Job summary
- Main area
- Community Children's Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS9073-C
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke and North Hants Hospital
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Community Children's Nurse- Deputy Sister
Band 6
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
If you are looking for a new challenge, where no two days are the same and you have an interest in children's community nursing, then this may be the post that you are looking for!
We are seeking an outstanding Community Children’s Nurse to join our well-established Integrated Community Team that delivers acute, continuing and complex health care. This challenging and rewarding role offers the opportunity to meet the needs of children, young people and their families whilst working alongside Special School Nurses, our respite team from Firvale and Consultant Paediatricians.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic forward-thinking paediatric nurse with community or paediatric experience, you will be a highly motivated independent practitioner with sound evidence based skills. The post holder will manage a general caseload and provide specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals and patients. You will be responsible for contributing to the on-going service development of the community children’s nursing service.
Working for our organisation
As a Band 6 in a well-established community team, you will be offered clinical supervision, regular appraisal and support in achieving your personal development plan as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles. Child health will ensure excellent development opportunities and a range of expertise for advice and support in your role. Secondment to national, regional study days and networking events will be actively supported.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you enjoy variety in your work, if you enjoy supporting the professional development and of paediatric clinical and non-clinical staff and if you enjoy working directly with children and their parents within a multi-disciplinary team, then this is a post you should apply for.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional UK registration, e.g. RSCN, CH Dip
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage conflicting and constantly changing priorities
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Organisational and ongoing planning skills including own workload and of others in an unpredictable environment
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
- Justin Wright
- Job title
- Child Health Lead for Integrated Community Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01256 313693
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