ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are looking for a children's nurse to work within our children's community nursing team as part of the Asthma service. We deliver (in person) community based care to children with Asthma.
Our team works across London Borough of Newham, supporting children 2 years and above.
We are based within East London, and work as part of an Multidisciplinary team, including play, psychology, dietetics, as part of our community nursing service. We support professional development (including clinical skills within the role) and staff well being.
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· To have an interest in Asthma management and work across community children's nursing service, including the asthma service and Community children's nursing team (CCNT).
· To support in the day to day management of the Children's Asthma Service, ensuring the individual needs of children/young people and their families are met.
· To manage a clinical caseload ensuring continued responsibility for the assessment, planning, development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care.
· To develop expert knowledge and skills to provide clinical care, advice and support to children and young people.
· To work in partnership with other community/ acute based teams, clients and services in the public, private, educational and voluntary sectors.
· To have a strong focus on health outcomes and reducing health inequalities for children/young people with asthma by working closely with colleagues to target hard to reach groups.
· To be able to provide line management for junior members of the team associate to caseload,
including clinical supervision and appraisals.
· To demonstrate areas of specialty thereby acting as a resource for other professionals and enhancing evidence based practice for delivery of community based nursing care for children and young people with asthma and allergies.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1 Work in partnership with the team manager to maintain a continued responsibility for an
identified caseload.
2 To assist in identifying children and young people with a working diagnosis of asthma or wheeze that would benefit from one to one intervention to support self-management of their asthma
3 To ensure clinically effective practice of specialist respiratory treatment through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of work carried out in a timely manner.
4 To be proactive in reducing acute asthma activity, admissions, accident and emergency attendances and outpatient activity. Ensure children are followed up appropriately and in collaboration with staff within the asthma service.
5 Provide ongoing support and education to children, young people and families within the home, school or clinic setting. To ensure all relevant information is available to enable them to make an informed choice about their treatment and care.
6 Be temporarily responsible for the caseload of other team members during absence, annual leave and acting as a resource for colleagues as required.
7 Act as shift coordinator for team on a rotational basis. This involves ensuring personal safety of other team members/ signing off as per trust policy, liaison with Rainbow ward, SCBU, Paediatric A & E regarding referrals, checking telephone messages and responding as appropriate.
8 Assess and order equipment and supplies for the child or young person to enable them to manage their condition safely in the community setting, including regular reassessments dependent on the changing needs of the child/young person.
9 Provide high quality nursing care for children and young people in the London borough of Newham which is planned and delivered, reviewed and evaluated within the clients home, asthma clinic or other appropriate setting within the community using family centered, evidence based practice.
10 Provide initial triage and assessment of new referrals to the service, identifying where urgent response is required and allocating to staff, based on staff logistics and skill mix.
11 Initiate and manage safe, effective discharge from hospital to home carrying out risk assessments of the receiving community setting.
12 Attend, and where appropriate, lead in discharge planning meetings.
13 Maintain a transparent diary of work and record journeys made in the required manner.
14 Provide effective clinical care in less than conducive environments.
15 Enable and promote independence by teaching, supporting and encouraging carers and children, including those children with complex health needs, to participate in meeting their own care needs where possible in community settings.
16 Initiate and manage appropriate changes in care in negotiation with children, families and professionals following review of planned care either at case review, morning handover or joint visits.
17 Establish and maintain open and effective channels of communication with members of Community Children's Nursing Services, the wider MDT and staff from other settings.
18 Work confidently as a lone worker adhering to Trust Policy and procedures at all times.
19 Provide emotional support to clients and families who may be facing difficult decisions, bad news or bereavement.
20 Provide seamless clinical care and emotional support for families from a diverse multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and economically deprived areas respecting through heightened awareness their cultural, religious and social beliefs.
21 Communicate with families for whom English is not their first language and/or children with communication difficulties/ special needs. This involves working in collaboration with health advocates (interpreters), or using highly developed verbal/ non-verbal communication skills.
22 Be responsible for management and reporting of incidents, comments and complaints from patients, carers or relatives and junior staff, in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures, and complete all appropriate paperwork.
23 Initiate and participate in patients reviews and case conferences with other Professionals and provide reports using computer software as required. E.g.: Social Services, health professionals, education.
24 Attend weekly/monthly team meetings, management meetings, daily handovers and other briefings for Newham Community Children's Nursing Service and in other professional setting as required
25 Provide flexible visits to children and young people as required (before and after school).
26 Work in collaboration with specific consultants to manage specialist out patients clinics to enable clients to receive multidisciplinary assessment e.g. asthma, enteral and oxygen dependent clinics.
27 Collect and collate information for audit/ research purposes, the results of which will promote evidence based children's community nursing service. E.g.: new oncology protocols/ trials of treatment and oncology research.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rated 'Outstanding' in 2021. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
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What Next?
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