Clinical Nurse Specialist

Transformationunitgm; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a world-class children's hospital as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability. This role offers the chance to specialize in paediatric care, providing essential support to patients with complex needs. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, enhancing your clinical skills while advancing your career in a supportive and inclusive environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young patients and their families, all while being part of a renowned institution committed to excellence in healthcare.

Benefits

Career Development Support

Educational Development Opportunities

Staff Benefits

Inclusive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric nursing and tissue viability.
• Demonstrable knowledge of child protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Advise on wound management and holistic assessment.
• Provide specialist clinical support for complex cases.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Leadership

Teaching Skills

Wound Care

Patient Management

Education

Honours Degree in Nursing

Specialist Post Graduate Diploma

Leadership Qualification

Job description

Employer Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Ormond Street Hospital Town London Salary £54,320 - £60,981 Dependant- Band 6 development pathway if no TVN experience Salary period Yearly Closing 20/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/06/2025

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7* (*experience dependant) Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Tissue Viability Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children(GOSH).

At GOSH every patient is special, which means every nurse who cares for them must be special too. Many of our patients are on long journeys to recovery, and so our nurses build strong relationships with them and their families.

The Tissue Viability Nursing team is looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join their expert nurse led service. This is an integral service within the hospital. It covers all inpatient beds and also supports outpatient services.

This is a chance to specialise in Paediatric Tissue Viability as part of a dedicated world-class hospital. The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to work alongside a diverse number of the multi-disciplinary team across all specialities in the hospital and manage their own clinical caseload.

What we can offer you:

· Help and support for your future career plan as a CNS

· Support to advance your specialist clinical skills in paediatric dermatology and wound care

· Grow your leadership and management talent

· Expand your educational development

· A number of staff benefits – (see guide attached)

Main duties of the job

Why we need you:

· To advise on holistic assessment to identify variables influencing healing/skin integrity.

· To review patients with acute or chronic wounds where the ward staff responsible for the patients care is unable to plan appropriate wound management.

· To provide ward staff with specialist clinical support for patients with complex tissue viability needs.

· To liaise with other health professionals within the wider multidisciplinary team to enhance care and advise on pressure relieving equipment.

· To advise on the use of topical negative pressure therapy and other specialist interactive treatment.

· To provide educational support in the management of simple and complex wounds, pressure ulcer prevention and maintaining skin integrity.

Our organisation:

You will join the current team of one Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist and one Band 6 ITU Skin integrity Specialist Nurse (to be appointed).

If you believe you have what it takes to start your CNS career in tissue viability today, please apply. Should you have any queries please email us at:

Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description attached.

This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the service and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder.

Person specification

Values

• Gosh Values
• Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
• Evidence of on-going, dynamic continuing professional development within the speciality, linked to demonstrable clinical competencies.
• Assessing and mentoring qualification
• Honours degree or in the process of obtaining
• Specialist post graduate diploma or equivalent courses to masters level equivalent
• Leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Experience/Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience within relevant clinical speciality.
• Demonstrates compassion in practice.
• Teaching, supervision and managerial experience.
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing and healthcare.
• Experience of co-ordinating and managing patient care.
• Understanding resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues.
• Demonstrable knowledge of child protection procedures.
• Understanding and having evidence of fulfilling PREP requirements for revalidation.
• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
• Previous experience of change management and problem solving
• Previous experience of research and audit
• Understanding of audit and research methodologies

Skills/Abilities

• Effective relevant clinical skills and abilities for the speciality
• Effective managerial, leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and listening skills.
• Effective teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
• Ability to delegate and prioritise.
• Administration of medication including those under PGD and IV drugs
• Interviewing skills
• Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working.
• Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change
• Ability to deal with conflict situations
• Ability to motivate and develop a multi-professional team.
• Able to problem solve and initiate change
• Able to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

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.