Children's Community Nurse

St George's University Hospitals; Tooting; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals seeks an experienced registered Children's Nurse to join the Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT). The role centers on delivering high-quality care to children in their homes, including assessments, care planning, interventions, and meticulous documentation.

This part-time position is 33 hours per week, with weekend rosters and involvement in an end-of-life on-call rota when necessary.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse practicing in the UK.
• Maintain accurate, systematic, and timely recordkeeping.
• Work autonomously as a specialist practitioner in home settings.
• Collaborate with families and other agencies to ensure seamless care.
• Be flexible to provide a 7-day service including weekends and bank holidays.
• Participate in 24-hour on-call rota for end-of-life care when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to children in their home environments.
• Conduct assessments and develop care plans for individual patients.
• Implement nursing interventions and ensure thorough documentation and follow-up.
• Support patients, parents, relatives, and staff in stressful situations and provide counselling as needed.
• Collaborate with other agencies to ensure seamless delivery of home-based care.

Skills

Autonomous working

Record keeping

Collaboration

Flexibility

Counselling

Empathy

Education

Registered Children’s Nurse

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic registered Children's Nurse to join our Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT). As a Children's Community Nurse (CCN), you will play a crucial role in delivering high- quality nursing care to children in their home environments. Your primary responsibilities will include conducting assessments, developing care plans, implementing nursing interventions, and ensuring proper documentation and follow- up. This is a part-time position, offering a 33-hour working week, which will also involveparticipatinginaweekendrotaandprovidingsupportforanend-of-lifeon-call rota when necessary.

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St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years and after years candies 75 #.... atgesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.