Nurse – Community Children’s Nursing Team

NHS National Services Scotland; Renfrew; Presencial; GBP 18 000 - 26 000; Tempo parcial

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Bursary scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

NHS discounts

Confidential employee support

Resumo da oferta

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a Specialist Children’s Services Disability Nurse to deliver accessible, high‑quality care to children and young people aged 0–19 in the community, managing a caseload and collaborating with families and partners.

Fixed-term, part-time 10.8 hours per week, based at Aranthrue Centre, with shifts Mon–Fri 08:30–16:30; role supports development of the Specialist Children’s Services nursing team and contributes to safe, patient‑centred service delivery; PVG

Qualificações

• Provide education, training and specialist expertise to community children’s nursing staff.
• Support, teach and develop junior staff, learners and colleagues.
• Maintain and develop knowledge and skills in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).
• Contribute to clinical supervision and professional development activities.
• Promote best practice across the disability pathway and within community-based children’s nursing services.

Responsabilidades

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for children and young people with disabilities.
• Manage an allocated caseload and provide ongoing specialist nursing support.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead with caseload management, supervision and the effective deployment of nursing resources.
• Assist with personal development planning and monitoring the implementation of key policy documents.
• Provide specialist clinical support to community children’s nursing staff to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and enable children to remain within their communities.
• Support service development through participation in audits, reviews and evaluations.
• Contribute to the delivery of a safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive and patient-centred service.
• Deputise for the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead in their absence where required.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

The post holder will provide an accessible, appropriate, high-quality, culturally sensitive and effective Specialist Children’s Services (SCS) Disability Nursing service for children and young people aged 0–19 years within the community. Working in partnership with service users, families, care providers and partner agencies, they will support children and young people experiencing disability across the disability pathway. Under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead, the post holder will manage their own caseload, delivering patient-centred care and contributing to the ongoing development of the Specialist Children’s Services Nurse role.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is unable to provide candidates or employees with a Certificate of Sponsorship (COS).

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

Fixed-term until the end of March 2027, Part-time 10.8 hours per week

Shift pattern: Monday-Friday 0830-1630

Base Location: Aranthrue Centre

Key responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for children and young people with disabilities.
• Manage an allocated caseload and provide ongoing specialist nursing support.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead with caseload management, supervision and the effective deployment of nursing resources.
• Assist with personal development planning and monitoring the implementation of key policy documents.
• Provide specialist clinical support to community children’s nursing staff to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and enable children to remain within their communities.
• Support service development through participation in audits, reviews and evaluations.
• Contribute to the delivery of a safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive and patient-centred service.
• Deputise for the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead in their absence where required.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Provide education, training and specialist expertise to community children’s nursing staff.
• Support, teach and develop junior staff, learners and colleagues.
• Maintain and develop knowledge and skills in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).
• Contribute to clinical supervision and professional development activities.
• Promote best practice across the disability pathway and within community-based children’s nursing services.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Claire McEwan, Nurse Team Lead - [e-mail] - 0141 314 4615

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

This post may require a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

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