Paediatric Community Clinical Nurse Manager

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced and competent healthcare professional to provide continuous responsibility for the leadership and management of the Children and Young Peoples Home Care Team.

The Children and Young Peoples Home Care Team consists of qualified paediatric nurses who specialise in caring for children and young people with a specific nursing need with care being delivered across integrated pathways of services, primary, secondary and tertiary care, transition into adult services, health, children's social care, and education.

The post holder is responsible for achieving clinical excellence in the quality of care provided through the best use of the team, by allocating work appropriately, using resources effectively, developing and implementing policy and guidelines, and by controlling an agreed financial budget. The post holder will work autonomously, collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families and take an active part in contributing to the wider activities and strategic plans of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to be a proficient health care professional who can provide expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise in a specialist area in order to:

provide specialist nursing care for children and young people in the community, to reduce the length of hospital admissions / attendances where it is safe to do so.
To provide an effective liaison link between hospital and home, encouraging a unified approach prior to discharge home.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through ourCentral Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Date posted

22 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

412-W&C-1474-A

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Details of main duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Details of main duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Essential

RSCN/RN Child

Desirable

Evidence of advanced clinical practice across the wider health community

Essential

Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

Evidence of producing policies and guidelines

Essential

Evidence of developing systems and processes

Desirable

Evidence of utilising audit and/or research to change practice

Person Specification

Essential

RSCN/RN Child

Desirable

Evidence of advanced clinical practice across the wider health community

Essential

Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

Evidence of producing policies and guidelines

Essential

Evidence of developing systems and processes

Desirable

Evidence of utilising audit and/or research to change practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).