Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Community Children’s Sister Band 6
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Job Summary
This role is offered on a part-time basis of 30 hours per week, which means that candidates interested in working part-time are encouraged to apply and will receive a salary on a pro-rata basis.
This is an exciting opportunity for a caring and compassionate children's nurse to join our Children's Outreach Nursing Service in providing safe and effective care for children and young people within home and community.
In this role, the post holder will provide clinical guidance and expert knowledge in assessing, implementing, and evaluating the needs of this patient group. They will provide specialist clinical skills, teaching, education, and support to enable families, carers, and other professionals, to engage in managing the needs of children and young people.
Although the role is predominantly daytime hours, participation is required in a 24/7 on-call service for those children who are requiring end-of-life care when required.
If you would like to be part of our friendly and motivated team who are keen to make a difference in the community, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based within the Children's Outreach Nursing Service, working within the Community Children's Nursing (CCN) Team.
The post holder will assist the Lead Nurse in developing and maintaining a quality service for children and their families in accordance with the philosophy and standards of care within the Children's Outreach Nursing Service and Children's Unit.
The post holder will assess, implement, and evaluate the nursing care and needs of children and their families on the CCN caseload, at home and in the community.
The post holder will promote and assist in the delivery of high-quality nursing care to children and young people, educating, empowering, and supporting them to manage their own health needs in the community and attend educational settings, while reducing hospital admissions and facilitating discharge.
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The post holder will support supervision, training, and competency assessment for families, support workers, education staff, and healthcare professionals, to enable safe and effective care provision.
About Us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues and a budget of 1.6 billion, the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience, and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues, and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities, and our partners.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please See Attached Job Description.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and ongoing discussions with the designated manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN (Child) first-level registration or equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Teaching/assessment qualification
- Willingness to undertake NMP qualification
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post-registration/postgraduate specialist training, experience, and/or short course, CPD, or equivalent. This could include experience of day-to-day operational management, leadership, or mentorship of a clinical team
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Desirable
- Specialist practitioner qualification (Children's Community Nurse) or equivalent level of community experience
- NMP qualification
- Evidence of clinical leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant and broad level of pediatric experience
- Community Children's Nursing experience
- Evidence of managing critical situations
- Experience caring for children with complex medical needs
- Recent clinical experience in IV antibiotic administration, central venous access device care, feeding tube insertion, injections, and wound care
- Caseload management
Desirable
- Attendance at safeguarding and professionals' meetings
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see NHS Careers website.
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