Are you a paediatric nurse with experience or interest in managing asthma, eczema, or constipation? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Patch Children's Community Nursing (CCN) team as a Band 6 nurse.

The Patch CCN team was developed as part of the Children and Young People's Health Partnership (CYPHP), an innovative quality improvement programme aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of children in Lambeth and Southwark. Our team provides community-based care to children and young people with three ongoing conditions: asthma, eczema, and constipation.

We utilise a population-based approach to healthcare and employ progressive technology to deliver services through community clinics located across multiple sites in Lambeth and Southwark.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time position.

Closing Date: 18th September 2024Interview Date: 27th September 2024

Join us and be a part of a team that is making a difference in children's lives through innovative community healthcare.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking, and resilient children's community nurse to join our team. Ideally, you will have experience working as an autonomous practitioner within acute, community or primary care settings. This role requires excellent organisational, time management and communication skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver a population-based approach to healthcare while working within a well-supported and friendly team. You will have the chance to contribute to ongoing service development and the integration of care into the wider children's community nursing service.

As an autonomous practitioner, you will provide high-quality specialist nursing care, education and training to children and young people in various settings, including homes, schools, nurseries and the community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitating early discharge and reducing hospital length of stay.
• Preventing hospital admissions by delivering proactive care in the community.
• Providing clinical supervision to staff and students.
• Engaging in research and leading clinical audits within your specialist area.

You will work collaboratively across the children's community nursing service, ensuring the safety and well-being of service users. At all times, you will promote dignity and human rights by adopting person-centered care principles.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important life is, and how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We are committed to supporting flexible working we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and delivery of specialist nursing care, as well as providing expert nursing advice. You will also carry out specialised nursing procedures, ensuring high-quality care across various settings.

For full details, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• Time management and organisation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management
• Demonstrates effective technical skills/Ability to use IT systems to manage patients
• Experience of teaching/assessing/supervising others in a clinical setting

Values and Behaviour

Essential

• Demonstrates trust values and behaviours

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

• Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area
• BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
• SSSAP (Or equivalent) Course

Desirable

• Community Specialist Practitioner

Additional Information

Essential

• Flexible and positive approach to work

Previous experience

Essential

• Broad experience of nursing sick children in hospital/community

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients with asthma/eczema/constipation

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

• RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evelina Children's Hospital

London

SE1 7EU

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