Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Whittington Health NHS Trust Community Children's Nursing Service for the London borough of Islington, North London, based at the Northern Health Centre, Holloway Road. The service provides nursing care and support to children and young people at home as an alternative to hospital admission or as a method of reducing the length of stay in hospital. The Community Children's Nursing Service consists of a highly regarded general Community Children's Nursing Team, and Hospital at Home Team The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the teams. They will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care for sick children in their own homes. They are also responsible for the effective assessing, planning implementation, delivery and evaluation of individualised nursing care to children as required under the direction of the Senior practitioner,Advanced nurse practitioner and medical staff.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining an experienced diverse community nursing team consisting of the Life Force paediatric palliative care team, the Continuing Care team, Nurses in Primary Care, Neonatal nursing and other CNS specialists within the extended team.
The service runs from 8am - 8pm 7 days a week throughout the year. We are looking for an experienced nurse, if possible with the physical assessment course. As an integrated care organisation there are varied opportunities for training and development plus from other specialists. An induction period is provided tailored to the individuals needs.
Whittington Health NHS trust is an integrated care organisation providing services to Islington, Haringey and Whittington Hospital. There are excellent public transport links and easy access to the M1 motorway.If you are a qualified children's nurse and want to be part of a dynamic and innovative team please apply.
About us
Medical services have been delivered on the Whittington Hospital site for over 500 years. On 1st April 2011, Whittington Health was launched as a new Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Islington and NHS Haringey. The Whittington and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award winning organisations, delivering acute and community based health services to a population of 443,000 people.
The organisation is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,500 staff; delivering healthcare not only on the acute hospital site which has 420 beds, but also from a variety of other community based health centres and through visits to patients homes across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. Whittington Health also works with other health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored after care.
We are one of the three main teaching campuses for the Royal Free and University College Medical School.
Our ICARE (Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) Values not only help us shape what we do, but also how we do it and why. They are fundamental to the way we do business and care for our patients.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to work within the general Children's community Nursing team. Responsible for providing skilled nursing care for sick children in their own homes or other suitable venues that would otherwise be performed in an acute hospital setting. They are also responsible for the effective assessing, planning implementation, delivery and evaluation of individualised nursing care to children as required and under the direction of the Senior Practitioner and Hospital at home lead.
To support the senior staff and the Matron in childrens service to continue the strategicdevelopment of the service.
To help to foster and build effective working relationships within the service; childrens nurse specialists, the community childrens nurses, and across multi-agencies including E.D. staff and general practices.
To ensure that the nursing needs of children are identified with appropriate strategies to meet the needs within community settings.
To participate in service promotion activities/events.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to work within the general Children's community Nursing team. Responsible for providing skilled nursing care for sick children in their own homes or other suitable venues that would otherwise be performed in an acute hospital setting. They are also responsible for the effective assessing, planning implementation, delivery and evaluation of individualised nursing care to children as required and under the direction of the Senior Practitioner and Hospital at home lead.
To support the senior staff and the Matron in childrens service to continue the strategicdevelopment of the service.
To help to foster and build effective working relationships within the service; childrens nurse specialists, the community childrens nurses, and across multi-agencies including E.D. staff and general practices.
To ensure that the nursing needs of children are identified with appropriate strategies to meet the needs within community settings.
To participate in service promotion activities/events.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- s RSCN or RN (Child Branch)
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Community Qualification, Specialist Practitioner community childrens nursing or Advanced nurse practice course or Nurse Independent Prescriber
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Experience in caring for children with long term conditions
- Nursing in a multi-racial inner city community
- Being able to work without supervision
- Competency based teaching and training
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice
- Be able to priorities clinical workload
- Experience of acting as a mentor to junior staff/student nurses
- Basic information technology skills
- IV competent
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community setting
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a detailed awareness and understanding of : 1. Current issues in children's community nursing 2. Current professional issues in nursing 3. Application of research/evidence base to clinical practice
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Adaptable, flexible, approachable
- Being able to work autonomously
- Able to work shifts (including evenings and weekends)
Other
Desirable
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- s RSCN or RN (Child Branch)
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Community Qualification, Specialist Practitioner community childrens nursing or Advanced nurse practice course or Nurse Independent Prescriber
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Experience in caring for children with long term conditions
- Nursing in a multi-racial inner city community
- Being able to work without supervision
- Competency based teaching and training
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice
- Be able to priorities clinical workload
- Experience of acting as a mentor to junior staff/student nurses
- Basic information technology skills
- IV competent
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community setting
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a detailed awareness and understanding of : 1. Current issues in children's community nursing 2. Current professional issues in nursing 3. Application of research/evidence base to clinical practice
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Adaptable, flexible, approachable
- Being able to work autonomously
- Able to work shifts (including evenings and weekends)
Other
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
