Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high quality, evidence-based, family centred care to Children and Young People? Would you like to be a part of the growing movement to provide this care closer to home? If so, then a role within our Children's Community Nursing Team will be perfect for you!

We seek a Band 6 Registered Children's Nurse to join our well- established team. The successful candidate can be assured that a full orientation period and support in achieving the required competencies will be provided.

The Children's Community Nursing Team in West Hertfordshire is an autonomous and experienced team committed to providing outstanding nursing care and reducing hospital attendances in order to minimise the effects of hospitalisation on the sick child. Based in Watford, we are mobile workers attending to a vast range of care needs in community settings requiring flexible clinical skills. We are focussed on thecontinuous professional development of our staff to meet the ever changing needs of CYP nursing. Our service spans the 7-day period between 08:00-18:00 extending to a 24 hour on call service for end of life care. Our weekend and on call cover is provided by nurses working at Band 6 and above. We welcome and strongly encourage informal visits from prospective candidates.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include:

• Providing ambulatory care such as intravenous medication.
• Reviewing acutely unwell children as part of the Urgent Care Pathways.
• Ongoing nursing management of CYP with chronic conditions including oncology, juvenile arthritis and respiratory conditions.
• Providing nursing care to CYP with complex needs.
• Palliative care of children.

In return, we can offer you:

• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum of �1,066 per annum and a maximum payment �1,845 per annum, pro rata where applicable)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Eye Care Voucher
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the 'Top 100 Best Places toWork' (Health Service Journal). Our CQC rating is of 'Good'You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

In return, we can offer you:

• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension scheme
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the 'Top 100 Best Places to Work' (Health Service Journal). Our CQC rating is of 'Good'

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work effectively with sound judgement when dealing with complex emotional situations, family dynamics and in difficult environments.
• To work in partnership with parents/guardians and gain informed consent.
• To create individual care plans for specific children, negotiating, agreeing, implementing and evaluating with parents and other professionals.
• To be responsible for assessing, delivering, developing and maintaining high standards in the quality of care in the home and clinic setting. Delivering face to face support and/or telephone advice.
• To deliver patient care including accessing central and peripheral IV lines, administration of chemotherapy, IV drug administration, managing and replacing enteral feeding devices, oxygen therapy, suctioning and complex healthcare needs, End of Life Care and Dressings.
• To maintain skills and training for procedures.
• Maintain an update log of all training undertaken.
• Identify and respond to issues of clinical risk.
• Provide information and training to parents based on assessment of need.
• Participate and support regular educational audit demonstrating example on an annual basis.
• To assist in the education and practical development training of all learners, utilising every opportunity for clinical teaching.
• To deliver nursing within Special Schools as required according to the rota.
• To recognise own professional limitations
• Demonstrates the ability to manage time and resources effectively.
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload and is able to show flexibility in response to urgent and/or changing needs.
• Through reflection and clinical support, develop strategies to improve, and where necessary change practice.
• Identify issues relevant to practice governance and participate in sharing knowledge in this forum.
• Identify areas of practice development and demonstrate the implementation of one practice development initiative per year.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• RSCN / RN (Child)
• Evidence of Continuing professional development

Desirable

• Community Qualification
• Independant prescriber
• Mentoring and Assessing

Experience

Essential

• Nursing Assessment
• Central Line and IV experience
• Enteral Feeding/Gastrostomy Care
• Wound dressing
• Observation and measurements using various types of equipment) e.g. Oxygen, Urine analysis
• Child Protection Process
• IT Skills
• Presentation and teaching
• Sound knowledge of medications, their dosing and side effects

Desirable

• Cytotoxic Administration
• Phlebotomy
• Administration of O2 at home
• Experience of dealing with End of Life Care
• Care for the Child or young person with complex health needs or learning difficulties

Personal Qualities

Essential

• An understanding of issues influencing care in the community including commissioning
• Ability to recognise own limitations and competencies
• Flexible to meet the needs of the service including 24 hour care
• Excellent time keeping abilities
• Ability to work in a non judgemental manner

Other

Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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812-23-DR-CYP-06-C