Paediatric Long Term Ventilation Nurse Specialist

We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity for someone to join the paediatric long term ventilation team at UHS.
This role offers the opportunity to provide specialist care for children and young people with long-term ventilation needs. You will support patients during their hospital stay, coordinate multidisciplinary care, and play a key role in planning safe, effective discharges home. Managing your own caseload, you will ensure each child receives high-quality, individualised care that supports both their clinical needs and their transition back to family life.
The role also offers the opportunity to work with the WellChild charity providing education and training to staff and the wider MDT., Have primary responsibility for the provision of specialist nursing for a defined patient/client group, practicing autonomously as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Be the identified key worker for a patient/client caseload to co-ordinate / oversee therapeutic treatment and care.
Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals. Practice clinically in agreed care settings and advise and support Divisions regarding the overall management of the service.
Work across professional, departmental and Trust boundaries as required to develop and support patient-centred seamless care, with particular responsibility for leading nurse-led care initiatives.
Additional responsibilities as part of the well child initiative:
To be responsible for the development, dissemination and evaluation of training programmes and resources for those caring for children LTV needs.
To pro-actively manage the educational agendas within the LTV team across both the acute and community sector.
To work in partnership with the Multi Professional Team and other Practice Educators to provide education to improve, clinical nursing and service delivery.
To promote education for LTV patients by working in a variety of settings including UHS, patient's homes, community services, schools, outpatients and regional hospitals.
What experience and skills are necessary:
Flexibility across the working week,
The ability to travel when required as part of the job role
Attend WellChild Nurse network meetings each year
Act as a WellChild Ambassador
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
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