Band 6 Community Children's Nurse

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Work in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Practice and Scope of Professional Practice. Professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all activities.
2. Provide comprehensive evidenced based and skilled nursing care to children within their own home and/or other community settings.
3. Ensure assessment, planning and delivery of holistic care is of the highest standard utilising an agreed nursing model.
4. Work in partnership with children, families and carers to provide optimum individual outcome acknowledging children and family's personal preferences and lifestyles.
5. Liaise and work in collaboration with acute services, primary healthcare team and other agencies when planning and implementing programmes of care.
6. Provide the clinical lead in care packages funded by the Community Complex Care team when allocated to the Community Children's Nursing (CCN) caseload.
7. Provide health education information to the child/young person, family and carers to promote a healthy lifestyle through health promotion activities as required.
8. Plan and participate in teaching packages to families and carers to ensure evidenced based care is delivered.
9. Advise the Team Leader, Clinical Lead or Service Manager of any circumstances which give cause for concern in relation to patient care and/or any concerns raised by the primary healthcare team or partner agencies.
10. Undertake home visits to children registered with GP's within Birmingham as required.
11. Undertake home visit risk assessments to ensure safety during visits especially those during unsociable hours.
12. Obtain informed consent from Children, Parents and Carers prior to undertaking care.
13. Maintain clear, concise and contemporaneous records adhering to BCHC record keeping policies.
14. To be professionally and legally accountable for nursing practice and all activities.
15. Provide a flexible service to accommodate the working environment.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

• RSCN/RN Child Branch, Adult, Learning Disabilities
• ENB 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Children's Palliative Care experience
• Community Children's Nursing qualification or equivalent
• Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working as a Children's Nurse either RSCN/RN Child

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with children with life limiting/ threatening illnesses and end of life

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage team on a day to day basis in the absence of the Team Leader
• Demonstrate knowledge relating to child protection issues and procedures
• Evidence of assessment skills and use of nursing process and nurse models
• Demonstrate sound use and application of NMC Code of Conduct and scope of professional care
• Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting community care
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of current clinical trends and practices inclusive of evidence based practice in relation to Children's Community Nursing ability to teach relatives, patients, clients and staff across all areas of self care and appropriate nursing practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of standard setting and audit processes
• Demonstrate individual responsibility in respect to health and safety
• Ability to demonstrate written skills that are concise, accurate, relevant and legible
• Awareness of diversity of the needs of families in relation to culture and religion
• Provide evidence of time and resource management
• Excellent communication skills

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working
• Demonstrate ability to be flexible and participate in an NHS change environment
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
• Positive attitude to service development and Children's Community Nursing and Palliative Care

Other job requirements

Essential criteria

• Access to independent means of transport
• Ability to work flexible hours, evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

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