Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit and enthusiastic Children's Nurse to join our team on a permanent basis.The Children's Community Nursing Service is a small but well-established service that provides care to children and young people who have an identified nursing need/ long term health need, supporting and empowering families to manage their child at home and in a variety of settings across Blackpool. The service also provides the special school nursing service to a number of special schools across the Blackpool and Fylde and Wyre area.You will be part of a multi-professional team and will require excellent communication skills. We will offer a comprehensive induction and competency programme; prior competency evidence of IV therapy, Venepuncture/ blood sampling, enteral feeding device care, tracheostomy care and Medical Devices will be considered useful.The children's community team cover a seven day service from 8am-9pm. We support nursing care in the community to facilitate early discharges, prevent hospital admissions or readmissions and as support children with health needs in their school.We support education staff to meet the health needs of children by training them and developing care plans and work alongside other multi agency teams to support children to achieve best outcomes.This post is for 36 hours per week on a permanent.Daily access to your own vehicle for managing community visits is required.
Main duties of the job
The applicant must be dynamic, dedicated, self-motivated, and able to work well independently but also within a team. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for the role as the successful candidate will deal with children, young people and families and the wider multidisciplinary team in the community. As a band 5 nurse the applicant will be expected to deputise for band 6 nurses when necessary and supervise junior members of staff.
The post holder will be based at Newton Drive Health Centre located close to Blackpool Teaching Hospital . They can expect to be well supported via various routes including Trust induction, local team induction programme, clinical supervision, and Team meetings, Appraisal / Personal Development Review / Personal Development Plan etc.
They will need to be a car driver to enable them to undertake the essential travel within this role.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire and operates within a regional health economy catchment area that spans Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust are a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and provide urgent and emergency care services to around 18 million people who visit Blackpool every year.
We provide specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across this region and host the National Artificial Eye Service, which provides services across England.
With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the clinical care and treatments of children and young people as part of the Childrens community nursing team
The children and young peoples needs are paramount and nursing support to the child or young person will be delivered by the team wherever that child or young person is, working in home, and school settings for all children and young people aged 0 19 years.
The post holder will be flexible with their hours to provide support before school and in the evening, including contributing towards a 24/7 palliative care service. They will assist in the implementation and lead of clinical areas, ensuring that areas of practice are evidence based, effective and meet any quality guidelines eg NICE.
Working within and adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code and standards of practice, including evidence portfolio for revalidation purposes.
Communicating effectively, and working collaboratively with clinical colleagues and external agencies to ensure the delivery of a coordinated, multidisciplinary and multi-agency service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the clinical care and treatments of children and young people as part of the Childrens community nursing team
The children and young peoples needs are paramount and nursing support to the child or young person will be delivered by the team wherever that child or young person is, working in home, and school settings for all children and young people aged 0 19 years.
The post holder will be flexible with their hours to provide support before school and in the evening, including contributing towards a 24/7 palliative care service. They will assist in the implementation and lead of clinical areas, ensuring that areas of practice are evidence based, effective and meet any quality guidelines eg NICE.
Working within and adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code and standards of practice, including evidence portfolio for revalidation purposes.
Communicating effectively, and working collaboratively with clinical colleagues and external agencies to ensure the delivery of a coordinated, multidisciplinary and multi-agency service.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse/Child branch
- Evidence of recent CPD relevant to current Practice
- Medicine management and BLS Mandatory training
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to utilise IT skills to document events on a day-to-day basis, write up minutes from meetings and disseminate accordingly.
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safeguarding and disability.
- Knowledge of recognised health related issues in children and young people with complex and life limited conditions.
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience.
- To supervise junior staff on a day-to-day basis, to include 1:1 and appraisal monitoring of non-qualified staff.
- Dexterity and co-ordination is required for IV, CVL, IM interventions, the administration of medications, passing of naso-gastric, gastrostomy and tracheostomy tubes.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Able to listen and be a good communicator in a variety of settings/services and enthuse others -- can communicate complex information where there are barriers to learning and understanding.
- Able to demonstrate ability to promote the individuality and well-being of clients in a holistic way.
- Able to work on own initiative and be self-directed. To work unsupervised for short periods of work and make decisions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
- Able to use Word Publishing/Excel or equivalent
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet operational needs of the team and wider organisations.
- To remain calm under pressure, resourceful, approachable, non judgmental reliable and honest
- Car driver, with independent means of transport on a daily basis
Desirable
- . Able to plan, assess, implement care and evaluate complex activities such as hospital discharge or packages of care.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse/Child branch
- Evidence of recent CPD relevant to current Practice
- Medicine management and BLS Mandatory training
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to utilise IT skills to document events on a day-to-day basis, write up minutes from meetings and disseminate accordingly.
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safeguarding and disability.
- Knowledge of recognised health related issues in children and young people with complex and life limited conditions.
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience.
- To supervise junior staff on a day-to-day basis, to include 1:1 and appraisal monitoring of non-qualified staff.
- Dexterity and co-ordination is required for IV, CVL, IM interventions, the administration of medications, passing of naso-gastric, gastrostomy and tracheostomy tubes.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Able to listen and be a good communicator in a variety of settings/services and enthuse others -- can communicate complex information where there are barriers to learning and understanding.
- Able to demonstrate ability to promote the individuality and well-being of clients in a holistic way.
- Able to work on own initiative and be self-directed. To work unsupervised for short periods of work and make decisions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
- Able to use Word Publishing/Excel or equivalent
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet operational needs of the team and wider organisations.
- To remain calm under pressure, resourceful, approachable, non judgmental reliable and honest
- Car driver, with independent means of transport on a daily basis
Desirable
- . Able to plan, assess, implement care and evaluate complex activities such as hospital discharge or packages of care.
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).
