Metabolic Clinical Nurse Specialist

1. We are seeking an individual to join our team as Metabolic clinical nurse specialist.
2. The successful candidate will work closely within the wider MDT to support patients in Wales with these rare conditions.
3. The post holder will be expected to provide expert nursing advice and specialist support to patients.

Job Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Metabolic CNS to join the team at the Children's Hospital for Wales. 

The paediatric Inherited Metabolic Disease Service has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated nurse with an interest in paediatric Metabolic Medicine to help deliver this nationally commissioned highly specialised service which provides support and care to children and their families across Wales with general Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Lysosomal Storage Disorders.

Prior knowledge is not essential and on the job training will be provided.

Main Duties Of The Job:

The successful candidate will work closely within the wider MDT to support patients in Wales with these rare conditions. The post holder will be expected to provide expert nursing advice and specialist support to patients, carers and professionals within the hospital and primary care setting as well as to school staff, children’s services etc

A Non-medical prescribing qualification would be desirable but not essential.

Initial patient assessment and initiating a care plan for patients in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT)

• Supporting patients whilst undergoing diagnostic tests
• Providing patients, families and staff with expertise (in-depth knowledge and understanding of general Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Lysosomal Storage Disorders)
• Liaise with metabolic laboratory to facilitate specific biochemistry and sample handling
• Initiating and implementing standards of nursing treatment and care for IMD patients
• Support nurse-led clinics 
• Service development

Other Duties:

• Liaise with community-based agencies and homecare providers.
• Actively involved in clinical trials.
• Network locally and nationally to ensure best practice.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities:

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential Criteria:

• First level nurse registration
• MSc Evidence of CPD
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice / Teaching qualification

Desirable Criteria:

• Independent prescribing

Experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrable experience in relevant specialty
• Significant post registration experience

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of managing own caseload in relevant specialty

Skills:

Essential Criteria:

• Evidence of ability to work independently
• Evidence of excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of service, across multi/inter disciplinary groups

Desirable Criteria:

• Involvement in audit and research
• Evidence of presenting work within and outside the organisation
• Welsh Speaker

Special Knowledge:

Essential Criteria:

• Evidence of specific knowledge and skills in specialty

Working For Our Organisation:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week (Week day days)