Senior Children's Community Nurse
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £42,471.00 to £50,364.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42471.00 - £50364.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8UH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9196-24-1085 |
Summary
The job role is community based across Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and works collaboratively with Primary, secondary and emergency care providers. Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering specialised individualised and personalised direct patient care Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action. Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations. Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products, to ensure safe custody of medications in the home setting. Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action. Act as an advocate for patients, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines. Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals. Recognise and monitor acute exacerbations of illness and initiate appropriate nursing interventions. To carry our specialist procedures in the community settings eg administration of intravenous antibiotics, care of central venous access devices and changing of naso gastric tubes. To regularly attend and liaise with acute hospital colleagues to enable timely and safe discharge from hospital and appropriate follow up in the community. Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence. Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced specialist clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area. To assess care needs and liaise with other professionals in order to assist them to develop a care package and to provide clinical/professional advice relating to this. To use clinical judgement and expertise in assessing and implementing change during clinical visits eg :assessment of respiratory condition and management of change. Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available. Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management. Participate in case conferences in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care. A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death. Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met. To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management. Provide advice contributing to the wellbeing of the patient and participate in health promotion to improve health and prevent re attendance. Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the ambulatory care service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards Establish, develop and maintain effective working relationship between clinicians, practitioners and managers within the specialty, across the Trust and in the community including GPs, Health visitors, School nurses and the Children Community Service Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review. We will provide the successful candidate with the relevant in-house training and further education supported by our education department. You will be enrolled on a community development pathway that will include Evelina London Foundations in Childrens Community Care (EL FiCC) and Evelina London Paediatric Advanced Clinical Assessment (El Paca) that will mirror an enhanced skills pathway. Please see attached Job description document for full details.