Paediatric Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to continue to develop and support the Vascular Access Service and Bone Marrow Harvest Service within the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
The post holder will be required to continue to develop this service alongside the band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist. They will need to have enthusiasm and passion for service improvement, patient safety and Infection Control Prevention.
The successful applicant will be responsible for patient assessment, line placement, audit, education, follow up and surveillance. Full clinical training will be provided internally.
This role will also include in assistance of bone marrow harvesting and processing.
If you are ready for a new challenge and believe you have what it takes to continue the development of this service, we look forward to hearing from you.
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is nestled in the heart of the lively city of Bristol. A city brimming with art and culture, restaurants, and nightlife.
So, what are you waiting for? Start your new life today by applying to join our team.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate for the role will:
- Have a passion for delivering quality care.
- Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development.
- Have experience in solving problems and using their initiative.
- Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team
In return for your hard work, you will receive the following benefits:
- Working within an internationally renowned Children’s Hospital
- Opportunities for education and development
- Our own Faculty of Children’s Nurse Education
- Minimum of 262.5 hours holiday per annum (increasing with length of service)
- Industry leading pension scheme
- Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets.
There has never been a better time to relocate to and explore the beautiful and vibrant city of Bristol.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- RGN.1st Level or relevant children’s qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- 1st Degree In nursing or health related subject, willing to undertake/ working towards
- Relevant accredited post registration qualification at level 3
- Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
- RSCN
- Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential criteria- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Aptitudes
Essential criteria- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria- Appropriate post registration experience in nursing, speciality
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
- Experience as preceptor / mentor
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
- Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Organisation and management skills
- Teaching
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to problem solve
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others -
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
- IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
- Experience caring for patients with midline and PICC lines
- 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
- The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
- UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
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