Shine Nurse Specialist

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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.  

Salary: £31,674 

Closing date: Saturday 7th June 2025 at 11pm 

Interview (virtual): Tuesday 17th June 2025

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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.
• 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.

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Skills and Experience 

Essential

• Professional/Registered Health Qualification, for example: 
  • Adult 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  
• 35 hour working week 
• 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, on 07917 564144 or gill.yaz@shinecharity.org.uk.

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 to recruitment@shinecharity.org.uk.

*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted* 

Closing date: Saturday 7th June 2025 at 11pm 

Interview (virtual): Tuesday 17th June 2025

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