Are you a dedicated Paediatric Nurse that is passionate about making a difference to the lives of others?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Nurse to join our service users care team in Leominster.
This is a part time, permanent role, offering a competitive pay rate of £37.00 per hour, equivalent to £46,176 per annum, based on 24 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Due to the complexities of his care, we are seeking an experienced children's nurse to join his team in the role of Lead Nurse, on a permanent basis.
As Lead Nurse you will play a key role in training Freddie's team of Healthcare Assistants, ensuring that they have the skills to confidently manage his clinical interventions which includes but is not limited to tracheostomy care, ventilation management, and enteral feeding.
Key duties of your role will include:
* Providing ongoing support and supervision to keep staff up-to-date with best practice guidelines.
* Delivering clinical training and identifying training needs.
* Liaising with MDTs and attending key meetings where required.
* Completing risk assessments where necessary.
* Carrying out care plan reviews.
In addition to this, your role will include a mixture of hands-on care, auditing and transcribing of paperwork and MAR charts, checking and ordering of stock, and accompanying Freddie to his scheduled appointments.
Essential experience required:
* Current NMC PIN.
* Paediatric Registered Nurse.
* Driver with access to a vehicle.
* Ability to flexibly work across Monday to Sunday.
Experience with the following is desirable, however not essential to be successful for this role:
* Ventilation Management.
* Bowel Management.
* Cough Assist.
Knowledge of Spinal Injury care, Acquired Brain Injury care, and seizure management would also be beneficial.
Freddie typically goes to specialist appointments with a Healthcare Assistant from his team, but sometimes you may need to accompany him. This may involve overnight stays away from home on certain occasions. Hotel costs will be covered, and a contribution towards travel and meals is available, this will be discussed further with successful candidates.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC PIN - Paediatric Registered Nurse.
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.
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