Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our Paediatric Infectious Diseases and HIV CNS team on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist nursing care to children, young people and their families affected by infectious diseases and HIV. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing expert clinical support, care coordination, patient education, and advocacy across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Applicants should be a registered children's nurse with significant paediatric experience. Previous experience in infectious diseases, HIV, or a specialist nursing role is desirable. Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills are essential.

Join a supportive and dynamic team committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred care and improving outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist nursing care and advice on all matters relating to the prevention, diagnosis and management of Paediatric Infectious diseases across Children's Services, young adult HIV transition services, Maternity and Neonatal services and adult Hepatology services.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge as a visible, accessible resource for children, families and professional colleagues both within and outside the trust
• Work with colleagues to ensure a consistent approach to Paediatric ID nursing across all areas of responsibility, through teaching, audit, collaborative working and the development of shared procedures and guidelines
• Manage various patient caseloads within Paediatric ID, including organising and following-up on clinical investigations; developing individual care-plans; supporting treatment adherence; facilitating multi-disciplinary and multi-agency collaboration; co-ordinating admissions and outpatient appointments; supporting discharge and communicating information to young people and families
• Work on a one-to-one basis with individual children and young people, to obtain consent for investigations, provide age-appropriate information about diagnosis, treatment and prevention of onward transmission; to promote engagement with and adherence to treatment; to identify safeguarding concerns and to prepare young people for transition to adult care

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme