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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Childrens Burns and Plastics
The closing date is 04 August 2025
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered children's nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Burns and Plastics Team.
The successful candidate will join a team of other specialist nurses caring for children you have sustained acute burns and plastics injuries. You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children in inpatient and outpatient settings and to liaise with families at home.
Main duties of the job
The Nottingham Children's Burns and Plastics Unit is looking for an experienced nurse to join our team. Our busy progressive unit, caring for children and young people who have sustained burns and plastics injuries from across the East Midlands.
The post holder will lead the burns and plastics nurse specialists in the care of children and young people.
You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children in the inpatient and outpatient settings and to liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player, possess excellent communication skills, and have the ability to teach families and health professionals. You will be working as part of a dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a nurse specialist.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and personal specification:
Portfolio demonstrating continuous personal, professional and academic development.
Recognised mentorship qualification.
Accredited burns and plastics module or willing to undertake in first year of employment.
Formal leadership/management training or relevant experience.
Able to provide highly specialized advice regarding all burns and plastics management.
Experience of dealing with complex safeguarding cases.
Teach multi-professional staff within the hospital and community regarding the management of burns and plastics care.
Able to organise and prioritise own complex caseload of children and young people with burns and plastics injuries, working with multi-professional agencies consistently and continuously.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Child
* Accredited burns and plastics module or willing to undertake in first year of employment
* Demonstrable teaching qualification
* Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) course
Skills and Knowledge
* Up to date clinical knowledge of general paediatrics
* Experience in wound care
Communication
* Evidence of supervising and mentoring other clinical staff
* Able to implement change and innovation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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