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Job overview
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 for children requiring short-term admissions to those with long-term health needs. You will be managing children 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 want to work with and support the families and other agencies, facilitating delivery of nursing care. Interview - TBC Main duties of the job
To facilitate effective communication links between primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare providers, and the voluntary and statutory sectors. To be a children’s nursing resource for families and professionals, providing one to one and group teaching sessions as required. To 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. To be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, liaising and referring as necessary. To be responsible for all liaison, action and documentation required following nursing care interventions. Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide 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. Detailed job description and main 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 evaluation caseload activity against the operational/business plans. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.
We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity. DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS
Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application. If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed. WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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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 for children requiring short-term admissions to those with long-term health needs. You will be managing children 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 want to work with and support the families and other agencies, facilitating delivery of nursing care. Interview - TBC Main duties of the job
To facilitate effective communication links between primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare providers, and the voluntary and statutory sectors. To be a children’s nursing resource for families and professionals, providing one to one and group teaching sessions as required. To 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. To be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, liaising and referring as necessary. To be responsible for all liaison, action and documentation required following nursing care interventions. Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide 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. Detailed job description and main 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 evaluation caseload activity against the operational/business plans. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.
We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity. DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS
Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application. If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed. WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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