Contact information
Please contact Nikki Walker - Team Lead - Children's Community Nursing
nikki.walker18@nhs.net
077649 69454/01924 319311
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children’s Community Nursing Team for x 2, Band 5 Children's Community Nurses - Permanent - Full Time.
The Children’s Community Nursing Team are a friendly, welcoming Team of Nurses who are passionate about meeting the health needs of children & young adults referred into the Service.
The Children’s Community Nursing Team offer specialist nursing support to families who have children or young people with nursing or medical needs in their homes or other community setting such as schools and nurseries. The Team provides support to specialist tertiary teams in providing nursing cares away from a hospital setting.
The role will include supporting with Nutrition and Enteral feeding, Oncology/chemotherapy treatment and support, Rheumatology care and support, Respiratory support, Wound care, Parental/carer training, Symptom management, Diagnosis and case management, Liaison (local & regional), Equipment provision/home delivery equipment, facilitate seamless care from tertiary & secondary care to primary care.
The role is Community based; you will need to hold a full driving licence plus have access to a car. The working hours are:
Monday Friday 09:00am 17:00pm, On Call over a weekend/Bank Holidays.
Main duties
The post holder is required to provide effective patient centred care by performing individual assessment of care needs, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care that meet the needs of the patient and their families/carers referred into the Service. The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions. As a registered nurse all activities provide opportunities for acting as a role model for staff. Following their preceptorship period the registered nurse is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision. The registered nurse will also undertake the management of a defined caseload indirectly supervised by a Senior Community Nurse.
Essential person specification requirements
Specifications - Applicants will need to have been qualified for a minimum of 6 months - a year. All applicants will need to be competent in the following competencies:
Tracheostomy - Desirable
Portacaths, CVL, Broviac Lines Line cares plus obtaining bloods - Desirable
Ventilation Desirable
Nasogastric Tubes, Gastrostomy, Jejunostomy
Wound Cares Desirable
IM & SC Injections
End of Life Care Desirable
Seizures
Medicines Management
Intravenous Medication
Have access to a car for work purposes plus a valid UK Driving Licence
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
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