Children's Community Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 March 2025

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Job summary

Seeking a highly motivated children's nurse to join our small friendly CCN team, someone who is passionate about providing the best care to children, young people and their families within the community setting.

Providing acute nursing care to children within their homes and other community settings as well as within the acute children's ward, Medical day unit and Paediatric assessment unit.

Providing training and support to families, schools and carers to enable children and young people to live their lives away from the hospital setting.

To develop yourself and the service with training offered and encouraged.

Mentor student nurses.

Main duties of the job

To provide an acute paediatric community nursing service to the local area, supporting and working closely with Paediatric Department and specialist nurses. Liaising with the MDT, tertiary centres and local services and agencies to provide wrap around care.

Managing a caseload of patients allowing you to build relationships with families to meet the needs of the child. As a team we manage the care of a variety of patients with caseloads in the following areas; oncology, haematology, cardiac, enteral, endocrine, rheumatology, eczema, home oxygen, acute medical needs such as growth/weights, home IV's and wound management along with providing care to our patients that are palliative on a 24/7 basis when they reach end of life.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

04 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Per annum pro rata incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-SF54-A

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review job description and person specification attached to the vacancy for further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review job description and person specification attached to the vacancy for further information on this role.

Person Specification

Competencies

Essential

  • Application of clinical judgement
  • Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to use initiative

Experience

Essential

  • Current paediatric experience.
  • Aware of key principles of paediatric care and implications for practice
  • Aware of research and evidence and implications for practice

Desirable

  • Monitors and contributes to protecting children and young people at risk.
  • Safeguarding experience
  • Participation in audit activity

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel to community patient visits and carry equipment
  • Able to work flexible hours including weekends, bank holidays and on call as required by the service

Desirable

  • Community experience
  • Acute experience
  • Minimum of 3 years nursing experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Sick Children's Nurse (NMC Sub -Part 1 (Children) /RN Child
  • Mentorship or equivalent
Person Specification

Competencies

Essential

  • Application of clinical judgement
  • Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to use initiative

Experience

Essential

  • Current paediatric experience.
  • Aware of key principles of paediatric care and implications for practice
  • Aware of research and evidence and implications for practice

Desirable

  • Monitors and contributes to protecting children and young people at risk.
  • Safeguarding experience
  • Participation in audit activity

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel to community patient visits and carry equipment
  • Able to work flexible hours including weekends, bank holidays and on call as required by the service

Desirable

  • Community experience
  • Acute experience
  • Minimum of 3 years nursing experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Sick Children's Nurse (NMC Sub -Part 1 (Children) /RN Child
  • Mentorship or equivalent

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Children's Community Senior Sister

Nancy Nathu

nancy.nathu@nhs.net

07827808069

Date posted

04 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Per annum pro rata incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-SF54-A

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


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