Complex Care Nurse

Central London Community Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based healthcare provider seeks a dedicated nurse for the Barnet Children's Continuing Care Team. This rewarding role involves assessing children's eligibility for NHS care packages while working closely with families and multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate must possess relevant nursing qualifications (RGN, RSCN, RN Child, or RN LD) and demonstrate strong clinical skills, ensuring responsive and personalized care for children with complex health needs. Opportunities for professional development are available.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Nurse with NMC registration and relevant qualifications.
• Experience in case management and teaching/supporting families.
• Understanding of clinical governance and equal opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Continuing Care assessments for eligibility.
• Manage care packages and provide ongoing support to families.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across sectors.
• Ensure care packages are responsive to individual needs.

Skills

Knowledge of Children & Young People's Continuing Care Framework

Expertise in nursing assessment / clinical skills

Competent I.T. skills

Knowledge of NMC Professional Codes and Standards

Knowledge of Clinical Governance

Understanding of Equal Opportunities

Education

RGN, RSCN, RN (Child) or RN (LD)

NMC Registration

Evidence of post-registration education

Teaching qualification

Job description

The Barnet Children's Continuing Care Team is a small, supportive, and highly committed team of very experienced nurses responsible for coordinating and overseeing NHS Funded Continuing Care packages for children and young people with complex and long-term health needs.

Working in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016), the team ensures that children and young people receive safe, high-quality, and personalised care that enables them to live as well as possible within their homes and communities.

At the heart of this role is partnership working. You will work closely with children, young people, and their families, as well as with health, social care, education, and voluntary sector partners across the London Borough of Barnet, to ensure that commissioned packages of care are responsive, effective, and centred on individual needs.

This is a rewarding role that offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the lives of children and families, while developing your clinical, assessment, and case management skills within a supportive and forward-thinking team. We are committed to staff development and provide opportunities to enhance your professional practice and career progression.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Barnet Children's Continuing Care Team, you will:

• Undertake Children's Continuing Care assessments and reviews to determine eligibility for NHS funded Continuing Care packages
• Work with Children and Young people who may have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and or be technology dependent
• Provide ongoing case management for children and families, ensuring care packages remain safe, effective, and appropriate to changing needs
• Act as a key point of contact for children and families within your caseload, offering support, coordination, and guidance
• Liaise closely with multidisciplinary teams, community services, and partner agencies, working across organisational and professional boundaries
• Manage care packages through to transition into adult services, or until continuing care is no longer required
• Take appropriate reporting action regarding any accident or incident to a child, family member, staff member or visitor this include Safeguarding.
• Demonstrate transferable skills, underpinned by relevant nursing experiences.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate the 6 C's of Nursing in practice.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Any of the following: RGN, RSCN, RN (Child) RN (LD)
• NMC Registration
• Evidence of post registration education
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience of teaching/supporting families with their care package
• Experience of liaising / negotiating with professionals
• Case management
• Experience of working in culturally diverse communities

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of Children & YP Continuing Care Framework
• Expertise in nursing assessment / clinical skills
• Competent I.T. skills, using wide range of data base systems
• Knowledge of the NMC Professional Codes and Standards
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implementation
• Knowledge of purpose and value of Clinical Supervision
• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Knowledge and understanding of Evidenced Based Care
• Knowledge of working in culturally diverse communities
• Knowledge of political changes in the profession and NHS

Key Attributes

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS