Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neuromuscular and Inherited White Matter

An exciting 12 month fixed term opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist has arisen within the Neurology Department at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Applications are invited for a fixed term Clinical Nurse Specialist to work with the Neuromuscular and Inherited White Matter Disorders Services. The paediatric Neurology department provides Secondary and Tertiary level services for Birmingham and the West Midlands Region as well as those with HSS NHSE designation. The department provides a number of specialist clinics/services including neuromuscular, neuro-metabolic, inherited white matter, epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, ketogenic diet, vagal nerve stimulator, neuro-motor, neuro-ophthalmology and demyelination. Birmingham Children's Hospital is a designated Children's Epilepsy Surgery Service centre and a designated Paediatric Major Trauma Centre., This is an exciting post where the Clinical Nurse specialist can offer support, education and work autonomously to provide excellent patient care and work as part of the wider specialist Neurology teams. The nurse will be providing good clinical based nursing care for children with a variety of neurological and neuromuscular disorders.

The post will be based at the hospital, but will provide liaison and support to the Paediatric services, schools, hospices and other community settings to ensure patient pathways are followed and children, young people and families are receiving the highest quality care

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.