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Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
About
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Children's Community Continuing Care Nursery Nurse
Closed for applications on: 31-Oct-2023 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 31-Oct-2023 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- The Poynt
- Address
- Poynters Road
- Town
- Luton
- Postcode
- LU40LA
- Major / Minor Region
- Cambridgeshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: 2 x 12 months Fixed Term position is also available
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Children's Continuing Care
- Interview date
- 09/11/2023
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Please note, the selection processes at Cambridgeshire Community Services are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored, we remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Job overview
We are currently seeking experienced Nursery Nurses with good clinical and communication skills to join our service to work with Children and Young People in their own homes and other community settings. The post holder will join our forward thinking integrated work force supporting the provision of care with complex healthcare needs.
Applications are welcomed from experienced and newly qualified nursery nurses, as well as those wishing to return to practice. The caseload is varied but you will be well supported with a robust induction and support from your manager and colleagues, with regular safeguarding supervision.
You need to be responsive to changes in the delivery of care, demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, support with safeguarding issues, and have a good understanding of children, young people, and health issues both locally and nationally.
All staff can access the essential to role training and professional developmental opportunities within Luton/Bedfordshire. You will need the ability to work on your own initiative but also as a team player. We are seeking nursery nurses who are motivated, innovative and enthusiastic.
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised).
Advert
Please note the post will be predominantly night shifts.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the qualities in the person specification and be committed to their on-going professional development to ensure high standards.
The Children's Continuing Care Nursey Nurse will provide high quality family centred nursing care for technology dependent children and children with complex health needs.
Care may be delivered in a range of settings appropriate to the children (e.g. school/home/respite unit) over the 24hr period.
The post holder will be required to work in partnership with children and young people with complex health needs, their families and the multi-disciplinary team to enable the child to attain the optimum life experience.
To build professional relationships with families who may be stressed and finding it difficult to cope with a child who has very complex health needs.
Communicate effectively and appropriately with children who have complex health needs and/or learning difficulties.
To carry out direct patient care as per the child's daily care plan, including observations, medication administration and person cares (list not exhaustive).
To ensure a safe environment and the safe use of equipment and reporting any unsafe environment or unsafe use of equipment to the Team Leader.
To identify changes in the child’s condition assessing and referring appropriately to parents and/ or community nurse as part of escalation .
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical and Practice Governance
To perform nursing procedures as trained such as Tracheostomy care, administer enteral feeds, undertake suctioning (oral and tracheal), administer routine and emergency rescue medications
Follow emergency escalation frameworks and demonstrate an understanding of knowing how to manage an emergency situation, responding appropriately to ensure the child or young person remains safe
Follow a prescribed care plan
To use hoists and patient handling equipment as appropriate
To work in patients’ homes and other settings as required
Work in partnership with the community care nurse, Children’s Community Nursing Team, Special Needs School Nursing Team, children, families and other professionals to provide the optimum individualised nursing care in the most appropriate setting.
Meet daily therapy, hygiene and nutritional needs of the child.
Provide health education information to the child and family and carers to promote a healthy lifestyle as appropriate
Quality and IT
To keep accurate and contemporaneous records of care given
Responsible for own work with children as per written care plan.
To be involved in audits as requested by the team leader
To work within Evidence Based Practice and National Guidance to facilitate delivery of a high standard of care
To ask to be updated in the clinical nursing skills required for caring for very complex technologically dependent children
To participate in risk assessments as per Trust’s policy
To adhere to the Child Protection Policy
To follow recognised treatment and nursing policies
To work within the Trust’s policies, protocols and guidelines
To participate with the children’s continuing care nurses and other members of the team to develop and improve the service
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- NNEB/BTEC /NVQ 3 in child care or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent post qualifying experience in child care working in an educational or community environment
- Can assess care needs and implement play plans
- Understands normal development of children
- Understands implications of confidentiality
- Evidenced based knowledge of nutritional, play and routine requirements of children
Desirable criteria
- Have acted as an advocate for children
- Experience of liaising with and supporting families
- Has an understanding of needs of children with complex health needs and disabilities
- Has a knowledge of child protection issues
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Need to be able to keep calm in emergency situations
- To be able to learn nursing skills and know when to ask for help
- Can work as part of a team
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Desirable criteria
- Has experience of working with children with health needs, learning difficulties or complex health needs
- Experience of dealing with people and possible difficult situations
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- lucinda kilby
- Job title
- Children's Continuing Care Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03334050079
- Additional information
Joanne McDonnell
Operational Lead
Children's Community & Specialist Nursing
Luton and Bedfordshire
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