Paediatric Nurse Specialist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; St Helens; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in St Helens is looking for a dedicated Paediatric Nurse Specialist to support the new Nurse led ADHD pathway. The role involves providing high-quality clinical care, conducting educational training, and collaborating with developmental paediatricians. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in neurodevelopmental conditions. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in children's health care with competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration is mandatory.
• Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge within Neurodevelopmental Disabilities is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of high quality nurse led ADHD clinics.
• Provide expert consultancy service and implement evidence-based care.
• Contribute to the development of the service and provide education.

Skills

Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach

Ability to plan and deliver education programmes

Effective organisational and record management skills

Education

Registered Nurse, LD, RSCN, RMN with current NMC Registration

Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience

Recognised Teaching Qualification, or willing to work towards

Job description

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Paediatric Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 24 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has become available in the Developmental Paediatric Service, St Helens.

The team are launching the Nurse led ADHD pathway for diagnosis and assessment and are looking to recruit two new Band 7 Specialist Paediatric Nurses to join the team.

Candidates will be nurses with experience and knowledge of children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly ADHD.

The post holder will:

• Assist in the delivery of high quality nurse led ADHD clinics for diagnosis and treatment, working alongside other clinical colleagues to ensure the quality of care to patients is maximised
• Work across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Work closely with Developmental Paediatricians to provide support for children and young people with diagnosed neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience

Please note the JD and PS are under AfC review and are subject to change

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to practice autonomously at an advanced level in the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care internal and external to the Trust. The role blends a significant proportion of direct, higher level clinical care with education, research and management activities.

The post holder will undertake research in a specialist area that focuses on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers;

• To carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care plans and the setting of care within allocated resources.
• Focus on the delivery and maintenance of clinical excellence;
• Provide an expert consultancy service to patients, carers and colleagues; plan, implement and evaluate evidence based care;
• Contribute to the development of the service by taking an active role in generating and disseminating knowledge across the organisation
• Facilitate and provide education and training to staff and students.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Advertising Date: 17th December 2025

Closing Date: 24th December 2025

Shortlisting Date: 29th December 2025

Proposed Interview date: TBC (January 2026)

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, LD, RSCN, RMN with current NMC Registration
• Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience
• Recognised Management & Leadership qualification, or willing to work towards
• Clinical Examination Qualification, or Academic ADHD qualification, or willing to work towards
• V300 Nurse Prescribing, or willing to work towards Knowledge & Experience
• Recognised Teaching Qualification, or willing to work towards

Knowledge & Experience

• Advanced knowledge within Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and relevant practical experience
• Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
• Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children procedures
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance Agenda
• Knowledge of how audit may influence quality of patient care
• Substantial years post registration experience
• Substantial years Neurodevelopmental Disabilities experience
• Knowledge of and participation in audit

Skills

• Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
• Ability to set and establish priorities
• Ability to plan and deliver education programmes across the department, other services and agencies
• Effective organisational and record management skills
• Ability to undertake surveys/audits as necessary to own work, working with Clinical and Nursing Leads

Other

• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Ability to travel to various hospital locations by own care/assisted driver

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.

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