Band 4 Diana Service Children's Specialist Practitioner

Leicestershire Partnership; Leicester; Remote; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a community healthcare worker to provide respite and healthcare support for children and young people with complex healthcare needs. The role primarily involves home visits, with potential duties in schools and outpatient settings, under indirect supervision by registered practitioners.

You will work closely with families to implement care plans, assess wellbeing, and contribute to multidisciplinary care decisions while maintaining infection

Qualifications

• Provide evidence-based general and clinically specific care for patients in the community under indirect or remote supervision of registered practitioners.
• Work as part of a nurse-led service caring for children/young people with life-limiting illnesses and/or technological support.

Responsibilities

• To work as part of a nurse led service caring for children/young people with life limiting illnesses and/or technological support under the supervision of registered nurses.
• Work in close collaboration with parents/carers to provide care to children and young people in accordance with the individual care plan to meet nursing and therapy needs.
• Contribute to the assessment of children's and young people's health and wellbeing alongside qualified staff.
• Monitor and evaluate children's young people's health and care management.
• Take the lead role alongside qualified nurse colleagues caring for more complex children and young people

Job description

Job Overview

Diana Children's Continuing Care Team provide respite/healthcare support to children/young people with complex healthcare needs, including life limiting/life threatening conditions in a variety of settings.

Primary role of the healthcare worker is to provide support in the home; however, you may be required to work in additional settings such as in schools,

Child and Family Support Service, Phlebotomy, and children outpatient clinics.

To provide effective, evidence based general and clinically specific care for patients in the community, under the indirect or remote supervision of registered practitioners.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for a full description of the role

Contact Details: Kelly Hackett [e-mail] 01162955080

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To work as part of a nurse led service caring for children/young people with life limiting illnesses and/or technological support under the supervision of registered nurses.
• Work in close collaboration with parents/carers to provide care to children and young people in accordance with the individual care plan to meet nursing and therapy needs.
• Contribute to the assessment of children's and young people's health and wellbeing alongside qualified staff.
• Monitor and evaluate children's young people's health and care management.
• Take the lead role alongside qualified nurse colleagues caring for more complex children and young people

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.