Children's Community Nurse

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Children's Community Nurse to join our friendly team. The role focuses on high-quality child and family-centred care for CYP in their homes and community settings.

You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, deliver specialist interventions including enteral feeding, gastrostomy, tracheostomy and respiratory care, and contribute to safeguarding, care planning and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experienced Band 6 Children's Community Nurse.
• Provide specialist clinical interventions and training in enteral feeding, gastrostomy, tracheostomy and respiratory care.
• Coordinate care with multidisciplinary teams and safeguard processes.
• Support junior staff and students and contribute to service development.
• Deliver high-quality, child and family-centred care at home and in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for CYP at home.
• Work autonomously and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead and contribute to on-call rota for end-of-life care.
• Coordinate care plans and safeguarding activities across partners.
• Support education staff and families with care procedures.

Skills

Clinical care

Leadership

Autonomy

Communication

Child & family-centred care

Job description

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Children's Community Nurse to join our established, friendly and supportive team.

The team provides high-quality child and family centred care to children and young people (CYP) with acute, chronic, complex and life-limiting needs.

This is a varied and rewarding role, providing the opportunity to work closely with CYP and their families in their own homes and community settings. The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical care, work autonomously and collaboratively across professional boundaries.

The role offers the individual the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills while making a meaningful difference to children and families, supporting them to receive high quality care in the community where possible.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to support children and young people to remain safely at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

The role requires excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, child and family-centred care.

You will provide specialist clinical interventions and deliver training and support to families, carers and education staff in areas such as enteral feeding, gastrostomy, tracheostomy and respiratory care.

You will work closely with a range of professionals and agencies to coordinate care, contribute to safeguarding processes, develop individualised care plans and promote positive outcomes for children and their families.

The successful candidate will also support junior staff and students, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and participate in the Children's Community Nursing end of life on-call rota.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Fox Job title: Children's Community Nursing Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01305254279