As part of the London sickle cell transformation programme, we are seeking to appoint a highly motivated innovative and enthusiastic transition nurse. The post is based at the Royal London hospital, but will require working jointly with hospital and community teams across the North East London (NEL) Network to enable a smooth transition to adult services.
Are you passionate about working with children and young people to support them in their transition journey? Then this post is the opportunity for to showcase your skills, to scope and design transition pathways, address the wider remit of transition e.g., health promotion; with the aim of impacting the health outcomes of our service users.
For further information please contact Kim Newell, Lead Nurse for Haemoglobinopathies Children & Adults via
[email protected]The post holder will be an advocate for children and young people transitioning to adult care in Barts Health and hospitals that are within the East London and Essex networks. This will include
- Working closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide support, advice and education for teenagers and young adults in inpatient and outpatient setting up to the age of 25years
- Working across paediatric and adult services within the trust.
- Acting as a resource for teaching and educating patients and staff
- Developing CYP strategic priorities
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kim Newell Job title: Lead Nurse Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07526 187262
