Community Registered Children's Nurse

4 weeks ago


Dorchester Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To work as part of the team to provide nursing assessments, interventions and nursing care to children, young people and families on the caseload.
To work as part of a mixed skill team in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care plans to meet medical and nursing needs.
To support other bands of staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children.
To be an advocate for the child, young person and family to ensure their holistic needs are met.
Participate in an on call rota for children's community nursing teams.

To make clinical judgements based on specialist assessment, planning, implementing and monitoring of the child in the community setting with a nursing need, categorised into four main groups (Department of Health, 2011)


~ Children with acute and short-term conditions


~ Children with long-term conditions


~ Children with disabilities and complex conditions.


~ Children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.


To work autonomously as well as part of a team/integrated agency approach in provision of high quality, evidenced based care
To support and supervise staff ensuring safe care in the community and minimise risk. This may include professional mentoring of junior staff and nursing students. To escalate situations to the appropriate professional or service, where there are a number of complicated aspects to take into account and a solution is difficult to identify. This may include advanced clinical assessment needing specialist medical review, requirement for specialist equipment to support a clinical need, additional support from a socio-economic perspective.
To analyse any concerns raised by the child/young person (CYP) and family or caregiver and resolve/signpost this accordingly. Due to promotions within the service, we currently have two exciting opportunities to join the Dorchester's Children's Community Nursing Team as a Band 6 Children's Community Nurse.


This post holder will work within the Children's Community Nursing Team, visiting children in the community with a wide range of conditions and health needs.


The role will include nursing care, training and supporting families as well as deputising for senior team members and supporting student nurses.
To make clinical judgements based on specialist assessment, planning, implementing and monitoring of the child in the community setting with a nursing need, categorised into four main groups (Department of Health, 2011)


~ Children with acute and short-term conditions


~ Children with long-term conditions


~ Children with disabilities and complex conditions.


~ Children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.


Significant experience of children's nursing post registration [RNC]
Knowledge and experience working with children who have Complex, Chronic, and palliative care needs
Experience of End of Life care and willingness to develop skills
Ability to recognise, take appropriate action and contribute to the child/adult protection process in order to safeguard children and young people
Ability to work in a flexible manner and prioritise according to the demands of the situation, time and workload management.
Understanding of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberties as it applies to children and young people

Understanding of professional nursing Issues and the pillars of clinical governance including experience of audit


Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN/RCN)
Evidence of continuous professional development

Holds a degree in a relevant health related subject


Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust


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