Acute Children's Outreach Nurse- Deputy Sister
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 March 2026 |
| Location: | Brighton and Hove, BN2 5BE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-26-0302 |
Summary
To provide an evidence based and structured clinical telephone and video assessment to all children on the ACORNS caseload. This includes a highly competent set of communication skills to assess, monitor and plan care. We aim to provide consistency, continuity and advice to families at home. To provide a holistic, autonomous and clinical nursing service using wholly evidence based practice. To carry out initial assessments/home visits and plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for all patients for whom he/she has continuing responsibility. Act in partnership with the child and family when assessing a childs needs and planning. To provide advice contributing to the well-being of the patient and participate in health promotion. To carry out physical assessment, initiate nursing and emergency interventions by recognising the deteriorating child. Monitor acute exacerbation's of illness and initiate appropriate nursing interventions. Ensure all your clinical practice is based on current local and national guidelines for the assessment & recognition of the sick child. To initiate appropriate work, accepting referrals and be able to work autonomously with the child and family in the community setting. To provide structured clinical assessment of individual needs that empowers children, young people and parents to support their acute care needs. To regularly attend and liaise with acute hospital colleagues to enable timely and safe discharge from hospital and appropriate follow-up in the community setting eg care of children with viral wheeze needing inhalers and observation at home, fluid challenges for children with diarrhoea and vomiting and many other high volume conditions that present in the CED. We will be involved in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pilot scheme and will be required to support the consultant led service by performing observations, assisting with medications and facilitating interventions as required. Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants. If you do not meet the sponsorship requirements, and you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.