Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist - PATCH

UHB Paediatrics: Where a passion and career come together!

An exciting vacancy has arisen within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for a qualified and experienced nurse to join the current PATCH (Paediatric Ambulatory Treatment and Care at Home) team.

The successful candidate will be required to work in collaboration with the Paediatric Assessment Units and Inpatient services at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals to facilitate early discharge, carry out home based clinical reviews and support hospital admission avoidance for children who live in the surrounding areas.

PATCH is a very well-established service with responsibility for a variety of clinical specialty patients. It is an excellent opportunity to develop clinical, assessment and communication skills. It is anticipated induction and training for successful applicants will be required but hope to attract candidates with a working knowledge of our paediatric areas and processes.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with well-developed clinical skills and who can demonstrate the ability to lone work, trouble shoot and communicate well with the MDT, children and their families. Experience in the community setting and acute paediatric areas is required.

You will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for delivering safe, compassionate, person centred, evidence-based nursing care.

You will work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and adhere to the NMC Code at all times.

You will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity.

Applicants must have an interest in providing care to children and their families in their own homes and an interest in hospital admission avoidance.

You should be able to work across a 7-day service and have regular access to your own vehicle for community visits and cross site travel.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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