About this role
Job summary
Are you a passionate, registered Childrens Nurse looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference? Join our Childrens Community Nursing Team and help deliver high-quality care to children and young people in homes, schools, nurseries and clinics. We work closely with children and their families to ensure that wherever possible, care can be delivered safely in the comfort of the childs own home. You will support children with complex health needs and acute or long-term conditions, using your clinical skills, communication skills and compassion. This is an exciting opportunity to work both independently and as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
As a Childrens Community Nurse, you will play a key role in helping children and young people receive specialist, high-quality care. Working closely with children and their families, you will assess individual health needs and plan and deliver evidence-based care. You will support children with complex, acute, chronic, life-limiting or additional health needs across homes, schools and community clinics. The role will involve tracheostomy care, non-invasive ventilation, intravenous and subcutaneous medication, port flushing and central line care, enteral feeding, and safe airway management, including suctioning and administering nebulised medication as well as acute nursing skills. You will also facilitate timely hospital discharge, working with the wider multidisciplinary team, and build the confidence of parents, carers and school staff through practical clinical training and support.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.
Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).
They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.
Our mission
We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision
We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our values
Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all One team: We work well together and with our communities
Job description Job responsibilities
To work within the Childrens Community Nursing Service, delivering high quality, evidence-based nursing care for children and young people with life limiting and life threatening conditions and supporting children and young people with short- and long-term conditions.
To identify the health needs of children to be nursed in the community and work in liaison with multi-agency partners to promote collaboration and effective communication.
To work across the Childrens Community Nursing Service developing skills in complex, acute and long-term conditions care.
Full Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Relationships Essential
If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Experience Essential
Post registration experience Able to effectively supervise/support fellow team members and student nurses.
Desirable
Use skills to teach/develop fellow team members, student nurses, parent/carers and education staff Able to undertake Practice Assessor / Supervisor role.
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Relevant experience working in a healthcare setting with children and their families, with complex health needs / acute health needs
Desirable
IT skills. Teaching, audit and evaluation skills. Caring for children within a community setting. Completion of an Intravenous therapy course
Qualifications Essential
1st level Registration RSCN/RN Child To possess or be willing to complete the Paediatric Clinical Examination and Minor illness module.
Desirable
Post Reg education. To possess or willing to work towards BSc in Community Childrens Nursing.
Job Specific Requirements Essential
The ability to travel independently across the trust The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Right to Work Essential
Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK? If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)? Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)
Address Great Sankey Hub
Lingley Green Avenue
Great Sankey
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 3AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)