Job overview
Are you a qualified paediatric nurse interested in furthering your community career or making the move into a Community Children's Nursing Band 6 Role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two B6 1WTE permanent posts in the Children's Community Nursing Service, based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Children's Nurses, passionate about providing high quality care to babies, children and young people in the community setting. You will require at least 2 years post graduate general paediatric experience, and be a car owner and driver.
Epsom and St Helier children’s services have been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’ as well as being given great feedback from the London Healthy Partnership peer review. Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children is based at the St Helier site. Children are seen in the dedicated Paediatric A&E which sits alongside the adult ED; Outpatient clinics, Ward and assessment unit.
We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset – it’s their hard work and effort that really makes a difference. That’s why we encourage our staff to fulfil their full potential. We’ll do everything we can to support you, along with offering excellent learning and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
With support from Senior CCN Service members you will :
1. Support the transition of babies, children and young people from hospital to home.
2. Provide specialist knowledge to meet the diverse range of needs of patients and their families in a variety of community and hospital settings, acting as a resource of paediatric expertise and providing advice to other professionals, promoting evidence based practice.
3. You will hold a clinical caseload within your scope of competency
4. You will have responsibility for the ongoing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of outcomes of specialised nursing care in partnership with children, young people, their families.
5. Work in partnership with the wider multi disiplinary team.
6. Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
7. Document as per NMC and Trust requirements
8. Main clinical responsibilities will involve: medicines management, blood sampling and administration of medications via IV, IM, S/C and CVAD'S, administration of SACT, gastrostomy and enteral feeding management, wound management, and care of babies, children and young people with complex health needs.
9. Be an effective team player with the ability to work autonomously in patients homes, working collaboratively with CYP their families/carers and multidisciplinary teams.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
10. IV Competent / IV therapy certificate/ IV Capital Nurse
11. CVAD Competent
12. Comprehensive experience working in paediatric settings
Desirable criteria
13. Experience working in a paediatric community setting
14. Tracheostomy competency
15. Completion of SACT competency passport
Qualifications
Essential criteria
16. RSCN/RN Child
17. Teaching and mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
18. Specialist Practice Community Children’s Nurse
19. Tracheostomy trainer
20. ANTT/CVAD trainer
Skills
Essential criteria
21. Competency in relevant paediatric clinical nursing skills
22. Evidence of mentorship, supervision, facilitation and teaching
Desirable criteria
23. Evidence of working with children with life limiting/threatening illnesses and End of Life
24. Evidence of delivering education and training to children, young people, families/carers
Your recruitment team
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Your application
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References
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
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Application feedback
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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameCarrie FallowfieldJob titleLead Nurse, Children's Community Nursing ServiceEmail addressTelephone number07721 599496Additional information
Please contact for further discussion or an informal visit.