Main area: Community Childrens Nursing (CCN) Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm - to work flexibly to provide 'before' and 'after' school visits as required. To participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota from 5.00pm to 10.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 10.00pm at weekends. This will include participation in a 24/7 on-call rota for children requiring end of life care as required.)
Job ref: 357-GR-1762-24
Employer: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Grantham Town
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
Community Children's Nurse Band 6
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
Job overview
Lincolnshire's Community Children's Nursing (CCN) Service is expanding!!
Due to significant investment we are looking for experienced children's nurses to join our Grantham CCN Team. If you are passionate about community nursing and want to be part of our exciting journey - we would love to hear from you!
Our CCN Team at Grantham is an integral part of our children's community services and consists of a Team Leader, Band 6 CCNs, and HCSW who work closely to provide a seamless service between hospital and home.
The service is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, however, team members are required to work flexibly to provide 'before' and 'after' school visits as required. You will participate in an evening telephone on-call system operating Monday to Friday 5pm to 10pm on weekdays and 9am and 10pm at weekends and Bank holidays for the county-wide CCN caseload.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the team and in partnership with the child, family / carers, you will formulate individual care packages that facilitate the smooth transition from hospital to home.
You will have responsibility for managing your own caseload and coordinating services to facilitate early discharge, reduce hospital re-admissions and provide support and nursing care to children and young people with acute healthcare needs and those with long-term conditions at home.
As an excellent communicator you will support the development of ambulatory care and promote the ethos of empowering children and their families to develop the knowledge, skills and expertise to enable them to become self-caring, independent and manage their own condition at home wherever possible.
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. The ability to travel throughout the county is essential.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse (Child)
* Evidence of continued professional development and training
* NMC recorded non-medical prescribing qualification
* Masters / BSc (Hons) Community Health or equivalent with Community Children’s Specialist Practitioner qualification
Previous Experience
* Recent experience of working as a children's nurse
* Experience of safeguarding children / child protection
* Experience of working in the community setting and managing a nursing caseload
Skills
* Ability to evidence / demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust Framework
* Knowledge of health and safety issues & risk management
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to adapt to change
* Research and Audit experience
* Knowledge of developing integrated care pathways
* Evidence of quality improvement
* Political awareness and knowledge / interest of current issues
Specific Requirements
* Applicants must have the ability to travel independently throughout the County.
* Commitment to participate in a county-wide CCN caseload on-call rota 5pm to 10pm weekdays & 9am to 10pm at weekends and Bank Holidays, including participation in a 24/7 on-call rota for children & young people requiring end of life care.
* Commitment to developing children’s community services
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer.
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable.
Name: Louise Joslin Job title: Team Leader - CCN Team Grantham Email address: Louise.Joslin@ulh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07775800682
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