Community Children’s Nurse – Band 6 (NHS AfC: Band 6) – Commumnity Children’s Nursing – Central[…]

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Job offered by: CNWL
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range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL. Site Caryl Thomas Clinic Town Harrow Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2025 23:59 Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and progressive Community Children’s Nursing Team Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) as a Band 6 Nurse. The post sits in a well-established, friendly CCN team that delivers acute, specialist school, ambulatory and chronic, complex care, providing a 5-day service to children and their families living in Harrow Borough.

The post holder will work across the Community Children's and Specialist School Nursing Team.

You will not be required to work weekends and bank holidays currently. However, this may be needed in future as the service is looking to provide a 7-day week service. This challenging and rewarding role offers the opportunity to meet the needs of children, young people and their families within a multidisciplinary inter-agency framework. Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic forward-thinking children’s nurse; community experience would be an advantage but not essential. You will be a highly motivated independent practitioner with sound evidence-based skills. The post holder will manage a varied caseload, act as a resource for an identified area of clinical special interest and contribute to the on-going development of the CCN and SSN team. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Working for our organisation

We will offer you clinical supervision, regular appraisal and support in achieving your personal development plan as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles. Car owner, driver essential. Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will have the ability to provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care. You should also have excellent interpersonal skills to support you in managing complex discussions with a range of agencies and individuals, including care providers, patients and relatives. In addition, the ability to work in partnership with parents and multi-disciplinary agencies to provide skilled care to children and young people within the community to support safe discharge and hospital admission avoidance is essential. You will be highly organised and have a flexible approach to work, able to deal with difficult situations autonomously with demonstrable, excellent communication skills. This role also requires the post holder to be flexible around working days, as support to staff may be required in the evening or nights, as part of planned supervision and support. Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Registered Children's Nurse RSCN Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines Epilepsy PET 1 & 2 course Independent & Supplementary Prescribing Course Experience as band 6/band 5 Recent experience within an acute/community setting Community experience Skills and Knowledge

Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan. Safeguarding and advocacy. Experience of working with acute and long-term conditions. Experience of teaching, mentoring and supporting others in the team. Empowering and working in partnership. Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with. Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with. Infection control and Aseptic Non Touch Technique. Obtaining consent. Help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care. Supervise others in the team. Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies. Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic. Manage others and contribute to the management of the team. Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working. Coordinate work allocation and shifts (if appropriate). Intravenous training theory and practice. Ability to work autonomously/prioritise workload. Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role. An understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice. Ability to work under the direction and guidance of senior team members. Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload. Supervision, Line management and appraisal training. HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence. Awareness of the health needs of children and young people. Other

Access to a car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes. Able to work efficiently in the community. Ability to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations. Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff. Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated. Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves. Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals. Skills and knowledge

Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary. Able to maintain electronic patient records and use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing. CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. 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. Name Ola Adesemoye Job title Clinical Manager Email address o.adesemoye1@nhs.net Telephone number 07871989353 Additional information You can also contact our Band 7 Neuro Disability Nurse Paula Johnson via email on paulajohnson1@nhs.net

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