Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist for Uveitis

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the paediatric team at Moorfields in a developing CNS role.

As a senior nurse, the CNS is a key member of the specialty and Divisional nursing team with a responsibility to contribute to wider service delivery. However, this role will primarily focus on the delivery of the uveitis service, co-ordination of shared care, disease management and education and MDT discussion of complex or shared care patients, facilitating patient transition between North Central London Trusts to young people’s clinic.

This post holder will work Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at Moorfields to cover all paediatric and young people’s clinics and theatre sessions. They will attend GOS on Fridays for the Rheumatology/Uveitis clinic to meet and liaise about patients who will transition to Moorfields and assist with education and MDT discussions for patients sitting across the Moorfields, GOS and UCL pathway. The main responsibilities below are an indication of the role in its fullest sense but development and training will be given to the successful candidate to develop into this role.

Main duties of the job

The Uveitis CNS will be attending all uveitis children's and young peoples (CYP) clinics, they will support CYP and their families with education about their treatments and monitoring of these treatments.

Some specific treatments are given at specific sites , the CNS will gain knowledge of this ensuring that follow-up appointments are on sites where this treatment can take place. They will work closely with consultants, paediatricians and specialist pharmacists and liaise with families regarding blood results and general side effects the CYP may be experiencing.

Part of the role will also be speaking with CYP who are approaching age of transition to young peoples services and beyond and completing trust documents and facilitating and empowering the CYP's autonomy of their eye conditions and how it will be monitored and manged as they move to adult services. This post also has line management responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the Service plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.

Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.

Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, within North central London setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.

Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, ongoing treatment.

Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.

Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards