Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Whittington Health NHS Trust Hospital @ Home/ Community Children's Nursing Service for the London boroughs of Islington, Camden and South Barnet, the Team is based in North London at the Northern Health Centre, Holloway Road, Islington.
The service provides nursing care and support to children and young people at home as an alternative to hospital admission or as a method of reducing the length of stay in hospital.
We are looking for someone who can work flexible hours and weekends, has great work ethics, good team player and ability to work independently and coherently with multiple trusts.
Car drivers are essential to this role.
As a team, we will support all learning and development.
Main duties of the job
To provide and assist with the nursing care of unwell children in their homes and or place of care to reduce or avoid emergency admission to an acute setting.
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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
As a hospital @ home you will be responsible for delivering acute nursing care to patients within the home setting.
You will be responsible for accepting referrals, reviewing patients, liaising with the local inpatient units, delivering treatment, completing all tasks associated to the role.
You will also be expected to be a car driver and travel to the following borough such as, Islington, Camden and South Barnet.
We have allocated NHS trust cars which will you have access to however you may need you drive your own car when required. We will support with mileage claims whilst you work with the trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a hospital @ home you will be responsible for delivering acute nursing care to patients within the home setting.
You will be responsible for accepting referrals, reviewing patients, liaising with the local inpatient units, delivering treatment, completing all tasks associated to the role.
You will also be expected to be a car driver and travel to the following borough such as, Islington, Camden and South Barnet.
We have allocated NHS trust cars which will you have access to however you may need you drive your own car when required. We will support with mileage claims whilst you work with the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (child branch)
- Evidence of mentorship or Preceptorship
Desirable
- Degree in children's nursing
- specialist practitioner in children's community nursing
Exerience
Essential
- Hospital or acute general nursing
- Experience of working with children with long term conditions and children with special needs
- Experience of team working
- Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision.
- Experience of mentoring nursing students
Desirable
- Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting
Skills and Abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize clinical workload
Desirable
- experience working in the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (child branch)
- Evidence of mentorship or Preceptorship
Desirable
- Degree in children's nursing
- specialist practitioner in children's community nursing
Exerience
Essential
- Hospital or acute general nursing
- Experience of working with children with long term conditions and children with special needs
- Experience of team working
- Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision.
- Experience of mentoring nursing students
Desirable
- Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting
Skills and Abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize clinical workload
Desirable
- experience working in the community
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).
