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Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric Hospital@Home
Band 6
Main area: Paediatrics
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 391-NMUH-2138-A
Site: North Middlesex University Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 inclusive of Outer HCAS per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
Senior Staff Nurse - Band 6
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Senior Staff Nurse for our newly created Paediatric Hospital@Home service to provide a high level service to all patients and staff within the department.
The Community Children’s Team of the Children’s and Young People’s division at North Middlesex Hospital is seeking to appoint a band 6 paediatric nurse as part of the new children’s Hospital @ Home (H@H) service. The post is based at North Middlesex Hospital located in Edmonton, London and the service is commissioned to provide home-based care to children in the boroughs of Haringey and Enfield. We are a 7 day service, 365 days a year, working hours 07:30-20:00, consisting of early and late shifts.
The H@H pilot has been commissioned by NCL ICB. The function of the team will be to provide hospital standard care to children with acute nursing needs in the community. Working within a virtual ward model, the service will develop bespoke care pathways for children requiring nursing care which will avoid extended lengths of stay and admission. The team will work closely with Paediatricians and pharmacy colleagues to ensure a seamless transfer home and provide high quality nursing care according to their treatment plan.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for our newly established H@H service. This is a new service that will sit alongside an existing well-established dynamic CCNT. The post holder will work within the multidisciplinary team to provide safe and appropriate management of children and young people with an acute illness which can be treated in the community. They will be working closely with the acute teams to ensure that patient safety is paramount.
They will be able to identify patients suitable for H@H and ensure a rapid discharge from ED or the ward. To plan, implement and evaluate their care. To review any re-admissions and identify potential reasons why this has occurred.
The H@H service supports the NHS Long Term Plan which emphasises the importance of care to be provided closer to home and aligns with the STP vision to improve urgent and emergency care for children. In turn, the H@H service will aim to support the 4 hour emergency department turnaround target and improve the flow of patients within North Middlesex.
Working for our organisation
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
* Relevant First level degree or masters in appropriate subject or working towards
* Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
* Working towards CCN SPQ
* Completed an ANP course
Skills & Abilities
* Excellent clinical nursing skills pertinent to the role
* Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload
* Assertively manages situations which may be complex and involve conflict or crisis.
* Experience of the application of professional judgement in a range of clinical and non-clinical situations.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, is engaged and able to negotiate and mediate
* Communicates with clarity and direction, both written and verbally
* Analyses and identifies trends in clinical information, identifies issues and proposes solutions to problems
* Knowledge of current issues relating to patient safety and current legislation affecting health
* Good knowledge of anatomy and physiology and the management of an acutely unwell child
* IT skills, use of data and spreadsheets, production of clear reports, action plans and presentations
* Venepuncture and Cannulation skill
Experience
* Experience of working within Community Nursing/ED/PAU setting
* Effective leadership
* Able to work as part of a multi-professional team
* Compliance with mandatory training in line with Safeguarding of Adults and Children at risk of abuse.
* IT skills, data input, collection, analysis, audit and evaluation. Use of databases. Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, e-rostering
* Able to work safely under pressure across competing priorities
* Work with targets and deadlines
* Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
* Ability to undertake clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility
* Can act on own initiative
* Able to follow detailed written instructions and assessment outcomes
* Sound clinical judgements and decision making regarding acutely unwell patients
* Ability to prioritise work/response/triage referrals and messages effectively.
* Experience of working within an urgent care, Rapid Response and or Emergency Care team
* Experience of quality improvement audit/projects
Personal Qualities
* To be a team player
* To strive for excellence
* To be innovative and forward thinking
* To be able to critically evaluate situations
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