Job summary
- Main area
- Health Care Assistant
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 201-24-493
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Truro Health Park
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant - Children's Community Nursing
Band 3
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
This is an opportunity for a dynamic individual to join the children's community nursing teams in a newly created role, that is part of the wider service transformation.
The post holder will support the Children’s Community Nurses (CCN’s), Special School Nurses (SSN’s) and Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Specialists (PENS) with providing high quality, holistic, family centred care for children/young people with a variety of different nursing needs including; long term conditions and complex needs, life limiting conditions, palliative care and acute short term nursing interventions to include phlebotomy.
The post holder could be required to work anywhere in Cornwall to meet the needs of the commissioned service.
The service is moving to a 7 day week 0800-1800 provision including bank holidays. This role will be predominantly Monday to Friday, but there may be an expectation to support at weekends as required.
Whilst previous experience of working with children and young people is essential for this role, any additional skills training will be provided, with regular supervision and continuous development opportunities.
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children in accordance with ‘The Children Act’ (2004) and ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2018).
To assist in the provision of nursing care to children/ young people in the community, regularly working without direct supervision but as a member of the proactive nursing team.
To assist in the completion of patient and routine records, report information to the registered nurse on progress of child/young person and any variance/change in their care management.
To obtain blood and other relevant samples from children and young People through either venous or capillary as requested for testing in the community.
To support with the delivery of equipment/ consumables to families.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in childcare or equivalent experience of working with children
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Previous experience of working with children and young people in a health, social care, education setting
- Trained in Paediatric Venepuncture or willingness to undertake relevant training
Desirable criteria
- Additional relevant training in Healthcare
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with child, family, other carers and professionals
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Flexible in attitude and willing to support in other teams when required
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Ability to plan own workload and organise required activities
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- The ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations
- Professional and caring disposition
- Family centred approach to care
Other
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of Trust “CARE” values
- Ability to travel independently when required
- Able to work flexibly to meet service need
- Valid driving licence is required for this post/access to a car
Employer certification / accreditation badges
.png "NHS Rainbow badge")
Applicant requirements
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
- Keshia Fatherly
- Job title
- Children's Community Nursing Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 246956
- Additional information
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Keshia Fatherly.
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction
List jobs with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors