Paediatric Spinal Specialist Nurse

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric spinal team are delighted to be offering a secondment for an enthusiastic and motivated Trainee Band 6/7 Nurse Specialist to join the team at Southampton Children’s Hospital.

We are very much a nurse led service, providing care, guidance, support and education, therefore it is essential that the candidate has experience working within a Paediatric spinal setting. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills and become a competent member of our team; they will have extensive support from our nurses and clinicians.

Some of this development will be through participating in joint consultant and nurse-led clinics where they will learn how children and young people are clinically assessed, diagnosed and treatment options discussed. As well as ward based work and general management of the service including the waiting list.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

About The Team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Paediatric Spinal service accepts patients from across the Wessex region; a population of approximately 8.4million. It covers Outpatient clinics as well as supporting inpatients on ward G3.

What You’ll Do

Working with the existing multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for:

• Practicing at an advanced level to provide in-depth knowledge on the care pathway and complex needs of the patient group to deliver personalised care.
• Take responsibility for the initial contact with patients/carers from the time of referral to provide specialist nursing advice, practical and psychosocial support.
• Holistically assess and identify complex health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and plan programmes of care to meet these needs, in partnership with patients/carers and colleagues.
• Manage a patient caseload, to agreed referral/discharge criteria, and act as ‘key worker’. Effectively working in partnership with other professionals and referring patients to other practitioners as required.
• Deliver knowledgeable nursing, health and social care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing teams and in partnership with ward and departmental clinical leaders.
• Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group. Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make shared decisions about their health and health care and use advanced
  
  

communication skills to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to patients and carers.

• Provide appropriate information and education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care and participation in the planned programme of treatment and care.
• Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and collate and record clinical activity/data collection as required.
  
  

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together
  
  

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
• Degree qualification, 120 credits at L6 or possess an equivalent knowledge to be assessed through evidence of relevant specialist training, experience or portfolio
• Post registration qualification within area of speciality.
• Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
• Provide evidence of supporting /managing a range of learners in practice
• Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
• Registered as an independent prescriber
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Registered on MSc Pathway – completion of HTPA Competencies
• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
• Palliative care course
• IT training
• Change Management, clinical practice development.
• Multidisciplinary team working.