Main area: Paediatric Community Nurse Band 6
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 29 hours per week (Willing to discuss hours will accept a minimum of 18.75hr up to 36hrs a week)
Job ref: 387-WC4573-DA
Site: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Town: Bristol
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Job Overview
This exciting permanent, Band 6 opportunity offers the applicant the chance to join the Community Children’s Nursing (CCN) Team to provide care for children and young people aged 0-16 with a nursing need, in their home or community setting.
We are seeking experienced paediatric nurses who are reliable and forward thinking with excellent clinical, organisational and interpersonal skills to join the team.
The CCN Team 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 (p-OPAT service), injections, wound care, post-surgical care, oxygen dependence and clinical assessment/review.
The CCN Team also work closely with the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership to deliver a highly innovative programme of support for young people requiring feeding support in the community.
The applicant must have recent and varied paediatric nursing experience, be able to work autonomously and work well within a small team. A car driver with access to a vehicle is essential.
The community service operates 7 days a week between the core service hours of 08.00-18.00 including bank holidays and weekends, covering the geographical area of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Prioritise and take clinical responsibility for a delegated patient caseload, practising with minimal supervision. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for children with a nursing need in their own home or at school.
2. Deliver skilled, evidence-based care, support, and advice at home, ensuring that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care.
3. Act as a resource of knowledge and expertise in all components of community nursing practice to ensure optimum and appropriate care delivery to children and their families/carers.
4. Provide children/young people and their families with appropriate written information/advice.
5. Ensure nursing interventions at home and telephone advice are accurately documented.
6. Keep up to date with all policies/procedures including local and national practice guidelines ensuring that a high standard of care is maintained. This will include participating in the development of new protocols/standards as well as supporting change initiatives developed in response to any identified needs.
7. Liaise appropriately with other members of the multidisciplinary team and refer to external agencies as appropriate.
Working for Our Organisation
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 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.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
* Considerable and recent Clinical Paediatric Nursing experience (preferably at band 6)
* Experience of working autonomously in the Community
* Experience of safe lone working in the community
* Experience of teaching/mentoring
* Experience of working with a large Multidisciplinary Team
* Some knowledge and insight into managerial issues
* Counselling skills
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
* Current driving licence and mobile for travel
* Ability to maintain professional boundaries in a community setting
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Awareness of lone working policies and procedures
* Experienced in Intravenous access and varying devices
* Adequate skills in IT/Computer systems
Qualifications & Training
* RSCN or RN child
* Community Qualification or related study/experience
* Teaching Qualification
* Excellent communication and documentation skills
* Fluent in English to an appropriate standard
* Positive, motivated, and hard working
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT: Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts.
Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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