Children’s Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner Student

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

MSc in Primary and Community Care (Community Children's Nursing) with an NMC Specialist Practice Award

Are you looking to expand your children's nursing portfolio of skills and expertise to deliver children's community nursing or are you a children's nurse with experience looking for a new challenge and feel that nursing in community settings is for you? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you ....

This exciting and funded opportunity is offered by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) and will enable suitably qualified nurses to undertake either a MSc in Primary and Community Care (Community Children's Nursing) Specialist Practice Award.

You could be based in any of our four CCN locality teams, which includes: Brighton & Hove, Chichester, Crawley or Lancing. Further details can be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

The service provides children's community nursing for children and young people with long term conditions, complex needs, and palliative care, including end of life care. The children can present with acute illness in addition to requiring skilled nursing intervention to manage highly complex health and developmental needs throughout childhood and at transition to adult services. The CYPCNS works closely with social care, education and third sector organisations.

Our CYPCNS offers innovation, partnership and excellence in community care and we are highly committed to active on going engagement with children and families to shape and improve services. We aspire to be what children, families and our partners need us to be to enable the very best health and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people in West Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year mid-point Band 5 pay

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-MM9870-CSS-A

Job locations

The Quadrant

60 Marlborough Road, Lancing Business Park

LANCING

BN15 8UW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Starting in September 2024 you will commence a fixed term contract with SCFT and undertake a one year full-time at the University of Surrey. All educational components of the programme are based at the University of Surrey (Guildford), with your clinical placement based within one of the CCN teams within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. You will be supported by an experienced CCN Practice Assessor throughout your course.

Successful completion of the course will lead to a NMC Specialist Practice Award, independent nurse prescriber qualification (V300) and a MSc in Primary and Community Care (Community Childrens Nursing)

Please carefully read the attached person specification and the job description to determine your suitability for this programme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Starting in September 2024 you will commence a fixed term contract with SCFT and undertake a one year full-time at the University of Surrey. All educational components of the programme are based at the University of Surrey (Guildford), with your clinical placement based within one of the CCN teams within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. You will be supported by an experienced CCN Practice Assessor throughout your course.

Successful completion of the course will lead to a NMC Specialist Practice Award, independent nurse prescriber qualification (V300) and a MSc in Primary and Community Care (Community Childrens Nursing)

Please carefully read the attached person specification and the job description to determine your suitability for this programme.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Need to have access to car/car driver

Desirable

  • Community nursing experience
  • Evidence of post-registration qualifications
  • Experience of managing a caseload autonomously
  • Excellent and proven communication skills
  • Experience of caring for a diverse range of health needs in children
  • Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
  • Evidence of relevant clinical skills
  • Evidence of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Child)

Qualifications

Essential

  • At least 2 years minimum of children's nursing
Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Need to have access to car/car driver

Desirable

  • Community nursing experience
  • Evidence of post-registration qualifications
  • Experience of managing a caseload autonomously
  • Excellent and proven communication skills
  • Experience of caring for a diverse range of health needs in children
  • Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
  • Evidence of relevant clinical skills
  • Evidence of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Child)

Qualifications

Essential

  • At least 2 years minimum of children's nursing

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Quadrant

60 Marlborough Road, Lancing Business Park

LANCING

BN15 8UW


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Quadrant

60 Marlborough Road, Lancing Business Park

LANCING

BN15 8UW


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Development Nurse

Tash Langmaid

natasha.langmaid@nhs.net

07769887182

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year mid-point Band 5 pay

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-MM9870-CSS-A

Job locations

The Quadrant

60 Marlborough Road, Lancing Business Park

LANCING

BN15 8UW


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