Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic children's nurse to work within our children's community nursing team. We deliver (in person) community based care to children under 6 nursing pathways:
(1) Short term (wound care/IVABS); (2)Acute - Oncology, home oxygen therapy, pre term babies; (3) Long term conditions; (4) Complex disabilities; (5) Palliative; (6) End of Life care
Our team works across London Borough of Newham, supporting babies, children and young people, from pre term to 19yrs old, with health needs in the community settings (home, schools and clinics).
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.
Main duties of the job
·To manage a clinical caseload ensuring continued responsibility for the assessment, planning, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
·To work across community children’s nursing service (CCNS) nursing pathways.
·To work in partnership with other community/ acute based teams, clients and services in the public, private, educational and voluntary sectors.
·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 a variety of conditions, including life limiting and complex care..
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
1. 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, wound dressing clinic or other appropriate setting within the community using family centered, evidence based practice.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Initiate and manage safe, effective discharge from hospital to home carrying out risk assessments of the receiving community setting.
5. 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.
6. Initiate and manage appropriate changes in care in negotiation with children, families and professionals following review of planned care at either case review, morning handover or joint visits.
7. Provide emotional support to clients and families who may be facing difficult decisions, bad news or bereavement.
8. 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
Person specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
9. RSCN/ RN Child Branch
10. Evidence of continued professional development
11. Degree level qualification (or working towards)
Desirable criteria
12. Community nursing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Significant experience at Band 5 working with children & young people.
14. Experience of working with children complex health care needs
15. Experience of supporting children and families through the child protection process
16. Experience of interagency working
Desirable criteria
17. Working at Band 6 level
18. Community experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
19. Sound knowledge and skills in paediatric nursing, including enteral, respiratory, oncology, wound care, tracheostomy and Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs)
20. Knowledge and understanding of the child health needs of a racially and culturally diverse population
21. Ability to work flexibly, prioritise and respond to changing demands in workload.
22. Excellent organisational and time management skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others
23. Ability to support the implementation of successful change management
24. Ability to deal with complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible.
Other
Essential criteria
25. Excellent teaching skills with an ability to adapt these for use with health care support workers, parents, children and young people.
26. Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgements and decisions regarding patient care and to be responsible and accountable for choices made.
27. Excellent verbal / written communication and interpersonal skills