The Children’s Rapid Response Service has an exciting opportunity as it continues to expand the team. The Children’s Rapid Response Service works collaboratively with the Community Children’s Nursing & Palliative Care Team. The team’s primary aim is to prevent and reduce hospital attendances, admissions, and length of stay for children already known to the Community Children’s Nursing & Palliative Team.
The emphasis of this service is to improve the quality of life for children and families with complex healthcare needs, offering them greater choice around their chosen place of care.
Are you an enthusiastic, dynamic, flexible, and motivated experienced Nurse or Nurse Practitioner with a strong knowledge of Children’s Nursing? Clinical expertise and good communication skills are required, as well as excellent time management and prioritisation skills which are essential for this role. If you can provide excellent clinical care and advice to children and families with complex healthcare needs in their own home, please get in touch with the Team Leader – Rebecca Carless on 07784 007 462 or rebecca.carless@nhs.net or the Clinical Service Manager - Rachael Williams on 07974 785 098 or rachael.williams110@nhs.net.
The service is open from 07:30 – 22:00 across 7 days, and there is flexibility to work short shifts or long days.
We are looking for experienced children’s nurses that have extensive experience in assessment with children with complex health care needs. You must have the ability to prioritise your workload using advanced assessment skills with the ability to provide a symptom management plan of care to children/young people during times of acute deterioration or illness.
The role requires undertaking clinical assessments of a sick child or young person and emergency enteral feeding management to prevent hospital admissions.
Responsibilities
1. Work in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Practice and Scope of Professional Practice.
2. Provide a calm and supportive approach to the management and delivery of sensitive and complex information.
3. Use effective communication techniques to ensure the child and family receive the best possible care.
4. Undertake risk assessments prior to service delivery within the home setting.
5. Work in partnership with children, families, and carers to provide optimum individual outcomes.
6. Formulate individualised management and treatment plans using sound knowledge and evidence-based practice.
7. Provide timely, effective symptom management resulting from a comprehensive history taking.
8. Ensure assessment, planning, and delivery of holistic care is of the highest standard.
9. Liaise and work in collaboration with acute services and other agencies.
10. Maintain clear, concise, and contemporaneous records adhering to BCHC record-keeping policies.
11. Provide a flexible service to accommodate the changing needs of children and families.
Management
1. Provide leadership in the absence of the Team Leader/Clinical Lead.
2. Responsible for accepting referrals and discharging patients from own caseload.
3. Ensure standards are maintained with both clinical quality and governance.
4. Participate in research and audit relevant to the service.
5. Manage informal complaints from service users.
Education and Development
1. Maintain and update knowledge and skills in relation to the post.
2. Participate in the teaching and mentorship of staff.
3. Act as a link Nurse and take clinical lead in areas of expertise.
Be part of our team and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities. If you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.
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