Community Nurse - Children's

Ogden Macmillan Centre.harrogate And District Nhs Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Harrogate is looking for a compassionate children's nurse to deliver care and support to children and young people with complex health needs. The role involves working in various community settings, including homes and schools. Candidates should have a strong clinical background, excellent communication skills, and ideally, be a non-medical prescriber. The organization offers supportive culture and staff recognition initiatives, making a positive impact on patient lives.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Fast-track Physiotherapy service

Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards

Annual Colleague Recognition Awards

Qualifications

• Recent clinical community experience delivering care to children with complex health needs.
• Competence and confidence in community children's nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care and support to children and young people (CYP) in a range of settings.
• Provide care for babies requiring O2 therapy and administer necessary medication.

Skills

Recent clinical community experience

Care of children requiring CIVAD access

Administration of rheumatology medication

Care of babies requiring O2 therapy

Pressure area care

Enteral feeding skills

Tracheostomy care

Wound care skills

Excellent communication skills

Solutions focused planning skills

Self-management skills

Non-medical prescriber

Job description

We are looking for a children's nurse to join our enthusiastic ranks in the community, delivering care & support to CYP with the most complex health needs in our area. We cover the Harrogate & rural footprint & practice across a range of settings, i.e. home, school, social care.

We need someone with recent clinical community experience, including care of CYP requiring CIVAD access, administration of rheumatology medication, care of babies requiring O2 therapy, pressure area, enteral feeding, tracheostomy & wound care skills. We are looking for someone competent & confident in community children's nursing practice, including a range of excellent communication, training, solutions focused planning & self-management skills. Non medical prescriber desirable.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.