Job summary
As a one to one for a
child with a tracheostomy you will be working within the Childrens Community
Nursing Team, delivering high quality evidence-based nursing care for a child
with complex health needs within the nursery and home setting.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Childrens Community Nursing
Service, providing high quality care for children and young people.
The post holder will provide 1 to 1 support for a child
requiring tracheostomy care in the nursery and home setting. The post holder will support the childs
parents/carers to provide care to enable their child to remain at home / access
nursery.
The role will involve working as part a multidisciplinary
team in particular working alongside staff within the educational setting.
The tracheostomy one to one will ensure that they work to the childs
individual care plan, reporting any changes in the childs condition to the
parents/carers and the Childrens Community Nursing Team.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Post holder to work in partnership and flexibly across the Childrens Community Nursing Service, undertaking care tasks as required by childrens nurses.
- Work to the childs individual care plan, reporting any changes in the childs condition to the parents/carers and the CCN Team.
- To work in partnership with children and their families, undertaking care tasks as informed carers would perform.
- To undertake aspects of care following training and the development of set competencies for children with complex, acute and long term health care needs.
Clinical Management and Care Delivery
- Respond to the childs individual needs and support following care plans, implement and take part in the evaluation of care plans.
- Be responsible for managing the childs airway via planned and emergency tracheostomy care in the nursery setting.
- Provide care at the point of delivery in accordance with agreed competencies, policies and guidelines, recognising own limitations and seeking supervision and support as necessary.
- Monitor the childs progress and improvement, against the agreed care plan.
- Provide respite provision for children and young people with complex healthcare needs within the home or nursery setting.
- Ensure the childs comfort, safety and dignity at all times.
- Provide accurate care updates to childrens nurses regarding the childs physical and, emotional well-being and on their progress. Report any concerns or deterioration promptly to childrens nurses.
- Assist the child or young person in the performance of activities of daily living.
- Proactively safeguard the welfare of children and young people, actively adhering to safeguarding procedures and policies, maintain competencies by attending relevant training as required.
- Maintain appropriate levels of equipment and supplies to ensure equipment is used effectively and economically.
- Actively participate in the supervision and support systems within the team.
- Provide accurate up to date activity data related to service provision, participating in data collection/audit as required.
Communication and Organisational Awareness
- Promote good communication links between families, childrens community nursing and any other agencies involved in delivering care to the child/young person.
- Demonstrate empathy and understanding to children, young people and their families
- Actively promote the services philosophy and values to support the child and family, whilst acting as an advocate for the child and family at all times.
- Ensure clear verbal communication and clear, relevant and concise written documentation is maintained in accordance with Trust Record Keeping Policies.
- Communicate in a professional manner at all times.
- Maintain confidentiality of information and ensure safe custody of all records, in accordance with Trust policies.
- Be aware and participate in risk assessment for the benefit of self, colleagues and clients in line with current trust policies, with particular emphasis on the Lone Worker Policy.
- Be responsible for reporting any accidents, incidents or complaints as per Trust policy.
- Participate in team working.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings, multi-disciplinary meetings, safeguarding procedures and case conferences as required.
Education and Training:
- Undertake any training identified as required by Childrens Nurses or Team Leader.
- Participate in own development and that of staff within the service, promoting professional development, in order to develop skills and competencies, in accordance with the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) and Performance Development Review process.
- Participate in the induction programmes of newly appointed staff; attend Trust mandatory training sessions as required.
Leadership and Responsibilities:
- Support audit and clinical governance, which will inform new ways of working.
- To be familiar with and adhere to all Trust policies, Childrens Community Nursing Team service guidelines, protocols and procedures.
- Embrace the principles of Child Protection working within the Framework for Assessment and Safeguarding Children guidelines.
- To be responsible for managing own daily workload, including delivering care effectively, whilst identifying and managing any risks to the quality of care provided, completing own routine clerical work and collection of health data.
Professional and Ethical Responsibilities:
- Maintain own professional development and portfolio/appraisal systems, identifying personal supervision and support needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Post holder to work in partnership and flexibly across the Childrens Community Nursing Service, undertaking care tasks as required by childrens nurses.
- Work to the childs individual care plan, reporting any changes in the childs condition to the parents/carers and the CCN Team.
- To work in partnership with children and their families, undertaking care tasks as informed carers would perform.
- To undertake aspects of care following training and the development of set competencies for children with complex, acute and long term health care needs.
Clinical Management and Care Delivery
- Respond to the childs individual needs and support following care plans, implement and take part in the evaluation of care plans.
- Be responsible for managing the childs airway via planned and emergency tracheostomy care in the nursery setting.
- Provide care at the point of delivery in accordance with agreed competencies, policies and guidelines, recognising own limitations and seeking supervision and support as necessary.
- Monitor the childs progress and improvement, against the agreed care plan.
- Provide respite provision for children and young people with complex healthcare needs within the home or nursery setting.
- Ensure the childs comfort, safety and dignity at all times.
- Provide accurate care updates to childrens nurses regarding the childs physical and, emotional well-being and on their progress. Report any concerns or deterioration promptly to childrens nurses.
- Assist the child or young person in the performance of activities of daily living.
- Proactively safeguard the welfare of children and young people, actively adhering to safeguarding procedures and policies, maintain competencies by attending relevant training as required.
- Maintain appropriate levels of equipment and supplies to ensure equipment is used effectively and economically.
- Actively participate in the supervision and support systems within the team.
- Provide accurate up to date activity data related to service provision, participating in data collection/audit as required.
Communication and Organisational Awareness
- Promote good communication links between families, childrens community nursing and any other agencies involved in delivering care to the child/young person.
- Demonstrate empathy and understanding to children, young people and their families
- Actively promote the services philosophy and values to support the child and family, whilst acting as an advocate for the child and family at all times.
- Ensure clear verbal communication and clear, relevant and concise written documentation is maintained in accordance with Trust Record Keeping Policies.
- Communicate in a professional manner at all times.
- Maintain confidentiality of information and ensure safe custody of all records, in accordance with Trust policies.
- Be aware and participate in risk assessment for the benefit of self, colleagues and clients in line with current trust policies, with particular emphasis on the Lone Worker Policy.
- Be responsible for reporting any accidents, incidents or complaints as per Trust policy.
- Participate in team working.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings, multi-disciplinary meetings, safeguarding procedures and case conferences as required.
Education and Training:
- Undertake any training identified as required by Childrens Nurses or Team Leader.
- Participate in own development and that of staff within the service, promoting professional development, in order to develop skills and competencies, in accordance with the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) and Performance Development Review process.
- Participate in the induction programmes of newly appointed staff; attend Trust mandatory training sessions as required.
Leadership and Responsibilities:
- Support audit and clinical governance, which will inform new ways of working.
- To be familiar with and adhere to all Trust policies, Childrens Community Nursing Team service guidelines, protocols and procedures.
- Embrace the principles of Child Protection working within the Framework for Assessment and Safeguarding Children guidelines.
- To be responsible for managing own daily workload, including delivering care effectively, whilst identifying and managing any risks to the quality of care provided, completing own routine clerical work and collection of health data.
Professional and Ethical Responsibilities:
- Maintain own professional development and portfolio/appraisal systems, identifying personal supervision and support needs.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Qualifications
Essential
- Child Care qualification or equivalent family liaison/care experience
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study/experience.
Experience
Essential
- Working with children, young people and their families
Desirable
- Experience of working with children/ young people with additional health needs
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Understanding of child development.
- Understand the importance of undertaking their duties in a professional manner
- Prepared to undertake relevant training, including clinical nursing care skills.
- Able to interact well with children and parents and deal with changes
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to use own initiative
Desirable
- Previous experience of:
- Tracheostomy care
- Stoma Care
- Enteral feeding
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Child and young person-centred approach to care and communication
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Empathy
- Able to remain calm and follow emergency care plans within stressful situations
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work as a team member
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Qualifications
Essential
- Child Care qualification or equivalent family liaison/care experience
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study/experience.
Experience
Essential
- Working with children, young people and their families
Desirable
- Experience of working with children/ young people with additional health needs
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Understanding of child development.
- Understand the importance of undertaking their duties in a professional manner
- Prepared to undertake relevant training, including clinical nursing care skills.
- Able to interact well with children and parents and deal with changes
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to use own initiative
Desirable
- Previous experience of:
- Tracheostomy care
- Stoma Care
- Enteral feeding
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Child and young person-centred approach to care and communication
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Empathy
- Able to remain calm and follow emergency care plans within stressful situations
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work as a team member
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).
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).
