Job summary
Join Whittington Health's Children's Complex Care team as a Clinical Lead Nurse, providing expert leadership and case management for children and young people with complex and evolving needs across Islington, Camden, and Haringey. Our patients include children with complex physical health needs, as well as those with autism and behaviours that challenge access to healthcare.
You will ensure safe, high-quality care in children's homes, support families and schools, and collaborate closely with the Integrated Care Board (ICB), social services, and multi-disciplinary teams. Advocating for the child's best interests is key.
The role includes shift work, covering weekends and nights, to maintain continuity of care.
We offer a supportive, integrated care environment, opportunities for professional and leadership development, academic study support, and excellent transport links near central London. Additional benefits include season ticket assistance, work journey Oyster card, and access to a team pool car.
Whittington Health is an Integrated Care Organisation dedicated to delivering coordinated care across hospital and community settings. If you are a motivated nurse ready to lead and make a difference in children's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Main duties of the job
Provide direct care to children with complex health needs in the home setting.To train and develop Care staff through competencies to ensure they are sufficientlyskilled to care for specific children on the complex care caseload. To assist the senior practitioner in the supervision, teaching and supporting of a team ofassociate carers that provide health care support for children dependent on technology.Supporting the Senior Practitioner in the review of care plans and outcomes, contributingto the regular reports for managers and commissioners.Involve parents and young people in service review.To attend staff and other relevant meetings/team days.To demonstrate a commitment to implement elements of clinical governance and tocontribute to improving standards of care in line with recommendations .
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide direct care to children with complex health needs in the home setting.
To train and develop Care staff through competencies to ensure they are sufficiently skilled to care for specific children on the complex care caseload.
To assist the senior practitioner in the supervision, teaching and supporting of a team of associate carers that provide health care support for children dependent on technology.
Supporting the Senior Practitioner in the review of care plans and outcomes, contributing to the regular reports for managers and commissioners.
Involve parents and young people in service review.
To attend staff and other relevant meetings/team days.
To demonstrate a commitment to implement elements of clinical governance and to contribute to improving standards of care in line with recommendations
To participate in research projects and /or innovations, including Quality Initiatives
To participate in the audit process for monitoring and reviewing quality.
To maintain up-to-date, accurate records, input work data into the computer and to provide written reports as requested
To be aware of and act in accordance with agreed policy procedures legislation and NMC standards.
Managerial
1. To assist in the development of policies and guidelines for the team.
2. To report accidents and incidents in accordance with health and safety policies
3. To participate in the management and supervision of Band 4 and below, participating in their orientation and training programme, ensuring identification, provision and evaluation of competencies are achieved.
4. To participate in the appraisal and performance review of staff, Band 4 and below.
5. To support the transition of care packages from children to adult services.
Educational
1. To support the identification of training needs for all carers in order that appropriate training and learning opportunities are provided to achieve the agreed level of competence.
2. To support the training and development of training for staff/family members and other community organisations such as Respite centres/after school clubs and holiday schemes.
Clinical
- To provide and assist with the nursing care of complex care children and young people in their homes and elsewhere in the community.
- Provide nursing Respite to the families of children & young people with complex nursing health needs once competent in the care of individual children.
- To be responsible to the Senior Practitioner for all aspects of their work.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide direct care to children with complex health needs in the home setting.
To train and develop Care staff through competencies to ensure they are sufficiently skilled to care for specific children on the complex care caseload.
To assist the senior practitioner in the supervision, teaching and supporting of a team of associate carers that provide health care support for children dependent on technology.
Supporting the Senior Practitioner in the review of care plans and outcomes, contributing to the regular reports for managers and commissioners.
Involve parents and young people in service review.
To attend staff and other relevant meetings/team days.
To demonstrate a commitment to implement elements of clinical governance and to contribute to improving standards of care in line with recommendations
To participate in research projects and /or innovations, including Quality Initiatives
To participate in the audit process for monitoring and reviewing quality.
To maintain up-to-date, accurate records, input work data into the computer and to provide written reports as requested
To be aware of and act in accordance with agreed policy procedures legislation and NMC standards.
Managerial
1. To assist in the development of policies and guidelines for the team.
2. To report accidents and incidents in accordance with health and safety policies
3. To participate in the management and supervision of Band 4 and below, participating in their orientation and training programme, ensuring identification, provision and evaluation of competencies are achieved.
4. To participate in the appraisal and performance review of staff, Band 4 and below.
5. To support the transition of care packages from children to adult services.
Educational
1. To support the identification of training needs for all carers in order that appropriate training and learning opportunities are provided to achieve the agreed level of competence.
2. To support the training and development of training for staff/family members and other community organisations such as Respite centres/after school clubs and holiday schemes.
Clinical
- To provide and assist with the nursing care of complex care children and young people in their homes and elsewhere in the community.
- Provide nursing Respite to the families of children & young people with complex nursing health needs once competent in the care of individual children.
- To be responsible to the Senior Practitioner for all aspects of their work.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
expereince working with children with complex health needs
Essential
Desirable
- experience working with children with behaviours that challenge
- working with children with a trachy
- working with children requiring ventilation
- working within the community setting
collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
Essential
teaching
Essential
Person Specification
expereince working with children with complex health needs
Essential
Desirable
- experience working with children with behaviours that challenge
- working with children with a trachy
- working with children requiring ventilation
- working within the community setting
collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
Essential
teaching
Essential
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.
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
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.
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).
