Job summary
Are you an experienced children's nurse with experience of working in the community?
Do you have a BSc Specialist Practitioner qualification CCN or equivalent (Health Visitor, School nursing or similar)?
This role includes line managing approximately 40 members of staff across site and specialities. You will need to be flexible, adaptable and able to work across site. The successful applicant will be responsible for special school nurses, specialist nurses including bowel and bladder, asthma, allergy, Cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and epilepsy.
You will be part of the CCN team and support with a small caseload as required, as well as being part of an end of life rota as required to offer support to children and families in their own home.
Why join us?
- Varied experience. No two days are ever the same!
- Friendly and supportive team.
- Electronically planned off duty eight weeks in advance to allow you to plan your work life balance.
- The team covers a large geographical area which including York, the town of Selby and the beautiful East Coast.
Main duties of the job
This is a leadership role, you will work closely with your teams to lead change and service development. Ensuring high standards of care and embedding learning from datix and feedback from children, young people and their families.
We are a dedicated team of children's community and specialist nurses who facilitate health care for children in their own home. Our caseload is varied and includes complex, long term conditions and a broad range of chronic medical conditions. We provide the shared care for the regional oncology centre at the Leeds General Infirmary. We also offer short term support for medical and surgical patients to facilitate discharge and reduce ward attendance and readmission.
We offer teaching and training to schools and carers, nurse led clinics as well as MDT clinics. We provide advice and support to educational staff and health promotion and education to our children and young people.
The successful applicant will need to be a team player with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality care. We have a nurse educator for the community and close links with Martin House Hospice. Within child health we have a children's day surgical unit, children's out-patient departments and a busy in-patient wards. We also have neonatal services on both sites. Our service has access to a team of specialist nurses for diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, allergy, bowel and bladder and a Transition Coordinator.
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (child health)
- CCN/HV/SCPHN
- Community Specialist Practioner qualification
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years Experience at Band 6 level or equivalent within specialty
- Experience managing complex packages of care
- Audit & Standard setting
- Evidence of experience in palliative care/oncology
- Staff Management
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Teaching
- Recruitment and selection
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (child health)
- CCN/HV/SCPHN
- Community Specialist Practioner qualification
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years Experience at Band 6 level or equivalent within specialty
- Experience managing complex packages of care
- Audit & Standard setting
- Evidence of experience in palliative care/oncology
- Staff Management
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Teaching
- Recruitment and selection
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).
