Job summary
Do you want to work with a Children's service that has achieved outstanding rating by CQC and work in collaboration with a local authority which has also achieved an outstanding rating?
Then come to work for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Registered Nurse, within our 0-5 Children's Team supporting and working with families and children who have been diagnosed with a disability.
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse you will support the specialist Health Visitors, working with families and children, contributing and completing relevant assessments, supporting the family with packages of care, for example, sleep and behaviour within a multi-disciplinary team setting to meet the prioritised needs of the families and children, which will include delivering groups to meet the needs identified.
If you are interested in this exciting new post, please contact us to find out more information.
The post is currently on a temporary contract.Following evaluation the post is required to bepermanent
We welcome insight visits.
Main duties of the job
To participate in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of the health needs of families and children who have been diagnosed with a disability.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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Key result areas
- To participate in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of the holistic health needs of children with complex disabilities identifying levels of care using universal partnership plus tier. E.g., Completing sleep assessments, toileting assessments, early help assessments and team around the family meetings.
- Support with and contribute to the delivery of Core Services for children with complex disabilities in Derby city area e.g., management of complex sleep, behaviour, feeding difficulties and toilet training.
- Deliver the service sensitively and flexibly in response to the needs of the family and the organisation. This is achieved by offering contact by telephone, home visits, groups and across settings such as clinic, childrens centres, community rooms etc.
- To hold child protection responsibilities within a caseload with support/supervision from the named Disability Health Visitor in line with service delivery and local policies.
- To support the service with improving outcomes for children with complex disabilities and assist in developing new innovative ways of delivering information/training to parents such as in groups settings e.g., Sleep, behaviour, feeding difficulties, toilet training etc.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, complex information regarding assessment and analysis of health needs of children with complex disabilities and their families in routine practice and highly emotive situation.
- Work in partnership with key agencies to meet the health and social care needs of children with complex disabilities and families, working within safeguarding local policies.
- To support, mentor and supervise appropriate members of the team to ensure PADRs and supervisions are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure training passport is kept up to date and ensure professional development and practice is up to date and safe.
- To maintain contemporaneous records using DHcFTs IT record systems and write reports as required.
- To lead by example with regards to ones own conduct, professionalism, and clinical practice be a good role model.
To adhere to NMC guidelines for professional practice, DCSB policies, and DHcFT policies. To work in ways which are sensitive and appropriate to the need of children with complex disabilities and their families / carers with a wide range of ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. Contribute towards the delivery of performance targets set by DHcFT and the local commissioners as identified in the performance management framework. To write reports, collect data and provide statistical returns as requested to assist DHcFT with monitoring and performance management of the 0-5 Senior Disability service to maintain quality standards and audit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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Key result areas
- To participate in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of the holistic health needs of children with complex disabilities identifying levels of care using universal partnership plus tier. E.g., Completing sleep assessments, toileting assessments, early help assessments and team around the family meetings.
- Support with and contribute to the delivery of Core Services for children with complex disabilities in Derby city area e.g., management of complex sleep, behaviour, feeding difficulties and toilet training.
- Deliver the service sensitively and flexibly in response to the needs of the family and the organisation. This is achieved by offering contact by telephone, home visits, groups and across settings such as clinic, childrens centres, community rooms etc.
- To hold child protection responsibilities within a caseload with support/supervision from the named Disability Health Visitor in line with service delivery and local policies.
- To support the service with improving outcomes for children with complex disabilities and assist in developing new innovative ways of delivering information/training to parents such as in groups settings e.g., Sleep, behaviour, feeding difficulties, toilet training etc.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, complex information regarding assessment and analysis of health needs of children with complex disabilities and their families in routine practice and highly emotive situation.
- Work in partnership with key agencies to meet the health and social care needs of children with complex disabilities and families, working within safeguarding local policies.
- To support, mentor and supervise appropriate members of the team to ensure PADRs and supervisions are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure training passport is kept up to date and ensure professional development and practice is up to date and safe.
- To maintain contemporaneous records using DHcFTs IT record systems and write reports as required.
- To lead by example with regards to ones own conduct, professionalism, and clinical practice be a good role model.
To adhere to NMC guidelines for professional practice, DCSB policies, and DHcFT policies. To work in ways which are sensitive and appropriate to the need of children with complex disabilities and their families / carers with a wide range of ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. Contribute towards the delivery of performance targets set by DHcFT and the local commissioners as identified in the performance management framework. To write reports, collect data and provide statistical returns as requested to assist DHcFT with monitoring and performance management of the 0-5 Senior Disability service to maintain quality standards and audit.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Desirable
- Mentor/equivalent
- Teaching qualification
- Disability qualification or courses
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of an understanding of the PH agenda
- Evidence of an understanding of the Healthy Child programme
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of understanding Safe Guarding
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community community
- Evidance of using systm1
skill
Essential
- Demonstrates a passion to improve health outcomes of families
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of working with families and children who have a disability
Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate empathy and compassion for working with families who have a child with a disability
Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate they have skills to facilitate and lead groups
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Desirable
- Mentor/equivalent
- Teaching qualification
- Disability qualification or courses
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of an understanding of the PH agenda
- Evidence of an understanding of the Healthy Child programme
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of understanding Safe Guarding
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community community
- Evidance of using systm1
skill
Essential
- Demonstrates a passion to improve health outcomes of families
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of working with families and children who have a disability
Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate empathy and compassion for working with families who have a child with a disability
Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate they have skills to facilitate and lead groups
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).
