Clinical Duties Responsibilities will include caring for children with urinary catheters, gastrostomy feeds, and medication requirements along with an awareness of tracheostomy and stoma care within the school and community settings. Responding to emergency situations and developing specialist individual care plans to meet the child/young person's needs alongside staff training is an important aspect of the role. Public Health Undertake holistic assessments of children, young people, and families in planning and delivering the Healthy Child Programme, including health screening and immunisations, plus a requirement to safeguard and support the health needs of any vulnerable children/young people within the caseload across the city. About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Job responsibilities
The SEND Community Staff Nurse will work predominantly as part of the SEND School Health team to promote and improve the health and well-being of school-aged children and young people to reduce health inequalities. The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. The post holder will work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families. The post holder may have responsibility for allocated schools as the named Health Professional, and will work as part of the SEND School Health Team with delegated responsibility for the assessment of care needs, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for children, young people, and families. Person Specification
Qualifications
Experience
Evidence of ability to prioritise and manage workload Ability to motivate, negotiate with, and influence others Consolidated period of post-registration experience Knowledge / Experience
Actively involved in Professional Development Clinical Governance and Risk Management and Experience of Research, Audits, and Evaluation Evidence of Ability to Manage and Prioritise Caseload Ability to Motivate and Negotiate with, and Influence Others Understanding of National and Local Influences on Healthcare Delivery and Public Health Agendas Knowledge of Health Promotion and Education Knowledge of Health Needs Assessment, Screening, and Childhood Immunisations Knowledge of Children's Safeguarding Issues Consolidated Period of Post Registration Experience Awareness of working with children who have tracheostomy's, urinary catheters, stoma, PEG feeds and usage of associated equipment. Skills
Demonstrate Excellent Communication Skills: Spoken, Written, and IT Understanding of Skills Required for Team Working Ability to Travel for Work Purposes within the Mersey Care area Understanding of Teaching / Education Skills with Junior Staff Values
Continuous Improvement / Accountability / Respectfulness / Enthusiasm / Support Responsive to Service Users Engagement Leadership Style and Change Oriented Transparency, Honest and Discreet High Professional Standards and Strong Customer Service Belief 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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