Roald Dahl Children with Medical Complexities Nurse Specialist

at  Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Roald Dahl Children with medical complexities Nurse (CMC) Specialist at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust supported by the amazing Roald Dahl Marvellous Children’s Charity.
The postholder will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. They will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
The cohort of children and young people we are looking to support with the new CNS roles, are under the care of several medical specialties. Their medical conditions are life-long and complex, and the pressure placed on their parents/carers is relentless.
The complexities and health needs of these CYP can result in fragmented, inconsistent, and uncoordinated care which often causes confusion and unsatisfactory outcomes for them and their families.

Roald Dahl CMC Nurse Specialist will enable proactive and inclusive services centred on the needs of the child and family. The benefits would include reduced emergency admissions, shorter hospital stays, improved communication, improved resilience, enhanced relationships between families and professionals, and greater information sharing across organisational boundaries.

• To provide clear and effective leadership and Co-ordination of the patient pathway for children and young people (CYP)with medical complexity (CMC)
• To provide a high-quality service meeting the individual needs of the CYP and their families.
• To work collaboratively with all stakeholders including MDTs, CNSs, clinical teams, Consultants, therapists, and community nursing teams across the ICB to facilitate improved patient flow, capacity and continuity of care.
• To be an expert in the delivery of clinical skills and knowledge in CMC to promote good practice.
• Effectively liaise with education and social care to reduce fragmentation of care across organisational boundaries.
• Manage a case load of CMC working autonomously while consulting and escalating concerns as needed
• Provide evidence-based teaching/training to CYP and their families, providing up to date evidence based verbal and written information/leaflets about their conditions that is age and culturally appropriate to promote and develop their confidence in self-care.
• Leading agreed projects related to practice and professional development.

Sheffield Children’s is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.
We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision “to create a healthier future for children and young people.”
Outstanding patient care
Brilliant place to work
Leader in children’s health
Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

• Use expert knowledge to initiate the process of discharge planning at the earliest realistic point.
• Use expert knowledge to identify and work with joint agencies within the community to carry out individual needs assessments to identify the level of support the family will require at home.
• Use expert knowledge and experience to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care pathways for children and their families presenting for care within the framework of the nursing team.
• Lead in developing pathways of care to improve the quality of the patient experience.
• Use expert knowledge to develop continuing care and discharge planning focused on the individual patient maintaining a dynamic researched based approach and the development of clinical practice undertaking regular reviews in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
• Use expert knowledge and experience to work as a member of the health care team in the delivery of quality care and support others appropriately.
• Use expert knowledge and experience to act as role model to promote best practice.
• To lead in the provision of individualised care pathways to the child and their family requiring continuing care within the framework of team nursing.
• Use expert knowledge and experience to participate in meetings about the ongoing psychological, social, and developmental needs of the individual child/adolescence.
• Lead in the introduction and use of electronic passports for CMC.

Please refer to JD and service specification for further details about the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion

Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of car

Please refer the Job description for details