About this role
Job summary
Band 6 Children's Community Sister (part-time 36 hours)
Shift patterns expected are 12 hour shifts /some 8.30 am-16.30 shift
Service covers 7 days a week all year round
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced children's nurse to join the children's community nursing team. Our versatile and responsive team work with children and young people at home, special schools and other community settings. They provide direct nursing care, support and education and training to children and families with a variety of medical conditions and complex needs.
The team support children with acute and complex conditions and support children and their families with life limiting conditions. The team support Paediatric Virtual within the community setting .
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 work with children, young people and families and the wider multidisciplinary team in the community.
As a band 6 nurse the applicant will be expected to deputise for the team leader when necessary and supervise junior members of staff.
The applicant must be either an experienced senior band 5 or currently a band 6 nurse with Intravenous/central line competency. Experience of ward and ideally community setting .
The post holder will hold the Community Specialist Practitioner Course qualification or be willing to undertake this as the opportunity arises
The post holder will be based at Newton Drive Health Centre working alongside colleagues from various health professions. 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.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the clinical care and treatments of children and young people within the Childrens Community Nursing Team .
The team support children and young people age 0-16 years and up until 19 years for those with SEND
The post holder will support young people in the process of transition to adulthood services and ensure they are fully supported with their required onward health and care needs
The post holder will support with the coordination of Virtual ward and participate in daily ward rounds to support early discharge from hospital and provision of responsive follow up care at home
It is expected the post holder will take at least one lead area of responsibility within the team, championing this work, reviewing National Guidelines, Standards or NICE and maintaining a quality and research driven service/care.
The post holder will support directly with nurse lead clinics and new team initiatives and undertake the required audits to demonstrate effectiveness of new practice developments
The experienced post holder will directly support junior staff and students ensuring strong effective mentorship and guidance
They will develop and deliver comprehensive teaching and training to education and nursery settings
They will directly support children and staff within our 4 local special schools ensuring children are well supported with their health and care needs comprehensively understood by the staff caring for them within their school day
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.
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role.
The successful applicant will need to be a car driver to enable them to undertake the essential travel within this role.
Person Specification
qualifications and training Essential
Registered Childrens Nurse - Bsc hons child nursing Qualification in teaching and mentoring /or experience in formal training delivery Community Specialist Practitioner or equivalent /willingness o undertake paediatric life support training up to date
Desirable
Advanced Communication skills training Counselling training childrens community degree
Experience Essential
experience in working within a children's community nursing team At least 3 years experience working as a band 5 staff nurse Experience of working autonomously, delivering patient care Experience of multi agency working and collaborative working Experience of working with children with complex medical needs experience of leadership and management and managing change Experience of high level of complex communication experiences
Desirable
Experience of at least 2-3 years working as a band 5 staff nurse experience of undertaking IV therapy ,venopuncture and port management Experience of transition and preparing for adulthood hood
skills Essential
excellent verbal and communication skills Skilled in teaching and delivering effective training to others skilled in the development of guidelines and pathways IT literate and experienced with systems and processes Ability to work with colleagues across health, education and social care settings
Desirable
ENB Mentorship or equivalent
Knowledge Essential
evidence of professional updating understanding of safeguarding procedures understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment working knowledge of SEND legislation
Desirable
experience of audit/data collection
other Essential
Able to prioritise work Able to work well with the MDT and outside agencies flexible attitude to work
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 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address newton Drive Health Centre
Newton Drive
Blackpool
FY38NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)