Job Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the continued development of the innovative PATCH (Providing Assessment and Treatment for Children at Home) service, helping to shape and deliver a progressive model of paediatric nursing care.

The successful candidate will manage a cross-site team of skilled nurses delivering high-quality assessment and treatment to children and young people in their own homes, preventing unnecessary admissions to acute inpatient wards wherever possible. Alongside this leadership role, you will also provide direct clinical care, delivering a wide range of paediatric nursing interventions in the homes of children and young people.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a real difference to the experience and outcomes of children, young people and their families by providing safe, effective, and compassionate care closer to home.

Please note: A full UK driving licence is an essential requirement for this role.

The Post Holder Will

• Use their experience and skills in the independent assessment and management of acutely unwell children to ensure all children referred to the PATCH team receive high quality, effective, individualised care that is compassionate and caring.
• Provide clinical supervision and clinical training for the band 6 members of the PATCH team and other nurses that rotate through the team.
• Work closely with the lead paediatric ED consultants to oversee clinical governance and audit of the PATCH project and to lead, monitor and feedback on the project performance.
• Assist in the reduction of acute admissions to inpatient hospital beds by supporting children and families in the community to self-manage conditions.
• Participate in auditing effectiveness and incorporate findings into practice.
• Ensure safeguarding issues are acted upon promptly and appropriately.