Paediatric Nurse Advisor

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Key Areas of Responsibility

Clinical

The post holder will be expected to participated as part of an integrated team using a person centred approach, access, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered.

To provide quality care to children in partnership with families and carers as commissioned and described within the service specification.

Assess the health and nursing care needs of children and young people within the individual care environment. To develop, implement and evaluate nursing care plans in partnership with the patient/young person families and carers whilst working in close co-operation with other disciplines.

To assist the training of less experienced registered staff, nursing auxiliaries, health care assistants and student nurses ensuring compliance to NMC standards to support learning and assessment in practice.

To provide, implement and regularly assess the teaching of specific nursing techniques, including invasive procedures to identified staff in a variety of settings.

To support and train parents/carers in the correct use of identified medical equipment.

Administer medications, treatments and interventions as prescribed and to monitor their effects.

Professional

To act as a specialist support, educator and resource to all other relevant professionals, e.g. health, education, social care and voluntary agencies.

To offer and provide relevant training and support and advice to teaching welfare and social services staff in relation to children and young peoples individual needs.

To support the Integrated Team Leader and Professional Champion in the development of the team and build on the existing service to meet the changing needs of children/young people with complex health care needs.

To work with the Integrated Team Leader and Professional Champion to develop evidence based practice by utilising research and auditing clinical effectiveness for the children in the community.

To contributed to the development of guidelines, protocols and care pathways for the management of children with complex surgical problems, enteral feeding, oxygen, catheterisation etc.

Ensure that all practice is in accordance with the most recent NMC Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics: Standards for Medicines, Management and Standards of Record Keeping.

To comply with all policies, procedures, clinical protocols, standards and guild lines based on legislation, evidence based nursing practice and NMC guidelines for conduct and professional practice.

Ensures accurate record keeping as per Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.

Adhere to the Medicines Management Code and NMC Standards for the safe keeping and administration of medicine.

Contribute to the accuracy of statistical returns.

Maintain awareness of clinical and professional developments in nursing and participate in nursing research to enhance patient care.

To actively participate in the Trust Management, clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision.

Attend staff meetings, training sessions and courses required.

Provide support, guidance and supervision to other staff as required.

Organisational

To act in accordance with the Norfolk Safeguarding Childrens Board policies and procedures in relation to child protection issues. To attend annual update session for Level 3 safeguarding training.

To apply analytical skills through application of Framework for Assessment of Need in order to support assessment process, report writing.

To collect data as required on caseload activity

To participate in clinical and child protection supervision according to Trust policy.

To evaluate and develop own knowledge and practice using personal development plans and appropriate learning opportunities in order to apply learning to future practice.

To be cost effective in the use of resources.

Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trusts Health and Safety arrangements, reporting accidents/incidents to the nurse in charge/team leader, and initiating a full investigation in a timely manner, whilst taking responsibility to complete appropriate documentation.

Research & Development

May be required to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary to own work; may occasionally participate in R&D, clinical trials or equipment testing.

Safeguarding Clause

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous recruitment checks are carried out and where applicable to the role successful applicants will be required to undertake a criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Infection Control

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust staff are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection risks. All staff regardless of whether clinical or not are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any problems with regard to this to their managers. All staff undertaking patient care activities must attend infection control training and updates as required by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

Health and Safety

Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed upon them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), to ensure the agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees and visitors.

To ensure that the Trusts Health and Safety Policies are understood and observed and that procedures are followed.

To ensure the appropriate use of equipment and facilities and the environment is maintained in good order.

To take the necessary precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of themselves, patients, staff and visitors, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

To undertake appropriate Health and Safety training to support safe working practice including, where appropriate, its management.

General

All staff are required to respect confidentiality of all matters that they learn as a result of the employment with the Trust, including matters relating to other members of the staff and members of the public/patients.

Maintain appropriate patient and clinical records in line with the Trusts policies and procedures, and in line with the agreed service specification.

The post holder will be expected to participate in an annual appraisal of their work where the job description will be reviewed and objectives set. In line with the annual personal development plan the post holder will be expected to undertake any training or development required to fulfil their role.

Ensure that all patients, clients and colleagues are treated at all times in an equitable manner, respecting diversity and showing an understanding of diversity in the workplace.

The post holder must carry out their responsibilities with due regard to the Trusts Equality and Diversity Policies, Procedures and Schemes and must ensure that equality is promoted at all times.

Support the trusts sustainability green plan and take personal responsibility to ensure that we work to reduce carbon emissions.

NCHC is committed to supporting our voluntary workforce and all apprentices, and all staff are expected to welcome and support volunteers and apprentices in their teams.

Code of Conduct

The post holder is required to adhere to the Conflicts of Interest Policy .

The post holder is required to adhere to the trusts Our Leadership Way

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse, Registered Sick Children's Nurse or Registered Nurse (Child)

Desirable

• First level degree
• Mentorship qualification
• Community Nursing/Specialist Practitioner qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children with life-limiting conditions/complex healthcare needs
• Evidence of safeguarding experience

Desirable

• Evidence of partnership working
• Experience of Children's Community Nursing

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work with children and young people, their families and carers to provide holistic, evidence based care to children
• Ability to work in partnership with other healthcare workers, agencies and in partnership with parents
• Knowledge of Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board policies and procedures
• Knowledge of legislation relating to children and national / local policy for children with complex needs
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Leadership skills.
• Observational skills
• IT skills
• Ability to teach and assess competency based practice

Communication

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English language
• Excellent communication skills to engage with parents, carers and professionals to achieve good care outcomes whilst ensuring the voice of the child / young person is captured
• To develop communication links with all stakeholders of this service to support service review and development

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Personal and people development skills required: empathy for children, young people and families, motivation and enthusiasm for success, leadership skills to support the PNA team
• People management skills appropriate to the role: experience in supervising or managing staff, delivering training

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification study.

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

Essential

• Innovative approach
• Commitment to personal development
• Responds positively to change
• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel to a variety of geographical locations for example; family homes, public buildings and GP practices.
• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).