Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Spinal Deformity Service for a band 7 lead Spinal Deformity Clinical Nurse Specialist.



Are you enthusiastic and motivated to lead a team and a nurse led element of the service alongside the Spinal Deformity Consultants? Have you got a specialist interest in spinal deformity and a drive to improve the patient experience? This role may be for you.



Please get in touch for an informal visit.

The main responsibilities for the post holder include:

Supporting both adult and paediatric patients through spinal deformity surgery



Pre-assessment of paediatric spinal deformity patients and ensuring pre-optimisation for surgery to ensure the best outcome.



Nurse-led clinics including telephone clinics



Orthotic brace clinics



Providing specialist education to nurses and allied healthcare professionals involved with the care of spinal deformity patients



Contributing to and provide specialist nursing input to MDT meetings including discussions about patients with complex medical / care needs



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.



All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.



UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.



At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.



Please see detailed job description and person specification for further detail.



The main duties detailed above.