Children's Community NurseNHS
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic registered Children's Nurse to join our Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT). As a Children's Community Nurse (CCN), you will play a crucial role in delivering high- quality nursing care to children in their home environments. Your primary responsibilities will include conducting assessments, developing care plans, implementing nursing interventions, and ensuring proper documentation and follow- up. This is a part-time position, offering a 33-hour working week, which will also involve participating in a weekend rota and providing support for an end-of-life on-call rota when necessary.
Main duties of the job
o To maintain a professional attitude and work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct at all times acting as a good role model. To be aware of own learning needs and limitations and to maintain professional expertise by embracing the concept of lifelong learning. To keep up to date with mandatory training.
o Maintain accurate, systematic, and timely record keeping including recording of clinical data.
o To work as an autonomous and lone specialist practitioner
o Support and deal with patients, parents, relatives, and staff in stressful situations and recognising the need for counselling and refer on as appropriate.
o To work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure a seamless delivery of care to families
o To work flexibly to facilitate a 7-day service. This will include working weekends and bank holidays as per the roster. Additionally, there will be an expectation to participate in a 24-hour on-call rota when providing care for end-of-life patients.
Job description
Please refer to the attached Job Description and personal specification for further detailed information.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.