Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Learning Disability & Autism

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hospital seeks a dedicated Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist in Learning Disability & Autism to enhance care for children. This part-time position focuses on providing specialized support to patients with learning disabilities and autism, ensuring they receive high-quality health services. The role involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams, leading initiatives for better patient outcomes, and collaborating with families. Candidates should be empathetic and experienced in paediatric nursing.

Qualifications

• Experience with paediatric patients, especially those with learning disabilities or autism.
• Ability to lead and coordinate care services effectively.
• Insightfulness in communication with families.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Learning Disability & Autism Nursing Liaison service.
• Developing services in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
• Ensuring high-quality care and safe discharge planning for patients.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Leadership

Education

Nursing Qualification

Specialist Training in Learning Disabilities or Autism

Job description

Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Learning Disability & Autism

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We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Learning Disability & Autism Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. This role is a part-time position (0.8 FTE, 30 hours per week) offering flexibility, with no set day off, Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be based in the hospital and work directly with inpatients attending for scheduled and unscheduled care.

You will play a vital role in leading the planning, provision, and improvement of the Learning Disability & Autism provision within the hospital. This includes ensuring high-quality clinical practice, providing reasonable adjustments, and supporting children with learning disabilities and/or autism in accessing healthcare services. You will be working closely with children, families, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure that children receive the best care possible.

We are looking for someone who is empathetic, insightful, and passionate about improving services for children with learning disabilities and autism. Previous paediatric experience, particularly with children who have learning disabilities or autism, is essential.

If you are passionate about improving care for children with learning disabilities and/or autism & want to make a real difference in a hospital setting, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

• Lead & coordinate the Learning Disability & Autism Nursing Liaison service, ensuring high-quality care for inpatients, including clear record-keeping & effective case load management systems.
• Develop the service in collaboration with healthcare professionals, patients, carers, & community teams, ensuring equitable access to acute hospital care for children with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Provide expert advice and support to hospital staff, carers, and families, facilitating reasonable adjustments to hospital procedures to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Support safe discharge planning & help prevent delayed discharge or avoidable readmissions, ensuring children receive the care they need in a timely and safe manner.
• Act as a role model for junior staff and students, providing guidance, mentorship, and clinical supervision.
• Lead & participate in projects aimed at improving care pathways & outcomes for children with learning disabilities and autism, including service evaluation & development.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach to care that meets both clinical & emotional needs.
• Provide insightful, empathetic communication with families, particularly in complex or sensitive situations, ensuring families feel supported & informed throughout the process.
  
  

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Martin Wood Job title: Clinical Nurse Specialist – Disability Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: [phone]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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