Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Whittington Health NHS Trust Children's Complex Care Team. The Continuing Care Team co-ordinates and provides direct care into the homes of children and young people (CYP) who have complex life threatening/ life limiting conditions across the boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey. These CYP have a range of conditions and needs which can affect their ability to breath, move independently and communicate. We also support a growing number of children with behaviours that challenge. These CYP require our care and support to be able to live their lives to the fullest and enjoy experiences. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the facilitation and organisation of care, as well as some direct care, for CYP with continuing care health needs. They will be responsible for effective assessing, planning, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of care to CYP, under the direction of the Senior Practitioner. The post holder will support training and development of carers to ensure all aspects of care are delivered effectively and safely to an allocated caseload. The post holder will work closely with the community nursing teams to ensure effective communication and care. They will develop skills and knowledge in the use of the National Continuing Care Framework to carryout assessments and reviews. The post holder will support the Senior Care Team to continue the strategic development of the service.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to supervise, teach and support a team of nurses and carers that provide health care support for children receiving a continuing care package. You will need to work clinically with carers within various settings including the family home. Shifts will vary according to the package and training requirement and will include night duty.
You will need to ensure that nursing practice is consistently of highest quality and based on up to date research in all community settings to include the child's home. You will need to clinically assess new referrals using the DH Children's Continuing Care framework. You will play a pivotal role with the process of transfer and discharge of the child from hospital to home.
You will work in partnership with the nursing team to ensure records of care training and required competency booklets are up to date to enable carers to deliver safe and effective care.
You will support the young person and their family in transition to adulthood.To help in the organisation of MDT's and attend meetings representing the team.
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.
The post holder will support the senior staff and the Matron to continue the strategic development of the service. They will 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.
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.
The post holder will support the senior staff and the Matron to continue the strategic development of the service. They will 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.
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
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).
