Transition Specialist Role

NHS; London Borough of Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Transition Specialist to facilitate the transition from children's to adult health services for young people with complex health needs. The role involves coordinating care, providing education, and working collaboratively with various health agencies. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, along with relevant nursing qualifications and experience. Support and supervision will be provided to ensure personal development.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Regular appraisal and support

Peer support from colleagues

Qualifications

• Substantial post qualification experience in a related area.
• Knowledge and experience of collaborative multi agency work.
• Experience of working directly with looked after children and care leavers.

Responsibilities

• Lead in coordinating the transition process for young people with complex health needs.
• Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people.
• Work in partnership with parents and multi-disciplinary agencies.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

NMC Registered Children's Nurse

Diploma/degree or equivalent experience relevant to clinical practice

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Safeguarding training at level 3

Dual registration in Adult & Childrens nursing

Tools

Computer Skills

Job description

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Transition Specialist Role

The closing date is 12 May 2025

The Hillingdon Young People's Transitional Service is offered to young people, with health needs and/or complex health needs who are preparing to leave children services. The Transition Nurse Specialist for children's community team role is to facilitate, support and co-ordinate the transition from Children's to transition to Adult Health Services. The role includes development of the transition service, participation in strategic expansion and collaborative working across health agencies , including Hillingdon Hospital , social care and education. The role includes a large educational component educating both Children's and Adult Services to facilitate the transition process.

Main duties of the job

To take the lead in coordinating the transition process for young people with health and or complex health needs or life limiting conditions.

To compliment the current service provision within the Children's Community Nursing Team Service and to work closely with the other members of the Transition.

To assess referrals to the Transition Service and where necessary direct referrer to a more appropriate service.

To ensure that a Health Summary/Health Passport is produced, in agreement with the young person, with identified health actions/health plan to be completed within a set time scale.

To assess the physical, social and psychological health and well-being needs of identified young people giving information, advice or counselling and support and making referrals as appropriate.

To provide specific advice, training and support to staff in health and other partner agencies who are providing care to young people in Hillingdon

About us

We will offer clinical supervision, regular appraisal and support in achieving your personal development plan as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles.

Job responsibilities

You will have the ability to provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with complex health needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care.

You should have excellent interpersonal skills to support you in managing complex discussions with a range of agencies and individuals, including care providers, patients and families.

In addition the ability to work in partnership with parents and multi-disciplinary agencies to provide skilled care to children and young people within the community to support safe transitioning to adult health services.

You will be highly organised and have a flexible approach to work, able to deal with difficult situations autonomously with demonstrable, excellent communication skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Children's Nurse
• Diploma/degree or equivalent experience relevant to clinical practice
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Safeguarding training at level 3
• Dual registration in Adult & Childrens nursing or experience of working in both children's and adults service

Experience

• Substantial post qualification experience in a related area
• Knowledge and experience of collaborative multi agency work
• Knowledge and experience of teaching and assessing young people, carers and staff
• Knowledge and experience in community nursing
• Excellent computer skills incl. email, internet and office applications
• Knowledge and skills in the management of children and young people's health needs
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Experience of care planning
• Experience of changing practice
• Experience of working as a team member of a team but also able to work autonomously
• Experience of integrated or joint working to deliver a high quality or care and to achieve health outcomes
• Substantial post registration experience within a service working with children and young people with complex health needs
• Experience of developing a new service
• Managerial experience
• Experience of working directly with looked after children and care leavers.
• Delivery of services both universal and targeted to 0-19 years including vulnerable children
• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
• Ability to work in a non-judgemental manner
• Good team worker/ leader
• Evidence of leadership skills to enable strategic discussion

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£51,883 to £58,544 a yearPer annum incl. HCAS