Community Childrens Nurse - Rotational post CH@H/CCN

Job summary

Are you a registered paediatric nurse looking for a positive career change?

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Childrens Nursing Service. We are pleased to be able to offer 2 rotational positions working within the Childrens Hospital @ Home Service and Community Children's Nursing Service at either full or part time hours.

We are looking for passionate and motivated Children's Nurses who have an interest in working within the community, supporting the provision of care for children and young people within their own homes preventing regular hospital attendances.

The role is an initial 6 monthly rotational position and will work closely with partners in acute trusts and primary care networks as part of an integrated health offer for children and young people. The care will be provided in children's homes, schools, nurseries and across other community settings.

The CH@H and CCN Teams work closely together and support each other as needed to deliver high quality care to patients. Both roles entail a high level of autonomy, independent caseload working and clinical decision making. You will be supported with regular supervisions, 1:1s and appraisals.

"We have an amazingly supportive team who work well together with the changing workload and demands. We have brilliant access to expert advice from consultant paediatricians, to support our clinical decisions. This service has so much potential to improve patient experience and outcomes." Senior Staff Nurse

Main duties of the job

The Community Staff Nurse is responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of specialised nursing care. Providing specialised skilled nursing care to children with a variety of nursing needs, including long term conditions and complex needs, life limiting conditions, palliative care, acute short term nursing interventions as well as care for children following an urgent care pathway. Safeguarding is a fundamental part of the role and requires a sound knowledge base to safely manage the caseload.

With the support of the Senior Nursing Colleagues and the Clinical Team Co-ordinator, you will act as a resource of paediatric expertise, providing specialist advice to other professionals, promoting evidence-based practice.

The services aim to provide high quality nursing care which enables early, safe planned discharge from hospital and prevents unnecessary admissions.

Both teams operate different service hours, CH@H cover a 7 day per week service throughout the year from 10am-10pm daily. The CCN Service hours are Monday to Friday 8.30-16.30 with bank holiday provision.

If you are interested in applying but would like some further information then please contact Alison Redmond or Lucy Parker (alison.redmond@solent.nhs.uk and lucy.parker@solent.nhs.uk) to arrange an informal discussion or visit.

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