NQN/ Band 5 Children's Community Staff Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 PA |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 3EW |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6250687/150-MM10050-CSS |
Summary
Would you like to work with children and young people in the community? We have a vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Children's Nurse (RN - Child) who would like the opportunity to develop their expertise as a Children and Young People's Community Nurse within our friendly integrated team in Brighton and Hove.
We are looking for a skilled clinical nurse who is able to work autonomously in the community as well as being part of a wider team. Currently the team works seven days a week.
The Children’s Community Nurse (CCN) will contribute to the development of the local Children’s Community Nursing Team and countywide Children's Community Nursing Service (CCNS) together with the Team Lead and senior nurses, helping to ensure that policy and practice is developed and delivered in line with Trust and national best practice standards.
The post holder will have a key role in delivering specialist community children’s nursing for the children and young people on the CCN caseload. They will provide up-to-date knowledge and skills for the nursing management and care of children in the community setting. They will liaise with clinical experts for the provision of specialist knowledge, skills and leadership as required.
As a Registered Nurse - Child, they will promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families and ensure the provision of high quality, safe nursing care to children and families on the caseload. They will work closely with other health professionals within the Trust and across the health economy, as well as with statutory and third sector agencies.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Work within level of competency to deliver quality nursing care, support, information and advice, for a supervised and/or delegated CCNT caseload helping to ensure that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care.
Maintain excellent communication channels with service stakeholders. Engaging in cross boundary partnership working including the child and family/carer, to help develop seamless provision for the CCNT caseload. This includes working with health care, social care, education service and the local hospice.
Help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice.
Work within level of competency to provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children
Ensure concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support are documented and recorded.
Act as a resource and role model of children’s community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues.
Attends relevant education and training practice updates in tertiary centres and special interest groups both within the Trust, locally and nationally to help develop and contribute towards establishment of clinical practice standards.
Staff may be required to work anywhere in West and East Sussex in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.
Please see attached JD and PS for further information.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 May 2024