This exciting opportunity offers the applicant the chance to be part of a Children's Community Nursing Team (CCN Team) providing care for children aged 0-18 with nursing needs, in their home or community setting. The team covers the geographical area of Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
The Community Children's Nursing service aims to promote early discharge from hospital and to prevent, where possible, planned or emergency admissions to hospital. Common referrals seen by the team include administration of intravenous antibiotics including p-OPAT, injections, wound care, post-surgical care, investigations, oxygen dependence, and CAMHs nasogastric feeding pathway Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership.
The role of the Paediatric Lead Community Children's Nurse is to lead the Community Children's Nursing team, providing generalist health & nursing intervention for children and young people (0-18 years), based at home or in a community setting, within the national guidelines for best practice. The current service operates 7 days a week within the core working hours of 0800-1800, including bank holidays. The service aims to promote early discharge and prevent, where possible, reattendance at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. Exploration of new service delivery using innovative and cost-efficient pathways will be a key part of this role.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will ensure that quality is sustained within service delivery by developing operational and clinical practice standards, recording activity, and undertaking audit and research which directly relates to clinical practice as well as the operational components of the service.
The post holder will be responsible for procurement, budget, and deployment of all resources including equipment, clinical materials, and personnel.
The applicant must have considerable, recent paediatric nursing experience, preferably with experience of working in a community setting. The applicant must have the ability to work autonomously and work well in a small team. A car driver and access to a vehicle is essential.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds—city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
* RSCN / RN Child
* First Degree in relevant subject or actively working towards this.
* Assessing and mentoring qualification
Desirable
* Community Course / Post Graduate Diploma / Master's Degree
* Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or working towards
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Significant post-registration experience at Band 6/7 including community experience
* Demonstrates knowledge of Child Protection procedures
* Demonstrates evidence of Clinical Governance understanding and engagement
* Full Driving Licence and mobile / access to car for work-related activity
Desirable
* Demonstrate experience of research and audit
* Experience of strategic organisation and development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent relevant paediatric clinical skills
* Assertive, autonomous, and proactive with a good work ethic.
* Excellent role model.
* Excellent managerial, leadership, negotiating, and organisational skills
* Ability to motivate and develop self as well as a multi-professional team
* Able to problem solve and initiate change, leading on change management and quality improvement
* Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working
* Ability to delegate and prioritise
* Effectively able to manage personal and work-related pressure
* Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills
* Excellent teaching, training, and preceptorship skills
* Computer literate (word processing and PowerPoint presentation)
* Quality improvement, practice development, and service improvement skills
* Budgetary awareness / experience
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
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