Job Summary
Join our Team at the Children's Community Nursing Team at Kingston Hospital.
Are you an experienced Children's Community Nurse ready for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Kingston team, the Paediatric Outreach Nursing Team (PONT) who have recently integrated with the Richmond children's community nursing team.
We are seeking a dedicated Children's Nurse to bring their clinical expertise to our team. The team provides acute and long term care to babies, children and young people living in the community with conditions such as Oncology/heamatology, short and long term Intravenous antibiotics (IVAB), complex needs and wound care.
Main Duties of the Job
* Requires the ability to work autonomously and within a collaborative nursing team.
* Involvement in acute and long-term condition treatments and the teaching of patients, families and student nurse.
* To provide an acute paediatric community nursing service to the local area, supporting and working closely with Paediatric Department, Paediatric oncology shared care centre (POSCU) and specialist nurses.
* Liaising with the multi-disciplinary team, tertiary centres and local services and agencies to provide care closer to home for children and their families/carers.
Job Responsibilities
* Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to see the full outline of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* RSCN/RNC
* IV certificate
Desirable
* Central venous device access
* Community nursing degree
* Cytotoxic workbook
Experience
Essential
* Previous relevant experience
* Experience with enteral feeding
* Teaching children, young people, families, carers and other professionals
* Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary teams
* Experience with working with children with complex needs
* Up to date knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
* Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
* Experience with home ventilation and tracheostomy care
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer Name
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer's Website
https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr