Children's Community Nurse

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing exceptional nursing care for children with complex needs. This role offers the chance to work within a supportive team environment, focusing on holistic assessments and individualized care plans. With a commitment to employee development and well-being, this position provides flexible working opportunities and a comprehensive induction program. If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

In-Service Training

Employee Assistance Programme

Proactive Health and Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Degree in Children's Nursing required.
• Current NMC Registration necessary for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to children with complex needs.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess and plan care.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Communication Skills

Time Management

Holistic Care

Education

Degree/Diploma in Children's Nursing

Current NMC Registration as a Childrens Nurse

Job description

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Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Specialist Children’s Community Nursing Team in providing excellent quality nursing care for children with Complex Needs attending Special School in Waltham Forest.

The Specialist Childrens Community Nursing team comprises of three teams – Child Development Nursing, Special School Nursing, and Childrens Community Nursing team, and offers care to children across Waltham Forest in their homes, in clinic and in Special School settings. The aim is to provide an excellent standard of Nursing care to enable children to achieve their best possible outcomes.

The post holder will assist the existing Children’s Community Nursing Team in carrying out a range of clinical activities. They will utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to provide holistic assessments for children who have complex needs. Clinical judgement will aid the postholder to formulate a care plan based on these assessments. The postholder will also demonstrate excellent time management skills to enable them to work autonomously at times. Excellent communication skills are essential as well as good knowledge of current Nursing best practice and the ability to work as an effective team member across the Specialist Childrens Nursing Teams as well as the wider Multidisciplinary Team and external agencies.

Main duties of the job

• To be directed by the team lead or shift coordinator in prioritising day to day work and case management
• To work as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team to ensure the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised evidence-based programmes of care.
• To provide high quality, evidenced based nursing care to children, young people within their home, school, nursery, or other community setting – working at all times within the limits achieved of the competency framework for the Community Children’s Nursing Team
• To work in partnership with the child, young person and their family and carers, to identify individual needs and deliver nursing care. To encourage and support self management and independence of clients and families, providing training and support within limits of identified competence.
• To be responsible for accessing annual mandatory training in line with trust policy. To be responsible for ensuring attendance at clinical supervision and monthly one to one with preceptor/supervisor meetings
• To identify limits of own knowledge/skills and seek advice as and when necessary, from team members or specialist practitioners – or other members of the multi professional team.
• To work as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team to provide support in discharge planning from acute care to community settings, including children with continuing care needs.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As part of the Specialist Community Nursing Children’s Service, we can offer you:

• Regular clinical and managerial supervision
• A programme of in-service training and rotation opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities
• Training and development opportunities

The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of the team based at Wood Street Health Centre and also provide care in children’s family homes as part of the role.

Please Note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Children's Nursing
• Current NMC Registration as a Childrens Nurse (RNC/RN8)

Experience

• Evidence of post qualification clinical experience
• Evidence of personal development
• Evidence of other post registration education and training

Knowledge

• Knowledge of health promotion approach
• Knowledge of services provided by other agencies
• Understanding of and ability to carry out audit
• Knowledge of research methodology

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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 a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.