A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for two experienced Paediatric Nurses seeking to undertake an interesting and highly rewarding senior nurse role.
This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced Paediatric Nurse with extensive clinical skills/knowledge in children’s complex physical needs to contribute to the co-ordination of a team of Health Care Support Workers, Nurse associates and Staff Nurses in delivering individual packages of care.
The post holder will ensure a high-quality, evidence-based service with clinical care pathways are delivered utilising available resource effectively in a safe and supportive manner when meeting the needs of CYP and their family.
You will contribute to the clinical governance, quality improvement and performance management of the team and will provide management, clinical and safeguarding supervision to team members and ensure that staff within the team have opportunities for continuing professional development.
The role will participate in on clinical on call for CPOC.
The role also involves being supported by and working collaboratively with the CYP Additional & Complex Needs Service Manager, Clinical Nurse Business Manager and the Nurse Team Leaders for Special School Nursing and Children’s Continuing Care and Assessment Team to ensure clinical development and governance across all three teams
You will need to a vehicle for work purposes or be able to travel between community settings in a timely manner.
The CPOC Team provides nursing and specialist healthcare to Children & Young People (CYP) in their own homes and schools who have an identified health need against the continuing care criteria. Support from a package of care facilitates the transfer home from hospital for many CYP and enables their families to manage their child’s complex health needs within the community to achieve an active life within their community.
The team are directly commissioned by the ICB’s via the Children’s Continuing Care Framework across Lancashire to deliver packages of care to children and young people with complex physical health needs. They are also commissioned to deliver support in schools and social care settings to individual children.
You will benefit from excellent management and peer support, opportunities to work alongside specialists, a personal and professional development plan. Caseload management and staff supervision skills will be developed within the role. A robust individual induction plan will be available.
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Dec 2024