Job summary
- Main area
- Children Community Nursing Team
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: 19.5 hours a week term time contract
- Hours
- Term time hours - 19.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 407-WCCSS-6288280-A
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per anum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate in the Childrens Community Nursing Team.
Band 4
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Community Children's Nursing Team are looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing Associate to work within a team of Nurses, supporting children within the special schools of Walsall and Children/young people requiring nursing intervention at home.
You will need excellent communication and clinical skills and have experience of working within a team; you will be required to use electronic patient record systems, in addition to this you will have good time management and be able to prioritise your own work load.
Be prepared to increase clinical skills and support the wider Paediatric department as required.
The post holder would be expected to work flexibly as required through a Monday-Friday service.
Main duties of the job
- To support members of the Community Children's Nursing service to provide an effective, evidence based service to children and young people with additional needs, disabilities, long term conditions, life limiting and life threatening conditions, and their families in Walsall special schools and within the team through delivery of high quality nursing care.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. A multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre housing a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre has opened in March 2023.
We would welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability . We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
Settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care to children and young people with additional needs, disabilities, long term conditions, life limiting and life threatening conditions, and their families in Walsall special schools.
- To participate in the care of named children, to meet their physical and emotional needs, and undertake delivery of care plans.
- To give support and guidance to parents in the delivery of planned care.
- To work in partnership with parents and appropriate agencies and organisations to ensure the delivery of care for their child.
- Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the ongoing assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care
- To recognise changes in a patients’ condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse or paediatric Community consultant and other senior colleagues for reassessment of patient care.
- To perform procedures as detailed within the NMC Standards for proficiency for Nurse Associate (2018) (Annexe B) to meet the nursing needs of the patients in their care
- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- To have a willingness to undertake additional skills and training dependant on department requirements.
- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are provided and maintained. To act and raise concerns when standards are not being maintained following local policy and procedures.
- To act as an advocate for the patient and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, privacy and rights, equality and inclusion.
- To be involved in Trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working with children in the community
Desirable criteria
- Flexibility to meet the demands of the service
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working independently
Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding the scope of the Nursing Associate role in the context of the multidisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role will contribute to service development
Desirable criteria
- IT awareness
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracie Jarvis
- Job title
- Acting Community Children Nurse Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922603814
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