Job summary
The Community Children's Specialist Nursing Team is a key element within Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust. The remit of the long term conditions team, community children's nursing service (CCN) is to provide nursing assessment and interventions to children with a defined nursing need including palliative and End of Life Care.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner providing nursing care closer to home, or at home depending on the needs of the child and young person. The care will include managing children who are technology dependent, enteral feeding, requiring CVAD care including oncology, oxygen dependent, cardiac monitoring, and complex care needs.
The role will encompass a range of clinical interventions including assessment, intervention, and case management, working within multi-disciplinary and locality-based model of care. Post holder should act as an advocate for children negotiating care requirements with a variety of partner agencies.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the team to provide nursing assessments, interventions and nursing care to children, young people and families on the caseload.
To work as part of a mixed skill team in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care plans to meet medical and nursing needs.
To carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.
To provide leadership and act as team leader if required, advising schools and partner agencies.
To support other bands of staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.
To lead and/or participate as required/requested in team activities.
To participate as part of skill mix team and within sphere of competence in Palliative and End of Life care.
To be an advocate for the child, young person and family to ensure their holistic needs are met.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will encompass a range of clinical interventions including assessment, intervention, and case management, working within multi-disciplinary and locality-based model of care. Post holder should act as an advocate for children negotiating care requirements with a variety of partner agencies.
Safeguarding is a key element of responsibility for all staff within the team and the post holder should adhere to protocols at all times and support staff members with safeguarding issues.
To work as part of the team to provide nursing assessments, interventions and nursing care to children, young people and families on the caseload.
To work as part of a mixed skill team in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care plans to meet medical and nursing needs.
To carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.
To provide leadership and act as team leader if required, advising schools and partner agencies.
To support other bands of staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.
To lead and/or participate as required/requested in team activities.
To participate as part of skill mix team and within sphere of competence in Palliative and End of Life care.
To be an advocate for the child, young person and family to ensure their holistic needs are met.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will encompass a range of clinical interventions including assessment, intervention, and case management, working within multi-disciplinary and locality-based model of care. Post holder should act as an advocate for children negotiating care requirements with a variety of partner agencies.
Safeguarding is a key element of responsibility for all staff within the team and the post holder should adhere to protocols at all times and support staff members with safeguarding issues.
To work as part of the team to provide nursing assessments, interventions and nursing care to children, young people and families on the caseload.
To work as part of a mixed skill team in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care plans to meet medical and nursing needs.
To carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.
To provide leadership and act as team leader if required, advising schools and partner agencies.
To support other bands of staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.
To lead and/or participate as required/requested in team activities.
To participate as part of skill mix team and within sphere of competence in Palliative and End of Life care.
To be an advocate for the child, young person and family to ensure their holistic needs are met.
Person Specification
Interview
Essential
- Paediatric Nursing Degree
- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience
Desirable
Interview
Essential
- Experience of working with babies, children and young people with long term conditions
- Experience of working in the community settings
Desirable
- palliative care experience
Person Specification
Interview
Essential
- Paediatric Nursing Degree
- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience
Desirable
Interview
Essential
- Experience of working with babies, children and young people with long term conditions
- Experience of working in the community settings
Desirable
- palliative care experience
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).
