Do you want to be part of our growing team at an exciting time?
Croydon Health Services offers a truly integrated approach to paediatric nursing across our acute and community services, supporting seamless pathways for children and young people between the hospital and their home.
You will be managing children's acute and long-term healthcare needs between the primary, secondary, and tertiary interface. (Case management will be supervised by the Band 7 Community Children's Nurse as required).
You will work with and support families and other agencies, facilitating the delivery of nursing care.
Main duties of the job
Facilitate effective communication links between primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare providers, and the voluntary and statutory sectors.
Be a children's nursing resource for families and professionals, providing one-to-one and group teaching sessions as required.
Have day-to-day clinical responsibility for the Children's Hospital at Home Team caseload to meet the individual needs of children and their families, in the absence of senior colleagues.
Be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, liaising and referring as necessary.
Be responsible for all liaison, action, and documentation required following nursing care interventions.
About us Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS, everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself, and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference, then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.
Job responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Person Specification Education and Training
Evidence of study at diploma or degree level.
Specialist practitioner Community Children's Nursing qualification.
Car Driver/current UK License.
Knowledge
Knowledge and awareness of acute and community children's nursing.
Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance.
Able to demonstrate understanding of current issues, policies, and frameworks affecting primary care and children's nursing.
Experience
Experience of working in Children's community nursing.
Teaching and supervising of parents and colleagues.
Experience of child protection procedures.
Special interest pertinent to Children's Community Nursing.
Skills
Ability to transfer nursing skills from hospital to home setting.
Ability to work as part of the primary and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Skills in evaluating caseload activity against the operational/business plans.
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.
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Croydon Health Services offers a truly integrated approach to paediatric nursing across our acute and community services, supporting seamless pathways for children and young people between the hospital and their home.
You will be managing children's acute and long-term healthcare needs between the primary, secondary, and tertiary interface. (Case management will be supervised by the Band 7 Community Children's Nurse as required).
You will work with and support families and other agencies, facilitating the delivery of nursing care.
Main duties of the job
Facilitate effective communication links between primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare providers, and the voluntary and statutory sectors.
Be a children's nursing resource for families and professionals, providing one-to-one and group teaching sessions as required.
Have day-to-day clinical responsibility for the Children's Hospital at Home Team caseload to meet the individual needs of children and their families, in the absence of senior colleagues.
Be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, liaising and referring as necessary.
Be responsible for all liaison, action, and documentation required following nursing care interventions.
About us Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS, everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself, and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference, then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.
Job responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Person Specification Education and Training
Evidence of study at diploma or degree level.
Specialist practitioner Community Children's Nursing qualification.
Car Driver/current UK License.
Knowledge
Knowledge and awareness of acute and community children's nursing.
Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance.
Able to demonstrate understanding of current issues, policies, and frameworks affecting primary care and children's nursing.
Experience
Experience of working in Children's community nursing.
Teaching and supervising of parents and colleagues.
Experience of child protection procedures.
Special interest pertinent to Children's Community Nursing.
Skills
Ability to transfer nursing skills from hospital to home setting.
Ability to work as part of the primary and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Skills in evaluating caseload activity against the operational/business plans.
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.
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