Registered Nurse (ID:501)

Swanton Care and Community; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A care provider agency in Manchester is seeking a Practice Educator & Advisor to train support workers in caring for children with complex health needs. The ideal candidate has a Pediatric Nursing qualification and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include training new staff, overseeing clinical standards, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. This role supports the development of young people through independence, requiring effective leadership and mentoring skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in children's complex health.
• Current PIN number as a Paediatric Nurse.
• Experience in training and mentoring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assessments and deliver training to support workers.
• Develop training resources for medication and first aid.
• Provide clinical oversight and communication with staff.

Skills

Experience with children's complex health

Paediatric Nurse qualification

Training and mentoring qualification

Education

Paediatric Nursing Degree

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Practice Educator & Advisor who has a passion for providing a high standard of training to enable support workers to take the children and young people to school and out on adventures in the community. We have a dedicated and experienced team who pride themselves on providing a high level of care to the young people they support. The team members are passionate about developing the young people through independence and a wide variety of activities. It is desirable that you will have experience with nasal pharyngeal airways and long-term ventilation or be willing to undertake training. Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services. “Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy”

The Role

• You will have a Minimum of 2 years experienced and be confident in children's complex health, including respiratory management, tracheostomy and gastrostomy care
• Paediatric Nurse qualification with current PIN number.
• Ideally hold a qualification in training and mentoring.
• You will ensure that the service meets and exceeds all relevant legislative/commissioning frameworks.
• You will oversee assessments, management and delivery of training for carers who support children and young people receiving complex medical needs. This will include setting and maintaining standards of care; professional advice (where appropriate); customer liaison; training and supervision of support workers and team development.
• Be responsible for training new staff in all relevant health needs for each child, supporting and supervising new staff from a clinical perspective to ensure they are competent and confident to support the children and young people independently.
• Complete refresher updates and competencies for all staff as per Courtyard Care Policies.
• Develop training resources and materials. Deliver training in mandatory areas such as medication, first aid and basic life support.
• Your role will also involve: Clinical supervision; Responsibility for own ongoing professional development; Identifying and assessing care need requirements within the home and maintaining regular and appropriate contact with the Registered Manager to ensure appropriate levels of staffing are met; Ensuring that clinical interventions are met through effective planning and use of staff; Undertaking six Monthly review/update of health needs plan for child/young person; Ensuring that all intervention is within the relevant framework; Providing clinical communication between the service, commissioners, line managers attend children’s medical reviews and related meetings as identified by the Manager; Providing support and guidance to the staff team for all matters of a clinical nature; Developing and undertaking medication audits in services to ensure highest standards of practice; Maintaining effective Registration with NMC, working within guidelines; Leading by example through attention to professional conduct; Attending team meetings for clinical issues/matters; Contributing to clinical policy update and review; Offer advice to the team in clinical matters within the health support plan, direct team to universal services outside of the health support plan; Liaise with health professionals to provide clinical oversight from in service.
• Very occasional weekend or evening shift requirement