Job summary
Are you a highly skilled, visible and committed Children's Community Nurse? We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference to the health and well-being of children and young people in our community, whilst supporting and inspiring the nursing team to provide high quality care.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead an innovative and dynamic Community Children's Nursing team which is part of an integrated network of services for children in Bexley & Greenwich. You will be leading a team that provides high quality specialist child-centred nursing care, in community settings and the child's own home. The service provision includes Asthma, Sickle Cell and Hospital at Home.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in close partnership with the other Matron to provide visible clinical leadership to ensure that Children and Young people and their families/carers receive high quality, evidence-based care.They will be accountable for upholding standards and quality, ensuring a positive patient experience, maintaining patient safety, and promoting clinical effectiveness within the service.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Matrons will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Childrens Community Nursing (CCN), Hospital at Home (H@H), Asthma (including Respiratory Hub) and Sickle Cell service. Each Matron will have specific areas for which they are responsible and accountable for, within the overall service. The role includes supervision of senior nurses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Matrons will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Childrens Community Nursing (CCN), Hospital at Home (H@H), Asthma (including Respiratory Hub) and Sickle Cell service. Each Matron will have specific areas for which they are responsible and accountable for, within the overall service. The role includes supervision of senior nurses.
Person Specification
Education /Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (child) Degree level
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in a related subject (or equivalent experience)
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to motivate others and manage change
Desirable
- Ability to work in a community setting with vulnerable families with language and cultural barriers
Experience
Essential
- 5 years experience children's nurse, 2 years senior nurse role
- Experience of management of teams in the community setting
- Extensive experience in assessing care needs, planning implementation and evaluation of care plans.
- Extensive experience in teaching and assessing the competencies of other staff and carers.
Desirable
- Previous experience of research and audit
Person Specification
Education /Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (child) Degree level
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in a related subject (or equivalent experience)
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to motivate others and manage change
Desirable
- Ability to work in a community setting with vulnerable families with language and cultural barriers
Experience
Essential
- 5 years experience children's nurse, 2 years senior nurse role
- Experience of management of teams in the community setting
- Extensive experience in assessing care needs, planning implementation and evaluation of care plans.
- Extensive experience in teaching and assessing the competencies of other staff and carers.
Desirable
- Previous experience of research and audit
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).
