Senior Community Children's Nurse

4 months ago

London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom Homerton University Hospital Full time

Job overview

Homerton Healthcare has a band 6 post to work within the Community Children’s Nursing team which covers the London Borough of Hackney and the City. The Community Children’s Nursing Team offers a 7 day service for, so are you ready to take up this challenge?

The Trust is investing in the team to ensure that those children who can be discharged home early and can receive their care at home can do so 7 days a week. We are looking for a children’s nurse who may have worked within the field of community children’s nursing and wanting to develop their skills further.

The team has both a generic caseload where we have children on the caseload who suffer from life limiting/life threatening conditions to children who require dressing or the completion of their intravenous antibiotics and to those children who have a continuing care package who are on the complex care caseload.

Within Homerton Healthcare, staff are encourage to further their nursing practice through professional development to ensure best practice.

Main duties of the job

Main duties are as follows:

To provide specialist nursing care to all children in the community  To provide quality nursing care in accordance with the child’s individualised plan of care as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team. To facilitate the development of the extended role of the Community Children’s nursing team in conjunction with senior colleagues. This will be demonstrated through teaching, supporting and acting as a resource for all members of the team. To work in close partnership with parents and carers to ensure they are confident and competent in the care of the sick child at home. To manage client caseload and have the ability to work autonomously. To delegate work and support junior staff members according to their knowledge and expertise. To be responsible for the provision of assessment, delivery and evaluation of planned programmes of care. To manage your own time and priorities in collaboration with other members of the Community Children’s Nursing Team. To attend discharge planning meetings within the acute setting s to assist the future nursing needs of patient’s sand provide a seamless care from hospital to the community. To be involved in the providing and receiving delicate and sometimes complex information during these meetings.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

Register Child Teaching/mentoring 998 or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

Community Specialist practitioner

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to manage a caseload of children with varying health needs. Ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information. Ability to link with the acute units as necessary to ensure the smooth transfer from the ward into the home setting. Ability to work within a team and contribute to the smooth running of the team.

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantive experience of working with the community.

Desirable criteria

To have nursed children who have required ventilation.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues Demonstrate sound knowledge of paediatrics in the community. Clear understanding of policies related to safeguarding.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

To be able to work flexibly across the generic and complex care caseload. To be able to do on call and be an active participant. To be car driver with a clean licence.

Trust Values

Essential criteria

Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.

G eneral Guidance for Applicants

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares. 

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.

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