Community Children's NurseNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 6 Childrens Nurse to join our existing, well established Community Childrens Nursing and Palliative Care Team.
The team provide a comprehensive service caring for babies, children and young people with a wide range of conditions including long term complex and acute care needs. The post holder will be a qualified, registered Childrens Nurse, ideally with recent paediatric community nursing experience. The post holder will need to have relevant experience with delivering care to children with acute and complex medical conditions.
This post will require flexibility, motivation, and the ability to work within an enthusiastic team as well as being able to adapt to provide care that meets the needs of all children and young people in a variety of settings. The post holder will be based at our South site in Worcester, covering the South of the County of Worcestershire, but may be asked to work Countywide to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
Contribute to the assessment of needs, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to Childrens Nursing guidelines reporting finding to senior team members as appropriate.
Work in an integrated way with MDT colleagues to ensure equity of care for children, young people and their families.
Participate in nursing/clinical audit. Maintain clinical records in accordance with Trust guidelines using the systems such as Care Notes.
The post holder will need to have relevant experience with delivering care to children with acute and complex medical conditions.
Job description
Do you have experience working with children with additional or complex health needs? Are you dedicated to providing help, care, and support to those who most need it?
We are looking for a committed nurse to work within our dedicated Community Childrens and Palliative care team who provide essential complex health care to children, young people, and their families.
This is an opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their family by providing clinical care within the home environment.
By joining our team, you will be providing valuable opportunity for a child, young person, and family to meet their full potential and achieve their chosen life outcomes.
For full details of the duties and criteria please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
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