Children's Community Nurse
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Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?
Are you keen to work with motivated caring staff delivering the highest quality care?
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our “Outstanding Team” in the Children’s Community Nursing Team caring for children across Cambridgeshire.
We are looking for a Children’s Community Nurse to join our dynamic team, based out of The Oak Tree Centre, Huntingdon & The Peacock Centre, Cambridge. The team cover the whole of Cambridgeshire, providing a 7-day service, delivering quality care to make a difference to children & young people requiring nursing care in their homes or other community settings.
We have a dynamic team of highly skilled nurses who facilitate early discharge of children from hospital as well as prevent hospital admissions and ED attendance, and are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Band 5 Paediatric Nurses to work with us.
You must hold a RSCN qualification and will be responsible for delivering a high standard of nursing care, with excellent communication skills and be able to use your own initiative whilst also working well as a team player.
Experience of community work would be an advantage as well as experience, knowledge and understanding of working alongside other agencies and professionals including education, health, social care and the voluntary sector.
Please see the detailed Job Description to find out more about the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Main duties of the job
This role will give you the opportunity to assist with the development of Community Nursing within Cambridgeshire as well as develop your individual skills, and you will be supported to develop your expertise both within your Team and by regular reflection and professional training during the comprehensive induction period.The opportunity to progress to undertake the degree/masters level qualification in Community Children's Nursing will be encouraged and supported.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel effectively and independently on a daily basis to and from the base, clients’ homes and other venues around the geographical area whilst transporting equipment.If necessary, adjustments can be considered, in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide skilled paediatric nursing care to children and young people within their own home, school or nursery settings to ensure families are supported in the care of their children in the community.
Ensure continuity of care is established and appropriate support available for children, young people and families, with the aim of preventing unnecessary admission or attendance at hospital and facilitating earlier discharge where appropriate from both local and tertiary hospitals.
Be responsible for planning and co-ordinating care, delivering and evaluating the care given to children and young people. Must be able to use own initiative and work autonomously to provide skilled care.
Supervision and support available from Lead Nurse.
Promote the health, comfort, dignity, privacy and quality of life for children young Work within the limits of the NMC code and guidelines, Trust policies, service operational policy and own professional competence.
Liaise with other members of a multi-professional multi-agency team regarding clinical management of patients to ensure effective treatment, by organising, liaising and coordinating care, taking the lead in decision making when appropriate.
Ensure prescribed nursing care is carried out in line with local and national policies including administration of SC / IV / Central IV treatments, taking of blood samples or specimens as required.
When appropriate ensure prescribed medication is administered correctly and safely (single checker procedure).
Clinicians with a V300 or V100 qualification are required to undertake a prescribing function within the role, which will include; maintaining their current registration with their professional body. Ensure they register with the Trust prescribing administrator.Fulfil all relevant continuing Professional development requirements. Identify their own development needs in regard to prescribing. Work in accordance with the Trust Medicines’ Policy (DN014) and relevant procedures.
Competently deliver / advise on specialist evidence based practice within the community setting as required e.g. wound management / gastrostomy care / oxygen dependency / portacaths / technology dependent children.
Provide skilled, evidenced based, sensitive, comprehensive care to children and young people who require end of life care through the 24 hour period. Liaise closely with other agencies to ensure good care assessment and delivery allowing the child, young person and family choice at the end of life stage.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care and support requirements for children with medical, health needs.Maintain the safety of children and young people by ensuring robust care plan are in place with the supervision of the senior team.
To liaise with children and their parents/carers along with other agencies who are involved in their care to promote a person centred outcomes approach to supporting their needs.
To support the provision of acute care to children and young people following agreement of care from the wider teams.
Ensure prescribed nursing care is carried out in line with local and national policies including administration of SC/IV/CVAD IV treatments, taking of blood samples or specimens as required.
To provide theoretical training and competency-based assessments in relation to nursing interventions for staff working in partner agencies including schools (mainstream and special needs), colleges and early years settings.
To support the Leadership Team in developing service improvements to ensure the health needs of the children and young people who use the service are met.
Communication
Skilled communication with children, young people and families who use the service.Address compliments, comments and complaints about the service in a sensitive and collaborative manner to ensure that service improvements are identifies and implemented.
Communicate effectively with key stakeholders, including Children and Young People and their families, statutory and non-statutory organisations and partner agencies.
Deliver training and project presentations to colleagues within and outside of immediate service.
People Management
Development of staff.Supporting seniors nurse with line management of non-registrants and delegation of clinical tasks.
Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.
Research & Development Activity
Required to undertake R&D activity to support contemporary nursing practice and quality service development.Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.
Clinical and Practice Governance
Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processesThe post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
The post holder must participate in clinical and Safeguarding audits as required.
Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team.
Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis.
The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria- RSCN or RN Child
- NMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of working with children and young people with medical health care needs
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
- Ability to transfer clinical skills to a variety of settings.
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Student Assessor training
- Palliative Care Experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work effectively as part of the inter-agency team
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Ability to transfer clinical skills to a variety of settings
- Experience of CVAD lines
- Ability to assess, plan and prioritise care for a group of patients
- Certified competency in phlebotomy
Certificate of Sponsorship
For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome, and will be considered alongside all other applications. You are strongly advised to visit Check if you need a UK Visa website (Opens in a new tab), and familiarise yourself with what is required which should assist you in your understanding of the process
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here. (Opens in a new tab)
UK Registration
For roles that require professional registration, applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new tab)
Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.
In submitting an application, you authorise Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed.
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