Job summary
We have an exciting job opportunity for a dedicated Band 6 Nurse with a specialist interest in Continuing Care to join our friendly and progressive Community Children's Nursing Team in Ealing.
We are looking for a full-time (37.5 hours per week) . Flexible working can be considered.
Our team is well-established and committed to providing compassionate, family-cantered nursing care to children who are facing acute, complex, and long-term health conditions. We currently provide a 5-day service to children and their families living in Ealing Borough. Join us and become an integral part of our team.
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals who is either a Band 5 or already in a Band 6 role. Whilst experience working in the community is preferred, it is not essential. We are interested in your skill set and what you can bring to our team.
Ultimately, we are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Children's nurse with a specialist interest in Continuing Care . You will be a highly motivated independent practitioner, underpinned by a solid foundation in evidence-based nursing practices.
In your capacity as a Band 6 Nurse, you will provide expert nursing care and support to children and young people with Continuing Care within the community. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of holistic and evidence-based care, tailored to meet the individual needs of each patient and their families.
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity to become part of a team that provides nursing care to children in a variety of community settings.
The Children's Community Nursing Team provides clinical nursing care, training and support to children, young people (aged 0-19) and their carer's at home or other community settings, enabling them to remain safely in the community and transition to adult services where appropriate.
Our team look after the following children and young people in the community:
- Children with acute and short-term conditions
- Children with long term conditions
- Children with disabilities and complex conditions, including neonates
- Children with life-limiting and life-threatening illness, including palliative and end-of-life-care.
About us
As an organisation we value our employees, prioritizes quality care, and offer a supportive and fulfilling work environment for healthcare professionals. We encourage personal development and are open to new ideas and innovation.
We are a well established team working closely with multi partners including health, social care , education and voluntary agencies.
Our team is diverse and sits within the wider Children's Specialist Community Nursing Service (CSCNS) and work closely with other staff within the wider nursing services, our therapy colleagues and colleagues in education, social care and voluntary sector.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Childrens Community Nurses work closely with the people who use our services. Families, friends and carers play an important role in the partnership and their feedback is valued regarding how people experience our services. Childrens Community Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering, and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Childrens Community Nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising HCA's, students, or other Band 5 nurses, to ensure they are working to the standards that the people using our services deserve.
Key Responsibilities
Community Childrens nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
- Using their clinical judgment and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
- Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns when necessary
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Childrens Community Nurses work closely with the people who use our services. Families, friends and carers play an important role in the partnership and their feedback is valued regarding how people experience our services. Childrens Community Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering, and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Childrens Community Nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising HCA's, students, or other Band 5 nurses, to ensure they are working to the standards that the people using our services deserve.
Key Responsibilities
Community Childrens nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
- Using their clinical judgment and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
- Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns when necessary
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN or RN Child Branch)
- Current NMC registered
- Numeracy skills required for safe adminstration of medicines
Desirable
- Community Nursing/Specialist Practitioner Qualification
- Education to degree or diploma level
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge and demonstration of the use of Evidenced Based Care
- Knowledge and experience of Clinical Supervision
- Knowledge of equal opportunities and their impact in practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implementations
- Knowledge of audit process
Desirable
- Knowledge of budgetary management
- Knowledge of legal and statutory implications / requirements for training parents / carers
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Experience of teaching
- Experience of working with Healthcare support workers and students.
Desirable
- Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
- Previous Management/ Leadership experience
- Community experience
Other
Essential
- Car driver and access to car
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN or RN Child Branch)
- Current NMC registered
- Numeracy skills required for safe adminstration of medicines
Desirable
- Community Nursing/Specialist Practitioner Qualification
- Education to degree or diploma level
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge and demonstration of the use of Evidenced Based Care
- Knowledge and experience of Clinical Supervision
- Knowledge of equal opportunities and their impact in practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implementations
- Knowledge of audit process
Desirable
- Knowledge of budgetary management
- Knowledge of legal and statutory implications / requirements for training parents / carers
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Experience of teaching
- Experience of working with Healthcare support workers and students.
Desirable
- Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
- Previous Management/ Leadership experience
- Community experience
Other
Essential
- Car driver and access to car
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).
