Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about working with children and young people in the community to join Birmingham Community Children's Nursing Team. Alongside the Clinical Service Manager and Team Leader, you will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic team who provide specialist advice and support to children, young people and their families and all members of the health care teams involved in the child/young person's care.This opportunity will provide experience of working with children and young people and families in the community setting as well as the chance to develop a wide range of clinical skills. The post holder will be expected to proactively participate in the development of the service. A high emphasis is placed on working with staff and families within the clinical and community environment to ensure that the clinical needs of are being met. The post holder is required to be responsible as the senior nurse to support the Clinical Service Manager, provide clinical leadership to the team and coordinate patient care.
Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview.
Main duties of the job
The post will work in conjunction with the Children's Palliative Nurses and Nurses in other Specialist Services to support parents and carers of children with life limiting conditions. This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you. You should have good organisational skills and evidence of continued professional development.
Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the post holder will facilitate optimum quality of life and deliver high quality care to children and their families with an active referral to the children's community nursing team. This will be achieved in collaboration with children and their families through provision of specialist nursing interventions based on comprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning and education and support to both children and their families.
About us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role.
We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Childrens Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
rebecca.carless@nhs.net
07784 007 462
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Rebecca Carless
Job title
Team Leader for Childrens Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
Telephone number
0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role.
We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Childrens Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
rebecca.carless@nhs.net
07784 007 462
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Rebecca Carless
Job title
Team Leader for Childrens Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
Telephone number
0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Degree in children's nursing / children's palliative care or equivalent
- Evidence of continued education.
- Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant experience in children's community nursing or paediatric nursing care.
- Significant experience of symptom management relating specifically to managing complex health needs
- Significant experience of productive multi and inter- disciplinary working
- Experience in clinical (informal) and formal teaching
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical skills underpinned by advanced knowledge of children's community nursing care and current issues
- Ability to manage own caseload
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge of principles of research and audit
- Ability to translate evidence into practice
- IT competency with email, internet, Microsoft Office
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and with unpredictable work patterns, managing time, work, commitments and priorities to manage own caseload
- Ability to work as a member of a team
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Access to independent means of transport
- Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of week
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Degree in children's nursing / children's palliative care or equivalent
- Evidence of continued education.
- Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant experience in children's community nursing or paediatric nursing care.
- Significant experience of symptom management relating specifically to managing complex health needs
- Significant experience of productive multi and inter- disciplinary working
- Experience in clinical (informal) and formal teaching
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical skills underpinned by advanced knowledge of children's community nursing care and current issues
- Ability to manage own caseload
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge of principles of research and audit
- Ability to translate evidence into practice
- IT competency with email, internet, Microsoft Office
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and with unpredictable work patterns, managing time, work, commitments and priorities to manage own caseload
- Ability to work as a member of a team
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Access to independent means of transport
- Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of week
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).
