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Job summary

Main area
Childrens Hospital at Home
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-6159007RLH-B
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£42,471 - £50,364 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Hospital @ Home Nurse

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Are you an acute children’s nurse who’s looking to branch out into community nursing?  Or a Children’s Community nurse looking for more acute focussed nursing care at home?

The Royal London Children’s Hospital is looking to recruit or second a band 6 children’s nurse to cover maternity leave to support delivery of the innovative and exciting hospital @ home service commissioned by Tower Hamlets CCG. The team visit acutely unwell children in the community to offer treatment preventing them from attending hospital and/or staying in longer than needed. The H@H team forms part of the Pan London H@H forum with its additional support and links that helps to provide a cohesive and high quality service to the children of Tower Hamlets.

The successful candidate will have excellent team working and decision making skills and put their patients first. We are looking for experienced and highly skilled children’s nurses who can work autonomously to care for acutely unwell children at home.  Bart’s health has a wealth of learning and career development opportunities that will support you in your career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

  • To facilitate efficient and effective patient flow from attendance to hospital to referral home, helping to ensure that we meet the 4 hour wait target in the emergency department.
  • To perform highly skilled acute nursing care and assessment for children at home
  • To work closely with the ward managers, paediatricians, matrons and flow team on a daily basis to expedite referrals home
  • To act as an excellent role model and leader to all staff
  • To participate in the development of new pathways of care
  • To support the evaluation of the service regularly and adapt as necessary

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CN or RN (Child)
  • Relevant First level degree or masters in appropriate subject or working towards
Desirable criteria
  • Recognised teaching/ mentorship qualification
  • Previous audit experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Work based learning and ability to meet competencies
  • Significant post registration experience within an acute or community nursing setting.
  • Experience of facilitating clinical decision making and the application of professional judgement in clinical situations
  • Awareness of professional responsibilities
Desirable criteria
  • Completion the Advanced assessment of the presenting child Module at MSc level
  • Community Qualification
  • Independent prescribing or commitment to work towards

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of current issues relating to patient safety
  • Knowledge of current legislation affecting health
  • Good knowledge of anatomy and physiology and the management of an acutely unwell child

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Anderson
Job title
Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
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