Providing Assessment and Treatment for Children at Home Nurse
This position offers the post holder an exciting opportunity to join the PATCH team "Providing Assessment and Treatment for Children at Home", with support from the NWL London PATCH Team and the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) and Paediatric Ward Senior Management team at St Marys site.
The post holder will use their clinical experience and skills to independently assess and manage acutely unwell children, ensuring all children referred to the PATCH team receive high quality, compassionate and effective care at home.
The post holder will utilise face to face, virtual and telephone consultations and where escalation of treatment is required, liaise with the hospital teams ensuring timely care is maintained.This role requires travel to patients homes via public transport and lone working
Main duties of the job
* Use their experience and skills in the independent assessment and management of acutely unwell children to ensure all children referred to the PATCH team receive high quality, effective, individualised care that is compassionate and caring
* Provide clinical supervision and clinical training for the junior members of the PATCH team and other nurses that rotate through the team
* Work closely with the PATCH lead nurse, PED and paediatric ward teams and participate in education, ensuring a high standard of care is delivered to all children and their families
* Assist with the clinical governance and audit of PATCH to monitor effectiveness and ensure care is timely and evidence-based
* Assist in the reduction of acute admissions to inpatient hospital beds by supporting children and families in the community to self-manage conditions
* Ensure safeguarding issues are acted upon promptly and appropriately
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. Youll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education
* Part 1 Registered Nurse - Child or equivalent
* Level 3 Safeguarding
* PILS certificate
* Evidence of further study.
* Advanced/Enhanced Assessment Course
Experience
* Experience working in a Hospital @ Home team
* Experience working in the Emergency Department
* Community nursing experience
Skills
* Clinical documentary competence in IV Drug Administration
* Clinical assessment skills
* Ability to manage own time and prioritise
* Ability to work effectively under pressure and problem solve
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£47,951 to £56,863 a yearpa inclusive pro rota
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