Job overview

Job Purpose

 Post holder must work two shifts Minimum a week.

To work as part of the Children’s Community Nursing Team, providing nursing care primarily within a child’s home, school and nursery, ensuring the delivery of evidenced based care to children and their families or carers.

The post holder will be responsible for:

·       To participate in the assessment, planning and provision of skilled nursing care in negotiation with the child and family.

·       To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with complex care needs including technology dependent such as tracheostomy care and central venous access.

·       To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with a variety of nursing needs, such as enteral feeding, and intra-venous antibiotic administration.

·       To work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure a seamless delivery of care to families.

·       To provide information and support to facilitate the child’s and family’s own choices with regards to nursing care.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

·       To provide information and support to facilitate the child’s and family’s own choices with regards to nursing care

·       To promote Health Education as an integrated aspect of care delivery.

·       To ensure safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps in personal practice

·       To work as an autonomous and lone practitioner with the support of CCN Team Leads

COMMUNICATION

•    To maintain accurate records and statistical returns as required by the Trust, including entering data on the electronic record keeping systems.

•    To participate in team and Trust meetings.

•    To take appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident to a child, family member, staff member or visitor.

•    To be aware of CLCH Community Trust’s policies and act accordingly.

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

•  To facilitate and encourage a learning environment and be actively involved in meeting the educational needs of learners.

 • To be responsible for the care of equipment issued to a home/school and to report any defect or loss.

 • To participate in Safeguarding procedures.

• To establish and maintain good relationships with Acute services, Social Services and other agencies.

 • To actively participate in the orientation and development of new staff to the community.

Working for our organisation

Why join?

• Earn more per hour - bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms
• See the best shifts first – bank staff get priority over all agency workers
• Book the shifts you want on your phone – build your own rota on our bank booking system
• Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team – a local team dedicated to helping you
• Access NHS benefits – such as NHS pension contributions and discounts
• Access Trust benefits – get support with your career development and mental health
• Become part of an integrated team – feel more valued and supported in your work