Junior Clinical Nurse Specialist

Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours per week (job share considered)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 6 Junior Clinical Nurse Specialist to work in the Safeguarding Children arm of the wider Safeguarding and Complex Care Team.

This role will provide specialised support and training to enhance patient and staff experience at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. You will receive all the required support to ensure you develop your competencies in the safeguarding and complex care arena.

We are looking for someone with a passion and interest in both safeguarding both children and the unborn. You will be expected to develop and deliver staff training and liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team. You will take an active part in advising on safe discharge plans and support the clinical staff with specialist advice relating to safeguarding children.

You must have at least two year post registration to apply.,

• You must have a passion for safeguarding children and the unborn


• You must be able to work flexibly to suit the needs of the service.


• You must have a compassionate, person-centered approach to care and an ability to role model.


• You must have a good understanding of the Think Family approach


• You must have a good understanding of the multiagency agenda for safeguarding children.
  
  The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:


• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds


• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility


• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.


The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.