Children's Complex Needs Nurse - 20 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the ISCAN team (integrated service for children with additional needs) As a Children's Complex Needs Nurse you will undertake various clinical and non-clinical roles within a variety of settings, including clinics, specialist schools and children's homes.

*Please note if you are newly qualified we will reimburse for your first year of NMC fees*

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a small nursing team contributing to health needs assesments, promoting health and wellbeing, and actively promoting immunisation programmes. You will work in partnership with specialist school staff to ensure that children and young people safety attend school irrespective of their additional health needs.

You will work in line with all policies that promote safeguarding for children, the healthy child programme and earlyhelp.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Be a registered Nurse (child) with significant post registration experience.
• Nursing and midwifery Council Registration
• Experience of working /clinical placement with children with complex needs
• Evidence of current and ongoing Continuous professional development

Desirable

• Post Registration qualifications in related subject areas
• Previous experience gained in NHS setting
• Experience of managing or supervising therapy assistants and technical instructors

Knowledge

Essential

• Child development and common complex conditions
• Good working knowledge of therapy /nursing processes and theoretical models
• Safeguarding Awareness
• Understanding of evidence based practice and the implications for clinical practice

Desirable

• Common Assessment Framework and common processes
• To have knowledge of National Care Record System (EMIS).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rowan House, ISCAN

Grange Rd South

Hyde

SK14 5NU

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

245-NAM5ISCAN-09-24