Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
We are recruiting for a Children's Community Nurse.
The successful applicant will join our team of Children's Nurses and Health Care Assistants who provide hands-on care and support to children with short-term illnesses, long-term disabilities, chronic health conditions, and end-of-life care.
We deliver care in various settings such as homes, educational settings, and clinics. We are based in Capital House, Faversham, and the team works across four localities (Canterbury, Ashford, Thanet, and Folkestone/Dover). The successful applicant will be required to work across all of these to support the team.
You will be supported in the role with a robust training package and clinical supervision sessions to aid professional development.
Main Duties of the Job
The East Kent Community Children's Nursing Team is based in Capital House, Faversham, and also includes a small Children's Asthma Team, Oncology Service, and Epilepsy Nurse Specialists.
As a Community Children's Nurse, you will provide care under the direction of the Team Leader and Community Nurse Specialists to children in various settings, including their homes, educational establishments, and clinics throughout East Kent.
The Community Children's Nurses provide a core service from 09:00 to 17:00, seven days a week, including bank holidays, plus early and late shifts assigned via a monthly roster. They also provide an on-call service outside of working hours to offer 24-hour visiting for end-of-life care to children and young people in their care.
About Us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we are passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this, we need outstanding people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent.
We know that a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves on being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This information is not visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Shortlisters will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.
The data we collect helps us ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities, and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.
As a flexible working-friendly organization, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.
Job Responsibilities
The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format, please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted, please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT, we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way, we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Child Branch) or RSCN. Evidence of relevant post-registration training/qualifications.
* Evidence of any Leadership and/or Management training.
Experience
* At least 2-3 years post-registration clinical experience working with children and their families (Alternatively, 12-18 months post-registration clinical experience and approximately 12 months working as a Band 5 Associate Community Children's Nurse). Wide range of professional knowledge and experience of paediatric nursing, including palliative care, oncology, respiratory, cardiac, gastroenterology, special needs, complex care, and experience of working with children/young people with additional needs, including those with life-threatening/life-limiting conditions and long-term conditions in various settings, with an awareness of the child/young person's physical, emotional, psychological, and social needs and how best to meet them.
* Experience of palliative care within the community setting.
Knowledge
* Sound nursing knowledge and experience of all basic clinical nursing skills, including care of tracheostomies, enteral feeding devices, and central venous catheters.
* Understanding of the different roles of nurses within community settings.
Skills and Abilities
* Sound basic clinical skills. Good communication skills incorporating communication with children/young people and their carers. Ability to prioritize workload. Sound IT skills. Good record keeping (in line with professional guidance). Ability to work autonomously.
* Lateral thinking, problem solver with the ability to plan ahead.
Personal Attributes
* Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivering high-quality nursing care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Nurse Children's Community Nursing Service
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum pro rata
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