Senior Practitioner for Children's Continuing Care
| Posting date: | 29 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, N7 6LB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9220-25-0607 |
Summary
To supervision, teach and support a team of nurses and carers that provide health care support for children receiving a continuing care package. There will be a requirement for the post holder to work clinically with carers and withinthe family home clinically and shifts will vary according to the package and trainingrequirement. To ensure that nursing practice is consistently of highest quality and based on research findings in both the child's home and the hospital setting. This will require shift working, many of which are night duties and flexible work patterns are available. To clinically assess new referrals using the continuing care framework in place applying and following local policy. To have knowledge of the continuing care framework to implement this as appropriate for our caseload. To understand and implement all pathways within the framework and local policy. To assist the discharge lead nurse with the process of the child's transfer from hospital to home. To work in partnership with the family, understanding the needs of the child and family in the community. To be the lead professional for an allocated caseload within the continuing care team. To lead and work in partnership with the band 6 nursing team to ensure records of care training and required competency booklets to enable carers to delivery individualised care is maintained. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.