Job summary
An exciting prospect has arisen for a Specialist Community Nursery Nurse (SCNN) to work within the Specialist Nursing Service at the Child Development Centre.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with families and professionals, delivering both clinical care tasks and behaviour, sleep, continence support strategies in order to make a positive difference to individuals and families.
A key part of the role will be facilitating both individual and group sessions both on TEAMS and in person. In-depth training, clinical support and induction will be offered before you work independently.
You will work with children, young people and families and delivering care in clinic, educational and other community settings as the need arises.
The successful candidate needs to be able to communicate and organise effectively, prioritise tasks, be methodical in their thinking and continually exercise their initiative.
This is a fabulous opportunity that awaits an enthusiastic team player who is eager for a new challenge and has a passion to make a difference! We would expect the successful candidate to have considerable wide ranging experience and excellent interpersonal skills.
(Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised).
Main duties of the job
To work within the Community Paediatrics team supporting the clinical assessment of SEND at the earliest opportunity; using your clinical skills and knowledge, you will follow up with families in the home, schools or other settings.
To work directly with families identified as needing support. Appropriate referral to be made where a medical or health need has been identified. This would include providing support and clinical advice to parents.
To take an active role in workshops with parents (online and in person) providing advice and support.
To assess the appropriate support services required and to facilitate access, which will include supporting the onward referral to support services or for clinical interventions.
To work with all professionals to identify early support needs with accessing early education settings.
To guide families to appropriate Universal support.
Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Assessments to act as a liaison between professionals and parents of child.
To liaise with schools and nursery settings to ensure a needs led approach is provided for children and young people where it is need.
To act as a chaperone for child protection medicals as required.
To take part in service development projects as required.
To deliver QB testing on a regular basis.
To take blood pressure and pulse readings, and complete growth monitoring for children and young people. Training will be available for this.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To recognise own strengths and weaknesses and ask for help when unsure from the parents or childrens community nurse.
- To build professional relationships with families who may be stressed and finding it difficult to cope with a child who has very complex health needs.
- Communicate effectively and appropriately with children who have complex health needs and/or learning difficulties.
- To carry out nursing tasks as per daily care plan.
- To ensure a safe environment and the safe use of equipment and reporting any unsafe environment or unsafe use of equipment to the Team Leader.
- To identify changes in the childs condition assessing and referring appropriately to parents and/ or community nurse.
- In an emergency know what to do and who to contact.
- Some Line Management of Junior staff following training
Communication
Communication Ensure that all organisational-wide communication is accessed and adhered to accordingly via the @ccs.nhs.uk and/or nhsmail.net account given upon start of employment. This also applies to communication sent via internal or external mail, fax, or memo and LCS Intranet
Budgetary Responsibility
Manage the Trusts resources appropriately.
People Management
- Parents and families of children with very complex needs
- Childrens Community Nurses
- Carers from other agencies e.g. social services, nursing agencies, schools Responsible for day-to-day supervision of staff within a section or department (supervision = work allocation and checking only
- Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.
Clinical and Practice Governance
- Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
- The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
- The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
- Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
- The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
- Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
- Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis
- The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General
Safeguarding people responsibility Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.
There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.
Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.
Those most in need of protection include:
- Children and young people
- Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.
The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure of Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To recognise own strengths and weaknesses and ask for help when unsure from the parents or childrens community nurse.
- To build professional relationships with families who may be stressed and finding it difficult to cope with a child who has very complex health needs.
- Communicate effectively and appropriately with children who have complex health needs and/or learning difficulties.
- To carry out nursing tasks as per daily care plan.
- To ensure a safe environment and the safe use of equipment and reporting any unsafe environment or unsafe use of equipment to the Team Leader.
- To identify changes in the childs condition assessing and referring appropriately to parents and/ or community nurse.
- In an emergency know what to do and who to contact.
- Some Line Management of Junior staff following training
Communication
Communication Ensure that all organisational-wide communication is accessed and adhered to accordingly via the @ccs.nhs.uk and/or nhsmail.net account given upon start of employment. This also applies to communication sent via internal or external mail, fax, or memo and LCS Intranet
Budgetary Responsibility
Manage the Trusts resources appropriately.
People Management
- Parents and families of children with very complex needs
- Childrens Community Nurses
- Carers from other agencies e.g. social services, nursing agencies, schools Responsible for day-to-day supervision of staff within a section or department (supervision = work allocation and checking only
- Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.
Clinical and Practice Governance
- Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
- The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
- The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
- Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
- The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
- Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
- Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis
- The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General
Safeguarding people responsibility Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.
There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.
Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.
Those most in need of protection include:
- Children and young people
- Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.
The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure of Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- NNEB/BTEC /NVQ 3 in childcare or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Recent post qualifying experience in childcare working in an educational or community environment
- Can assess care needs and implement play plans
- Understands normal development of Children
- Understands implications of Confidentiality Evidenced based knowledge of nutritional, play and routine requirements of children
Desirable
- Have acted as an advocate for children
- Experience of liaising with and supporting families
- Has an understanding of needs of children with complex health needs and disabilities
- Has a knowledge of child protection issues
Skills
Essential
- Need to be able to keep calm in emergency situations
- To be able to learn nursing skills and know when to ask for help
- Can work on the floor or in restricted places to deliver care
- Can work as part of a team
Desirable
- Has experience of working with children with health needs, learning difficulties or complex health needs
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- NNEB/BTEC /NVQ 3 in childcare or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Recent post qualifying experience in childcare working in an educational or community environment
- Can assess care needs and implement play plans
- Understands normal development of Children
- Understands implications of Confidentiality Evidenced based knowledge of nutritional, play and routine requirements of children
Desirable
- Have acted as an advocate for children
- Experience of liaising with and supporting families
- Has an understanding of needs of children with complex health needs and disabilities
- Has a knowledge of child protection issues
Skills
Essential
- Need to be able to keep calm in emergency situations
- To be able to learn nursing skills and know when to ask for help
- Can work on the floor or in restricted places to deliver care
- Can work as part of a team
Desirable
- Has experience of working with children with health needs, learning difficulties or complex health needs
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).
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).
