Community Children's Sister Band 6

Job description

Job summary

This role is offered on a part time basis of 30 hours per week, this means that candidates interested in working part time are encouraged to apply and will receive a salary on a pro rata basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a caring and compassionate children's nurse to join ourChildren's Outreach Nursing Service in providing safe and effective care for children and young people within home and community,

In this role, the post holder will provide clinical guidance and expert knowledge in assessing, implementing and evaluating the needs of this patient group. They will provide specialist clinical skills, teaching, education and support to enable families, carers and other professionals, to engage in managing the needs of children and young person.

Although the role is predominantly day time hours, participation is required in a 24/7 on call service, for those children who are requiring end of life care when required.

If you would like to be part of our friendly and motivated team who are keen to make a difference in the community, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based within the Children's Outreach Nursing Service working within the Community Children's Nursing (CCN) Team.

The post holder will assist the Lead Nurse in developing and maintaining a quality service for children and their families in accordance with the philosophy and standards of care within the Children's Outreach Nursing Service and Children's Unit.

The post holder will assess, implement and evaluate the nursing care and needs of children and their families on the CCN caseload, at home and in the community.

The post holder will promote and assist in delivery of high-quality nursing care to children and young people, educating, empowering and supporting them to manage their own health needs in the community and attend educational settings, while reducing hospital admissions and facilitating discharge.

The post holder will support supervision, training and competency assessment for families, support workers, education staff and healthcare professionals, to enable safe and effective care provision.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile isintended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile isintended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN (Child) first level registration or equivalent
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Teaching/assessment qualification
• Willingness to undertake NMP qualification
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post registration/postgraduate specialist training, experience and/or short course, CPD or equivalent. This could include experience of day-to-day operational management, leadership or mentorship of a clinical team

Desirable

• Specialist practitioner qualification (Children's Community Nurse) or equivalent level of community experience
• NMP qualification
• Evidence of clinical leadership skills

Experience

Essential

• Significant and broad level of paediatric experience
• Community Children's Nursing experience
• Evidence of managing critical situations
• Experience caring for children with complex medical needs
• Recent clinical experience in IV antibiotic administration, central venous access device care, feeding tube insertion, injections, and wound care
• Caseload management

Desirable

• Attendance at safeguarding and professionals' meetings

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• RN (Child) first level registration or equivalent
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Teaching/assessment qualification
• Willingness to undertake NMP qualification
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post registration/postgraduate specialist training, experience and/or short course, CPD or equivalent. This could include experience of day-to-day operational management, leadership or mentorship of a clinical team

Desirable

• Specialist practitioner qualification (Children's Community Nurse) or equivalent level of community experience
• NMP qualification
• Evidence of clinical leadership skills

Experience

Essential

• Significant and broad level of paediatric experience
• Community Children's Nursing experience
• Evidence of managing critical situations
• Experience caring for children with complex medical needs
• Recent clinical experience in IV antibiotic administration, central venous access device care, feeding tube insertion, injections, and wound care
• Caseload management

Desirable

• Attendance at safeguarding and professionals' meetings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

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