Children's Community Nurse (Band 6 - Permanent-Full & part-time posts available)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurses to join our friendly and supportive Children's Community Nursing Service on a permanent, full or part-time basis, as soon as possible.
We are looking for nurses who are passionate about caring for children, who are able to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team, have excellent verbal, written, communication and record keeping skills and who can be flexible in order to respond to the changing demands of the caseload and can meet the travel requirements of the post, delivering excellent care to our diverse caseload.
If you enjoy variety and a challenge, this position offers you the opportunity to make a positive difference to the care of babies, children and young people aged 0-19yrs who have acute, chronic and complex/life threatening, life-limiting conditions and their associated care needs. The opportunity of providing holistic child and family centred nursing care in partnership with parents and carers for our children and young people-in their own homes and in other community settings across the beautiful county of Herefordshire and its borders.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for facilitating the delivery of high quality care for the children and young people who are on the Children's Community Nursing caseload, including assessing their needs, care planning, teaching, direct care provision and the evaluation of nursing care interventions throughout their very individualised and varied health care journeys.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and inspiring individual who is passionate about caring for CYP, who is able to work on their own initiative and as part of our supportive team. Someone who has the ability to communicate confidently and professionally with CYP, their families, carers, other professionals and colleagues and who isn't afraid to challenge decision making or raise concerns. You must have excellent record keeping skills and be committed to ensuring a high standard of individualized care is delivered to our diverse caseload. You must be able to work flexibly to meet the changing demands of the caseload and must be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle in order to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Please apply if you have the relevant and also the substantial post Registration experience required for the position.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Registered first level nurse who holds an effective registration with the NMC
* Hold RSCN/Child Branch Degree / Diploma
* Teaching qualification i.e. Community Practice teaching certificate/ENB 998 or equal
* Community Qualification E.g. BSc in Community Healthcare (Sp Q) CCN, HV, School Nurse, District Nursing, Certificate
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Demonstrate good clinical skills
* Demonstrate sound personal management skills i.e. time management, prioritising, planning, organisational and problem solving
* A good awareness of recent research issues
* Ability to contribute to the supervisory process for junior staff and learners
* Good leadership qualities
Experience
* Extensive post registration experience RNC or RSCN
* Experience in the health care of children with complex life threatened/life limited needs
* Be able to demonstrate relevant effective learning from this experience
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Able to demonstrate teaching experience
* Previous management/ leadership experience
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.
Children's Community Nursing Office, Child Development Centre
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