Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to
appoint a Band 7 Team Leader to our well-established Childrens Community
nursing team within Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Trust. This is a full- time post and the successful candidate will need to be a
Registered Childrens nurse with proven leadership skills. It is essential that
the successful candidate has recent clinical skills and experience in caring
for children/young people with complex health needs and preferably palliative
care experience in the community.
This post will cover
the North of the County based in Bromsgrove. We do provide a Countywide service
and you maybe required to cover this on occasions, including an on-call
service.
This is full time post, but we would
consider applicants looking for part time (minimum 30 hours per week).
Main duties of the job
The post holder
will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe
and appropriate care to children, young people, and their families. This will
include professional leadership and allocation and delegation of work to meet
service users individual needs, ensuring care is delivered by competent staff.
The post holder will provide day to day operational delivery including
supervision and support to the Team throughout the County.
You
will also manage a clinical caseload as part of this role.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do
you have experience and proven leadership skills to support a team of qualified
nursing staff and junior staff carers who deliver Community Childrens Nursing and
Palliative care in the community?
Are
you dedicated to providing help, care, and support to those who most need it?
This is an
opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of children, young people,
and their family by supporting training and clinical care within the community.
By joining our team,
you will be providing valuable opportunity for a child, young person, and
family to meet their full potential and achieve their chosen life outcomes.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do
you have experience and proven leadership skills to support a team of qualified
nursing staff and junior staff carers who deliver Community Childrens Nursing and
Palliative care in the community?
Are
you dedicated to providing help, care, and support to those who most need it?
This is an
opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of children, young people,
and their family by supporting training and clinical care within the community.
By joining our team,
you will be providing valuable opportunity for a child, young person, and
family to meet their full potential and achieve their chosen life outcomes.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Childrens Nurse with current NMC registration
- First level degree or equivalent qualification in related subject
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses/Continual Professional Development maintained in portfolio
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) or prepared to study course
- Recognised teaching qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional Development issues.
- Evidence based practice and sound research knowledge.
- Up to date knowledge of safeguarding.
- Current NHS initiatives and child health agendas.
- Understanding of Caldicott and confidentiality issues.
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in research.
- Understanding and experience of continuing health care assessment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated.
- Versatile/adaptable.
- Flexible, cooperative, confident, and enthusiastic.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification Childrens Nursing experience (ideally 5 years or more)
- Experience working with multi agency teams
- Experience of Community Childrens nursing and Palliative care
- Experience of community nursing and/or discharge planning for children with complex healthcare needs
- Previous management and supervisory experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good leadership and management skills and ability to motivate and be team player.
- Sound clinical skills.
- Able to provide supervision to team members.
- Time management.
- Contribute to policy development
- and sustain effective record keeping.
- Ability to undertake risk assessment and initiate action plans.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office software packages
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Childrens Nurse with current NMC registration
- First level degree or equivalent qualification in related subject
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses/Continual Professional Development maintained in portfolio
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) or prepared to study course
- Recognised teaching qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional Development issues.
- Evidence based practice and sound research knowledge.
- Up to date knowledge of safeguarding.
- Current NHS initiatives and child health agendas.
- Understanding of Caldicott and confidentiality issues.
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in research.
- Understanding and experience of continuing health care assessment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated.
- Versatile/adaptable.
- Flexible, cooperative, confident, and enthusiastic.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification Childrens Nursing experience (ideally 5 years or more)
- Experience working with multi agency teams
- Experience of Community Childrens nursing and Palliative care
- Experience of community nursing and/or discharge planning for children with complex healthcare needs
- Previous management and supervisory experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good leadership and management skills and ability to motivate and be team player.
- Sound clinical skills.
- Able to provide supervision to team members.
- Time management.
- Contribute to policy development
- and sustain effective record keeping.
- Ability to undertake risk assessment and initiate action plans.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office software packages
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).
