Job summary
We have an exciting opening in our team to cover Maternity leave for 12 months on a fixed term or secondment . This is a great opportunity for an experienced Children's Nurse to join our dynamic and friendly Children's Community Complex Care Team.
As the team leader you will be responsible for managing a team of nurses and support workers. You will also be responsible for overseeing the completion of the continuing care assessments and the provision of care packages.
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication skills.
You will act as a role model, demonstrating high standards of care and provide clinical leadership. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating children's nursing care in the community setting. Knowledge of the children's continuing care framework and partnership working with the commissioners and the multi-disciplinary teams are vital to this role.
You will need to be able to work flexibly. Although the role is predominantly office hours, Monday to Friday, the service is 24 hours and you will on occasions be required to work nights and weekends to cover shifts and supervise Band 3 support workers.
You will also be required to deputise for the Head of Service / Matron in their absence.
In return we can offer you a supportive working environment and professional development opportunities.
Applicants must have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
Main duties of the job
- To have day-to-day leadership, management and development responsibility of a dedicated children's service and to hold a designated paediatric caseload.
- To work as an autonomous clinician in a defined area to develop and provide expert clinical advice, support and care to a defined group of patients.
- To oversee the completion of the children's continuing care assessments, work in collaboration with the commissioners to offer appropriate care provision.
- Monitor and review the implementation of treatment plans and make changes within agreed protocols, pathways or models for clinical effectiveness.
- Empower children and young people and their families/ carers through appropriate support and education.
- To establish and maintain individual and team communication networks within primary, secondary and tertiary care settings to ensure multi-disciplinary and multi-agency training programmes.
- Develop working relationships with primary, secondary and tertiary clinicians to ensure patient care is of a high quality and appropriately delivered and be a source of clinical expertise for other practitioners
- Develop protocols and pathways of care based on current evidence based guidelines to ensure best practice.
- Provide clinical supervision and leadership, to ensure high clinical standards, and to facilitate the development of individual team members.
- To work with the Children's Community Nursing Manager in developing services particular to children's complex care.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child Registered on NMC register.
- Teaching certificate.
- First level degree in relevant subject.
Desirable
- BSc Specialist practitioner degree in children's community nursing.
- Working towards Masters level.
- Advanced Communication skills.
- Leadership and Management Qualification
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential
- Wide range of clinical skills in children's complex care. (Including long term ventilation, tracheostomy management, compromised airways and Acquired Brain Injuries).
- Proficient IT skills with good use of Microsoft Word, Excel, EPR (Electronic Patient Records) etc.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Up to date knowledge and skills in caring for children with complex care needs.
- Understanding of the holistic needs of children and families with complex care needs.
- Understanding of the commissioning cycle and NHS budgets.
- Previous experience of mentoring and assessing pre -Reg /TNA /CSP students
Desirable
- Knowledge of research methodology and application to practice.
Experience
Essential
- Previous community experience.
- Significant post registration experience at band 6 level with clinical skills that include Invasive and non invasive ventilation tracheostomy, oxygen therapy, suctioning, gastrostomy care.
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Experience in identifying education and training needs of staff.
- Previous experience with audit/quality initiatives
- Experience of multidisciplinary/multi- agency working.
- Leadership/Management experience.
Desirable
- Experience in arranging study days regarding teaching groups i.e families, nurseries, schools and other nurses teams.
- Experience of caring for children in an integrated team including palliative care and special needs school nurses
- Exposure if resource management including staff and budget management
Attributes
Essential
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
- Commitment to family centered care in the community
- Flexible approach to working and hours
- Motivated and able to inspire others.
- Uphold Trust values and behaviours.
- Emotional Resilience
Others
Essential
- Car driver and access to car for work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child Registered on NMC register.
- Teaching certificate.
- First level degree in relevant subject.
Desirable
- BSc Specialist practitioner degree in children's community nursing.
- Working towards Masters level.
- Advanced Communication skills.
- Leadership and Management Qualification
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential
- Wide range of clinical skills in children's complex care. (Including long term ventilation, tracheostomy management, compromised airways and Acquired Brain Injuries).
- Proficient IT skills with good use of Microsoft Word, Excel, EPR (Electronic Patient Records) etc.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Up to date knowledge and skills in caring for children with complex care needs.
- Understanding of the holistic needs of children and families with complex care needs.
- Understanding of the commissioning cycle and NHS budgets.
- Previous experience of mentoring and assessing pre -Reg /TNA /CSP students
Desirable
- Knowledge of research methodology and application to practice.
Experience
Essential
- Previous community experience.
- Significant post registration experience at band 6 level with clinical skills that include Invasive and non invasive ventilation tracheostomy, oxygen therapy, suctioning, gastrostomy care.
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Experience in identifying education and training needs of staff.
- Previous experience with audit/quality initiatives
- Experience of multidisciplinary/multi- agency working.
- Leadership/Management experience.
Desirable
- Experience in arranging study days regarding teaching groups i.e families, nurseries, schools and other nurses teams.
- Experience of caring for children in an integrated team including palliative care and special needs school nurses
- Exposure if resource management including staff and budget management
Attributes
Essential
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
- Commitment to family centered care in the community
- Flexible approach to working and hours
- Motivated and able to inspire others.
- Uphold Trust values and behaviours.
- Emotional Resilience
Others
Essential
- Car driver and access to car for work
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).
