Senior Children's Community Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children's Community Nursing team as a Senior Children's community Nurse. In this role you will work as a senior member of the team with specific responsibility for planning, delivering and supervising care for children and young people with acute conditions, complex needs and disabilities, and their families, in their own homes, schools, clinics and other community settings.

This is a one year fixed term contract of 30 hours per week to cover maternity leave.

Job description

The post holder will work as a senior member of the Childrens Community Nursing team with specific responsibility for planning, delivering and supervising care for children and young people with acute conditions, complex needs and disabilities, and their families, in their own homes, schools, clinics and other community settings.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate high levels of autonomy and decision making skills and undertake systematic, comprehensive health assessments. The post holder will ensure that high standards of service/care are maintained and ensure that all services are responsive to the needs of children and their families. They will also useevery opportunity to promote health and well-being of children, recognising that parents need to be empowered to care for their child.The post holder will teach and provide expert knowledge and advice to other Registered Nurse, Health Care Support Workers and Health Care professionals within the Trust, Specialist Services Directorate, and Primary Healthcare Teams in relation to clinical care and other related topics.

See attached Job Description for full details.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse (child) or RSCN
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience

Desirable

• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
• Recent evidence of professional development

Experience

Essential

• Significant proven post registration experience of working with sick children and families
• Experience of working with children and families with complex health needs
• Substantial relevant post qualification experience
• Experience of managing own caseload
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working

Desirable

• Working in a community setting

Skills

Essential

• Good communicator
• IT literate
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical competence in areas such as administration of intravenous antibiotics, cytotoxics, accessing of implanted venous access devices and phlebotomy

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of a wide range of nursing interventions used with children with severe and complex needs and disabilities
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of long-term health needs on the family
• Knowledge of using an electronic patient record
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles relevant to this client group and community context
• Knowledge of the complexities of working in a community setting

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of current agenda for development of children's community health services

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

About the employer

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment