provide specialist advice to patients, parents, nursing staff and other professionals within the Trust and primary care setting in relation to spinal services. They will also contribute to the development of the spinal service and patient pathways. The successful post-holder will work independently, under the supervision of the spinal nurse specialist, to assess/plan/implement programmes of care for patients.
Main duties of the job
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Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
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To supporting the delivery of pre-operative spinal clinics including; ordering and monitoring or pre-operative investigations, co-ordination of admission pathways including education and support for children, young people and their families.
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To work collaboratively with a large and specialist multi-disciplinary team.
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To assist in daily ward rounds of post-operative patients, this will include clinical examination of the patient, care planning, ordering and reviewing of post-operative investigations and imaging.
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To support all elements of discharge planning including prescribing of take home medication, safety netting advice and follow up care plan.
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Provide support to the existing nurse specialist in the surveillance of existing spinal patients (over 70 a month). This will include both face to face and telephone clinics, the ordering and reviewing x-rays and the planning and co-ordination of patient follow
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To support and develop the scoliosis bracing service
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Managerial/leadership:
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Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.
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To work with Spinal services administration team to ensure patients are appropriately listed for clinic, surgery, radiological investigations.
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To assist the spinal service to write protocols and standards for clinical activities undertaken within the role.
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Work with service manager, Operational Manager and Pathway Coordinator to manage waiting lists.
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Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.
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Monitor health, safety and security of self and others and promote best practice.
Education and Development:
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Provide education and development opportunities for others.
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To assist the teaching of nursing and medical students and other members of the MDT.
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To provide mentorship for students and junior staff.
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Develop own ‘expert’ knowledge and participate in the development of others clinical knowledge.
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Ensure own compliance with mandatory training and revalidation requirements.
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To undertake the necessary academic studies (Non-medical prescribing and Clinical examination courses).
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Take part in local and national research projects.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- • RN ( child )
- • Degree or equivalent qualification
- • Clinical examination (or willingness to undertake and complete within 2 years)
- • None Medical Prescribing (or willingness to undertake and complete within 2yrs)
Desirable criteria
- • Post-registration qualification in speciality or progressing towards • Paediatric HDU course
- • Skills and experience specifically in the areas of orthopaedic or spinal surgery.
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
- Tracy Wilson
- Job title
- Matron- Division of Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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