Job overview
There’s no place like home!
With more emphasis on care being delivered in the community to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge, there has never been a better time to join the Community Children’s Nursing Team in Tower Hamlets.
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills to join our team, to deliver care within an integrated way across the community.
Your focus will be on delivering day to day evidence-based nursing care and case coordination for children and young people aged 0-18 with acute, short- and long-term nursing needs. You will adopt a person-centred care approach, focusing on the individual needs of the child and their families, encouraging active engagement to empower and create independence whenever possible.
At Young Barts Health, we believe you offer the best care to your patients when you feel supported and can work in a way that suits you, your life, and your family. As a flexible employer we will support you with this is the best way we can.
As a Trust, we believe in developing our talent from within. We have extensive opportunities for talented individuals looking to further their skills and knowledge.
This is an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in working within a supportive, friendly and fun specialist team.
Main duties of the job
To achieve the best health and well-being outcomes for every child referred to the Community Children’s Nursing Team (CCNT).
To facilitate early discharge of children from hospital and reduce or prevent hospital re-admission.
To work together with parents to produce a joint plan of care to meet the needs of their child.
To enable and empower parents to look after their child with our support.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. RSCN / RN Child with current registration
2. Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent
3. Evidence of continued professional development
4. Sound knowledge and demonstration of the use of evidenced based care.
Desirable criteria
5. Educated to degree level or working towards it
6. Childrens Community Nursing qualification
7. Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Post registration children’s nursing experience at Band 5
9. Previous experience of working with children with complex needs.
10. Experience of successful working across organisational boundaries
11. Experience of assessing and supervising nursing students
Desirable criteria
12. Leadership of an area
13. Awareness of budget and stock control
14. Health promotion experience
15. Previous experience of line managing junior members of staff
Skills
Essential criteria
16. High standard of clinical expertise
17. Ability to work independently and within a team
18. Excellent organisational skills
19. Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads
20. Decision making skills
21. IT Literate
22. Ability to plan and deliver training sessions for parents/MDT with a range of different abilities and to assess and evaluate their learning through the use of competencies on a regular basis.
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
23. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
24. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
25. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
26. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
27. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)