Clinical Nurse Specialist in Neurosciences

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated clinical nurse to join their pediatric team. This role involves delivering specialized care for children with craniofacial and neurosurgical conditions, ensuring they receive the highest quality treatment. The successful candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support families, and contribute to innovative care programs. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of young patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in pediatric sub-specialty within Neurosciences.
• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions within professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical nursing expertise for children with neurosurgical conditions.
• Plan and organize nursing workload in accordance with local protocols.

Skills

Clinical Nursing Expertise

Multidisciplinary Team Working

Safeguarding Children Issues

Communication Skills

Clinical Decision Making

Education

RSCN/RN Child Branch

Mentorship Course/SLAIP/Silver Assessors Course

Postgraduate Neuroscience Specialist Training

Tools

Clinical Systems and Databases

Job description

Job summary

The post holder is responsible for working in an interdisciplinary manner to provide effective care for children/adolescents with Craniofacial conditions and Neurosurgical conditions through the role of expert practitioner, role model and patient/parent advocate. Provide specialist knowledge to statutory and charitable organisations locally and nationally.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist clinical nursing expertise to support the delivery of safe and effective treatmentof care for babies, children and young people.

Plan and organise specialist nursing workload in accordance to agreed local protocols, or as directed by the Senior Nurse Specialists or Consultants.

Undertake specialist clinical assessments and clinical interventions that are aligned to agreed protocols for babies, children and young people with neurosurgical/craniofacial conditions.

Develop and implement programmes of care and provide specialised advice for babies, children, young people and families.

Within agreed protocols - analyse complex facts, situations or investigation results and then take appropriate clinical decisions.

Work in collaboration with the Consultant and Registrar teams regarding highly complex patient management treatment planning and decision making.

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

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About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-25-7087948-DSNH

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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Person Specification Qualifications and Registrations Essential

• RSCN/RN Child Branch
• Minimum of 2 years' experience within a relevant pediatric sub-specialty within Neurosciences
• Mentorship Course/SLAIP/Silver Assessors Course

Desirable

• Postgraduate neuroscience specialist training or qualification
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Knowledge & Nature of Experience Essential

• Current clinical skills within a relevant Paediatric setting
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Good understanding of the management of safeguarding children issues
• Extensive experience of delivering interventions to families within Neurosciences
• Ability to recognise the seriously ill children, and take appropriate escalation actions

Desirable

• Evidence of audit or research projects

Analytical and judgement skills Essential

• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions with prescribed professional boundaries
• Demonstrate excellent clinical competence in the care of paediatric neurosurgical/craniofacial patients.
• Evidence of managing specialised data collection and associated IT skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate an awareness of local and national performance targets concerning patients.
• Evidence of delivering formal and informal teaching
• Able to distil essential clinical information and accurately message to range of professionals of all disciplines

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge Essential

• Flexibility to support staff and service requirements
• Ability to input patient's data analyses and evaluate their care and treatment
• Use of clinical systems and databases
• Competent in trust safeguarding policies and procedures
• Ability to manage own caseload and that of others within the team

Personal skills / Abilities and Attributes Essential

• Evidence of good attendance
• Ability to promote professional nursing image and act as a positive role model
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the trust
• Effective team working and interpersonal skills
• Punctual and flexible across service
• Committed and enthusiastic about specialties
• Organisation and time management
• Evidence of excellent communication skills at all levels with ability to challenge views of multidisciplinary team and present specialist information
• Excellent diplomacy and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Evidence of sound decision making and organisational skills, particularly in emergency/stressful situations

Person Specification Qualifications and Registrations Essential

• RSCN/RN Child Branch
• Minimum of 2 years' experience within a relevant pediatric sub-specialty within Neurosciences
• Mentorship Course/SLAIP/Silver Assessors Course

Desirable

• Postgraduate neuroscience specialist training or qualification
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Knowledge & Nature of Experience Essential

• Current clinical skills within a relevant Paediatric setting
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Good understanding of the management of safeguarding children issues
• Extensive experience of delivering interventions to families within Neurosciences
• Ability to recognise the seriously ill children, and take appropriate escalation actions

Desirable

• Evidence of audit or research projects

Analytical and judgement skills Essential

• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions with prescribed professional boundaries
• Demonstrate excellent clinical competence in the care of paediatric neurosurgical/craniofacial patients.
• Evidence of managing specialised data collection and associated IT skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate an awareness of local and national performance targets concerning patients.
• Evidence of delivering formal and informal teaching
• Able to distil essential clinical information and accurately message to range of professionals of all disciplines

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge Essential

• Flexibility to support staff and service requirements
• Ability to input patient's data analyses and evaluate their care and treatment
• Use of clinical systems and databases
• Competent in trust safeguarding policies and procedures
• Ability to manage own caseload and that of others within the team

Personal skills / Abilities and Attributes Essential

• Evidence of good attendance
• Ability to promote professional nursing image and act as a positive role model
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the trust
• Effective team working and interpersonal skills
• Punctual and flexible across service
• Committed and enthusiastic about specialties
• Organisation and time management
• Evidence of excellent communication skills at all levels with ability to challenge views of multidisciplinary team and present specialist information
• Excellent diplomacy and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Evidence of sound decision making and organisational skills, particularly in emergency/stressful situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)