Job overview
Clinical Nurse Specialist – TRACCS Team
Fixed Term Contract Band 7
30 hours
An opportunity has arisen for a maternity leave cover clinical nurse specialist (CNS) interested and with experience of working with young people with persistent physical symptoms, specifically chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and functional neurological disorder (FND, as they access inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs, and prepare for transition to adult care. This clinical nurse specialist will join the Treatment and Rehabilitation for Adolescents and Children Complex Conditions Service (TRACCS) for a fixed time. The post holder will be key in advocating for young people and coordinating rehabilitation admissions for patients with conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, functional disorders, medically unexplained conditions in an inpatient, daycare, and outpatient setting. Facilitating effective transition is a key element of this role. The post will involve collaborative working with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and effective liaison across health, social care and education sectors ensuring the delivery of a consistent approach.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be one of TRACCS team located in the Paediatric and Adolescent Division within UCLH NHS Trust and will be supported by the consultant nurse. The successful candidate will be an organised, motivated nurse who can ensure smooth care packages for adolescents and children seen in outpatients, day care and admitted to T12S ward.
Applicants should have experience at Band 6 or 7 level providing care to children and young people with complex needs. A keen interest in working with adolescents is essential and experience of working in this area is desirable but not essential.
At UCLH we are committed to delivering top quality patient care, excellent education and world class research. You will be supported and actively encouraged in developing your leadership and clinical skills. This is a great opportunity to work and develop as an individual and as part of a team, gaining clinical and operational experience in a supportive environment.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.