Children's Community Nurse (fixed term)

Recruitment for Children's Nurse

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic Children's Nurse to join our team on a fixed term 12-month basis.

If you work at Blackpool Teaching Hospital, this would be a secondment and you would have to ask your Line Manager for permission to apply.

About the Role

The Children's Community Nursing Service is a small but well-established service that provides care to children and young people who have an identified nursing need/ long term health need, supporting and empowering families to manage their child at home and in a variety of settings across Blackpool. The service also provides the special school nursing service to a number of special schools across the Blackpool and Fylde and Wyre area.

Responsibilities

• You will be part of a multi-professional team and will require excellent communication skills.
• We will offer a comprehensive induction and competency programme; prior competency evidence of IV therapy, Venepuncture/ blood sampling, enteral feeding device care, tracheostomy care and Medical Devices will be considered useful.
• The post holder will be responsible for the clinical care and treatments of children and young people as part of the Children’s community nursing team.
• The children and young people’s needs are paramount and nursing support to the child or young person will be delivered by the team wherever that child or young person is, working in home, and school settings for all children and young people aged 0 – 19 years.
• The post holder will be flexible with their hours to provide support before school and in the evening, including contributing towards a 24/7 palliative care service.
• They will assist in the implementation and lead of clinical areas, ensuring that areas of practice are evidence based, effective and meet any quality guidelines e.g. NICE.