Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neurometabolic Disease

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a dedicated paediatric nurse to join a highly specialised team in Manchester. This role involves providing exceptional care to patients with neurometabolic diseases, particularly Battens disease. You will play a vital role in patient advocacy, work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to the development of the service. The Trust is committed to fostering your professional growth through tailored development plans and training opportunities. Join a leading NHS Trust that values diversity and innovation, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of the patients you serve.

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric nursing, ideally with neurometabolic disease.
• UK professional registration required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment for Battens disease and ensure patient care.
• Advocate for patients and manage safeguarding.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

IT Skills

Patient Advocacy

Education

RSCN/ RN (ch)

First degree level in Nursing or health-related subject

Speciality qualification

Masters or working towards a master's related subject

Job description

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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neurometabolic Disease

Band 6

Main area: Paediatric Metabolic Disease

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 DAYS PER WEEK FLEXIBLE)

Job ref: 349-SMH-6980135*

Site: Genomic Medicine

Town: Manchester

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, Pro Rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 24/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced paediatric nurse to join the paediatric metabolic team.

In December 2020, the Paediatric Metabolic Unit was commissioned to set up a new highly specialised service funded by NHSE to deliver treatment to patients with a diagnosis of Battens Disease. Since 2020, the service has grown considerably, and there is now a highly specialised team of nurses providing the service.

We are now looking for an experienced band 6 nurse to join the team. The post holder ideally will have experience in providing care to patients with a neurometabolic disease, but this is not essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in ensuring the service delivery of the Battens disease treatment. This will include general patient care and checking the administration of the intraventricular medication.

The post holder will also:

1. Act as an advocate for the patient and family in liaising with others such as community teams and schools, being an integral part of the patient journey.
2. Be an active member of the MDT team.
3. Manage safeguarding within the specialty.
4. Be an active mentor to nursing students.

In addition, you should have good communication skills, be comfortable working alone or as a member of a team, remain calm under pressure, and be able to prioritise workload. The work requires consistent attention to detail and excellent organisational skills and IT skills.

In return for your skills and experience, the Trust will encourage your development via a personal development plan and opportunities for further training on internal training courses.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• RSCN/ RN (ch)
• Educated to First degree level
• Graduate in Nursing or health-related subject
• Speciality qualification
• Masters or working towards a master's related subject

Experience

• Metabolic +/- Neurology experience
• Substantial years of experience at Band 6 practitioner level
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Evidence presentations at local, regional, national level

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: Clare Hamilton-Kay

Job title: Modern Matron

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 0161 701 2147

For an informal chat, contact Stephanie Rhead on 0161 701 2147 or email [e-mail]