Young Person's Transition Nurse Hull

Job summary

This role helps young people with ongoing health needs move confidently from children’s to adult nursing services, making a real difference to their long‑term wellbeing. You will work across children’s and adult community nursing teams to ensure the transition is planned, joined‑up and centred on each young person. The role focuses on coordination, advocacy and quality, helping young people and their families feel informed, supported and listened to at a time of change.

What you will do

• Coordinate smooth transitions for young people from around age 14 into adult services
• Act as a key contact, tracking progress so no one is lost during transition
• Chair transition multidisciplinary meetings and follow up agreed actions
• Support young people and carers to understand choices, consent and capacity
• Share skills and learning with colleagues to build confidence across teams

What we're looking for

• A registered nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
• Experience supporting young people or young adults with complex health needs
• Confidence working across teams and services, using good judgement
• Strong communication skills, with a calm and inclusive approach
• An interest in learning, teaching others and improving how services work

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse with Current NMC Registration
• Level 5 Teaching/Mentoring/Assessor qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Leadership/Management/Coaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of transition challenges faced by young people locally
• Competent and up to date evidence‑based knowledge, in theory and practice relating to clinical care of young people/young adults with complex health needs (for example care of enteral feeding devices, CVADs, catheterisation, symptom management and palliative care)
• Knowledge of national legislation/transition processes and best practice guidance in transition of young people with complex health needs
• Knowledge of local systems, networks and partnerships to ensure we remain ’system‑connected’ to enable young people to receive a high quality and well‑managed experience of transition
• Knowledge of when and how to escalate concerns about a young person's wellbeing, safety, clinical condition or transition progress
• Knowledge of safeguarding in practice

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, consent and best interest decision processes

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working with young people and/or young adults with complex health needs in a community setting
• Experience of developing teaching packages/training others and assessing clinical competence
• Experience of advocating for patients with complex health needs
• Experience of challenging practice to ensure the patient receives high quality care that is personalised
• Experience of caseload management including the use of SystmOne to plan, implement and evaluate care
• Collaborative leadership skills including delegation and performance monitoring, with the ability to influence others positively
• Evidence of CPD in specific area of work

Desirable

• Experience of performing clinical audits/research
• Experience of policy development (e.g. SOPs, Procedures, clinical pathways)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Equal Opportunities Statement

City Health Care Partnership CIC is an equal opportunities employer.