Job summary
Band 7 children's community nurse
Croydon Health Services offers a truly integrated approach to paediatric nursing across our acute and community services. Supporting seamless pathways for children and young people between the hospital and their home for children requiring short-term admissions to those with long-term health needs.
Do you want to be part of our growing team at an exciting time? We have an opportunity for an experienced children's nurse to join the team as a Band 7 community nurse to help facilitate the development of acute pathways in the children's community nursing team. Working in this team you will be responsible for helping to facilitate early discharge from the inpatient environment and preventing hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job
The team works in partnership with health and social care organisations reducing the need for hospital intervention. You will be working alongside and under the guidance of senior colleagues working within specific competencies to provide care in Children and Young people's homes.
As a team we have strong connections and opportunities for joint working with the Paediatric Neurodisability Nursing Team based within special schools, the inpatient children's unit and Paediatric ED.
The post holder will work as an autonomous expert practitioner with responsibility for leading a team of nurses and provide highly skilled & developed quality nursing care for children in their own homes and other community settings.
To develop, implement and evaluate a seamless Children's Community Service, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care.
Be responsible for contributing to the on-going development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments.
To work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for facilitating early discharge, reduce length of stay and prevent hospital admissions
To provide high quality, specialist nursing care to children in their own homes
To provide continuing responsibility for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients.
All candidates must have a clean full UK driving licence and the use of a car for work purposes.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached JD and PS information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Contact to discuss this role are Sarah Ryan
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached JD and PS information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Contact to discuss this role are Sarah Ryan
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/Child Branch, extensive experience
- Physical assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development, short courses
Desirable
- Experience in Paediatric ED setting / Advanced Nurse practitioner qualification
- Masters level/ Management/ leadership qualification
- Non medical prescriber / Physical assessment skills
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge from relevant professional field, community children's nursing, children's Paediatric ED and palliative care and evidence of continuing professional development
- Able to demonstrate an in depth understanding of current issues affecting community health services including eg. Primary Care lead NHS, clinical effectiveness, evidenced based care and clinical governance
- Ability to understand key elements of change management in relation to changing clinical practice
- Knowledge of principles of supervision, audit and research
- Working knowledge of Child Protection, policies and procedures
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience of working autonomously gained through previous working with children and families in the community/ED environment.
- Broad range of experience within the field of sick children's nursing.
- Proven evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Experience of implementing evidenced based practice
- Experience in facilitating professional development of other staff
- Interagency working
Desirable
- Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies
- Cannulation and venepuncture competency
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously within own level of knowledge, skills and competence
- Ability to make informed decisions and sound clinical judgement supported by theoretical knowledge
- Ability to assess and interpret highly complex events/conditions, with the ability to make judgements and recommendations regarding management of care in the community
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Understanding and knowledge of local strategies and developments
Other Requirements
Essential
- Car driver with a valid UK licence
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/Child Branch, extensive experience
- Physical assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development, short courses
Desirable
- Experience in Paediatric ED setting / Advanced Nurse practitioner qualification
- Masters level/ Management/ leadership qualification
- Non medical prescriber / Physical assessment skills
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge from relevant professional field, community children's nursing, children's Paediatric ED and palliative care and evidence of continuing professional development
- Able to demonstrate an in depth understanding of current issues affecting community health services including eg. Primary Care lead NHS, clinical effectiveness, evidenced based care and clinical governance
- Ability to understand key elements of change management in relation to changing clinical practice
- Knowledge of principles of supervision, audit and research
- Working knowledge of Child Protection, policies and procedures
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience of working autonomously gained through previous working with children and families in the community/ED environment.
- Broad range of experience within the field of sick children's nursing.
- Proven evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Experience of implementing evidenced based practice
- Experience in facilitating professional development of other staff
- Interagency working
Desirable
- Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies
- Cannulation and venepuncture competency
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously within own level of knowledge, skills and competence
- Ability to make informed decisions and sound clinical judgement supported by theoretical knowledge
- Ability to assess and interpret highly complex events/conditions, with the ability to make judgements and recommendations regarding management of care in the community
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Understanding and knowledge of local strategies and developments
Other Requirements
Essential
- Car driver with a valid UK licence
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).
