Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Children's Community Nurse

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Job summary

Band 5 - Children's Community Nurse - fixed term 10 months (to cover maternity leave)

The Children's Community Nursing Team is integral to the Ambulatory Model that is offered and delivered within the Tameside and Glossop locality. The team accepts direct referrals from the emergency department, children's observation and assessment unit, children's ward and local GP's working hard to facilitate early discharge from hospital in addition to providing a rapid response service to prevent unnecessary hospital attendance/admission.

The Children's Community Nursing Team provides nurse-led clinics to ensure that children and young people with non-acute conditions receive a service that is close to home.

You must be a registered children's nurse and have extensive clinical knowledge and skills in caring for children and young people with a variety of needs in acute services to enable you to practice autonomously and use your clinical decision making skills.

Experience of working within the community setting is desirable. You should have excellent inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to demonstrate sound theoretical evidence based knowledge.

You should be committed to the delivery of high standards of care, and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The role includes a large amount of lone working and as such we have robust policies in place to safeguard individual Children's Community Nurses.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic individual to join our Children's Community Nursing Team.

You will be working within an established and experienced team and will be involved in the provision of and support the delivery of skilled paediatric care to children and young people with acute/long term conditions and palliative/end of life care.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Date posted

18 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

245-NAM5CCN-05-24-A

Job locations

Tameside and Glossop ICFT

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

CCN Band 5

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse (Children)
Relevant experience at Band 5 in an acute setting
Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
Able to articulate personal development needs
Demonstrates knowledge of audit/research recommendations
Excellent communication skills
Evidence of involvement in change management
Ability to travel
Good attendance
Awareness of safeguarding procedures
Flexibility

Desirable

Children's Community Specialist Practitioner/Children's Community Diploma
Clinical skills qualification
Mentorship qualification
Experience of working in a Community setting

Person Specification

CCN Band 5

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse (Children)
Relevant experience at Band 5 in an acute setting
Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
Able to articulate personal development needs
Demonstrates knowledge of audit/research recommendations
Excellent communication skills
Evidence of involvement in change management
Ability to travel
Good attendance
Awareness of safeguarding procedures
Flexibility

Desirable

Children's Community Specialist Practitioner/Children's Community Diploma
Clinical skills qualification
Mentorship qualification
Experience of working in a Community setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop ICFT

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop ICFT

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)