Shine Nurse Specialist (Adult nursing/ Paediatric nursing/ Registered General Nurse)

Shine is recruiting 2x Shine Nurse Specialists

1x Full Time

Permanent

Shine Nurse Specialist (Adult Nursing/ Registered General Nurse)

Location: Home based - within a commutable distance of London as there will be a requirement for fortnightly travel to the Chelsea & Westminster Clinic and with additional occasional travel across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

1x Full Time preferred (part time 28 hours considered)

Temporary 12 month minimum contract

Shine Nurse Specialist (Adult nursing/ Paediatric nursing/ Registered General Nurse)

Location: Homebased in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Shine s Health Team

Shine s Health Team provides condition-specific health advice and support to people of all ages with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, NPH or IIH, promoting good self-management and enabling our members to live in optimum health. The Team also aims to reduce the numbers of pregnancies affected by spina bifida and anencephaly through education around supplementation and fortification with folic acid, and other measures.

Purpose of Job

The Shine Nurse Specialist will deliver services and create resources to improve the health of Shine s members, by informing members, their carers and professionals

Principal Duties

• To provide ad hoc advice to Shine s members, their carers and professionals on complex health issues, and signpost to NHS services

• To attend and represent Shine at the Chelsea & Westminster Spina Bifida Clinic (for permanent role)

• To collect information, statistics and research from a variety of sources to inform Shine s health projects

• To create resources to inform and support members health

• To develop training/information resources for professionals

• To plan and deliver projects, events, presentations and information sessions for members and professionals

• To provide an information resource for Shine staff

• To form and engage with networks of health professionals

• To represent Shine at events and meetings

• To work closely with the Health Research & Information Coordinator to produce and disseminate health information to Shine members and the general public

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Professional/Registered Health Qualification, for example:

  • Adult Nursing

  • Paediatric Nursing

  • Registered General Nurse

• Experience of searching scientific and medical literature, collating information and writing reports

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

• Ability to work effectively alone and as part of a team

• Ability to plan and deliver projects

• Good presentation skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of the physical aspects of spina bifida and hydrocephalus

In return, Shine will offer you:

• A competitive salary

• 3% pension contribution

• Life Assurance cover from 12 months service

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours)

• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

• Additional annual leave due to length of service

• Broadband allowance

• Support to learn and develop

If you would like to have a chat about the role in more detail or have any questions, please contact Gill Yaz, Head of Health.

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.

To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted

Closing date: 21/04/25 at 11pm

Interview (virtual): Wednesday 30/04/25

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.