Paediatric Weight Management Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6214592/387-WC-6945-DA |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Paediatric Weight Management Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
0.8 - 0.9 WTE (30- 33.5 hrs) until March 2025
Band 7 Secondment post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse to join our dynamic childhood weight management team at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
We are also the Southwest Hub centre for delivering the Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) service commissioned by NHS England.
The childhood weight management team serves the population in BNSSG and provides support for its Spoke centre at Plymouth and Cornwall through monthly virtual MDT meetings. Families have input from our multi-professional team which consists of clinical psychologists, specialist dietitians, specialist social worker and medical specialists. The post holder will be an integral member of this team and will collaborate with schools and other teams outside of this organisation.
The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate both in the Consultant led clinics and therapy clinics, be confident and able to communicate on a wide range of levels. You will run your own nurse-led clinics within the service to review patient progress between appointments and to monitor specific complications related to excess weight. You will also facilitate the child’s self-management of their condition and enable the child to make informed health choices to reduce the risk of complications. Providing education and training for families in the use of treatments in a key component of this role.
You will need to work using your own initiative, demonstrate problem solving and excellent organisational skills. You must be able to work flexibly and provide a safe, friendly, and efficient service.
Closing Date: 28thApril 2024
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
Paediatric Weight Management Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
0.8 - 0.9 WTE (30- 33.5 hrs) until March 2025
Band 7 Secondment post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse to join our dynamic childhood weight management team at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
We are also the Southwest Hub centre for delivering the Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) service commissioned by NHS England.
The childhood weight management team serves the population in BNSSG and provides support for its Spoke centre at Plymouth and Cornwall through monthly virtual MDT meetings. Families have input from our multi-professional team which consists of clinical psychologists, specialist dietitians, specialist social worker and medical specialists. The post holder will be an integral member of this team and will collaborate with schools and other teams outside of this organisation.
The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate both in the Consultant led clinics and therapy clinics, be confident and able to communicate on a wide range of levels. You will run your own nurse-led clinics within the service to review patient progress between appointments and to monitor specific complications related to excess weight. You will also facilitate the child’s self-management of their condition and enable the child to make informed health choices to reduce the risk of complications. Providing education and training for families in the use of treatments in a key component of this role.
You will need to work using your own initiative, demonstrate problem solving and excellent organisational skills. You must be able to work flexibly and provide a safe, friendly, and efficient service.
Closing Date: 28thApril 2024
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
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