Job Purpose
Post holder must work two shifts Minimum a week.
To work as part of the Children's Community Nursing Team, providing nursing care primarily within a child's home, school and nursery, ensuring the delivery of evidenced based care to children and their families or carers.
The post holder will be responsible for:
To participate in the assessment, planning and provision of skilled nursing care in negotiation with the child and family.
To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with complex care needs including technology dependent such as tracheostomy care and central venous access.
To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with a variety of nursing needs, such as enteral feeding, and intra-venous antibiotic administration.
To work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure a seamless delivery of care to families.
To provide information and support to facilitate the child's and family's own choices with regards to nursing care.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To provide information and support to facilitate the child's and family's own choices with regards to nursing care
To promote Health Education as an integrated aspect of care delivery.
To ensure safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps in personal practice
To work as an autonomous and lone practitioner with the support of CCN Team Leads
COMMUNICATION
o To maintain accurate records and statistical returns as required by the Trust, including entering data on the electronic record keeping systems.
o To participate in team and Trust meetings.
o To take appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident to a child, family member, staff member or visitor.
o To be aware of CLCH Community Trust's policies and act accordingly.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
o To facilitate and encourage a learning environment and be actively involved in meeting the educational needs of learners.
o To be responsible for the care of equipment issued to a home/school and to report any defect or loss.
o To participate in Safeguarding procedures.
o To establish and maintain good relationships with Acute services, Social Services and other agencies.
o To actively participate in the orientation and development of new staff to the community.
Please see attached Job Description for a comprehensive list of role specific duties and responsibilities
Both verbal and written communication skills, and experience of team working will be essential to the role. Strong interpersonal skills will also be essential.You must be an NMC registered, UK based nurse to apply for this role, as it is 'zero-hours' it does not attract visa sponsorship. You must also have at least 6 months acute experience.