Community Children's Nurse - Children's Home Acute Team

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced paediatric nurse to join the Children's Home Acute Team (CHAT) in Basingstoke. This role involves providing acute nursing care at home for children and developing community nursing pathways. Candidates should have a valid UK nursing registration and experience with acutely unwell children. Flexible working arrangements are supported.

Qualifications

• Qualified paediatric nurse with current UK registration.
• Experience in acutely unwell paediatric care and, preferably, community settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous paediatric nursing care for acutely unwell children in the home setting.
• Collaborate with CHAT and the broader community nursing team to develop care pathways.
• Support early discharge from hospital and reduce avoidable admissions.

Skills

Acutely unwell paediatric care

Community nursing experience

Autonomous working

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Current UK paediatric nursing registration

Job description

Overview

If you are looking for a paediatric nursing role where you can combine acute nursing skills with community work, read on. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the friendly and progressive Children\'s Home Acute Team (CHAT). CHAT is an innovative nursing team that sits within an integrated child health team and delivers acute and ambulatory care at home to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge.

We are looking for an experienced paediatric nurse who can work autonomously to care for acutely unwell children at home and be part of a developing community nursing team. You will deliver excellent acute nursing care in the community in and around Hampshire and join a high level of nursing expertise, acting as a role model to the nurses and students within the team. The post holder will have acute and preferably community experience.

This challenging and rewarding role offers an opportunity to develop your acute skills while working in both the acute and community settings. You will work as part of the CHAT to develop ambulatory and unscheduled care pathways, prevent unnecessary admissions, and facilitate early discharge from inpatient wards. Flexibility for working arrangements will be considered.

Note: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust emphasises safety and care; vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended and care is provided to COVID-19 positive patients within our services.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous paediatric nursing care for acutely unwell children in the home setting.
• Collaborate with CHAT and the broader community nursing team to develop and refine ambulatory and unscheduled care pathways.
• Support early discharge from hospital and reduce avoidable admissions where appropriate.
• Demonstrate high professional standards and act as a role model for colleagues and students.

Qualifications

• Qualified paediatric nurse with current UK registration.
• Experience in acutely unwell paediatric care and, preferably, community settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Additional Information

• Flexible and part-time working requests will be considered.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications are submitted via Trac; check junk/spam folders for correspondence.
• All new staff are subject to a probationary period of six months.
• In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard, assessed during the selection process.
• The vacancy may close before the listed closing date; if applying, submit your application promptly.

About Hampshire Hospitals

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient across Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. We employ more than 9,000 staff and have a turnover of over £500 million a year. We are a Foundation Trust accountable to our members through the Council of Governors, who represent the interests of their constituencies and influence future plans.