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Job overview
To work alongside nursing/medical staff and family members to competently provide agreed clinical skills and individualised care for a child with complex health needs within the home, school and hospital environments, liaising with other professionals as necessary.
To accurately record, collate, monitor and provide feedback of patient information to the Team Leader and/or Care Manager, initiating actions as necessary.
Main duties of the job
* At the direction of the senior member of staff assist in the delivery of planned nursing care for a child.
* Ensure nursing practices are maintained with the Trust's policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. To apply them to the community environment.
* Maintain confidentiality, integrity and sensitivity to the individual needs of the child/family.
* Pay full regard to Health and Safety practices which include hand hygiene. This must also include mandatory annual attendance to CPR, fire lecture, manual handling and child protection awareness.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
* NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or NVQ Level 2 with significant experience.
* Care Certificate or completion of Care Certificate in post.
* Completed clinical competencies for clinical tasks and procedures as appropriate.
* Experience working in a clinical environment.
Desirable criteria
* Experience working in the NHS.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
* Understand when to seek support and advice.
* Aware of personal and professional limitations.
* Ability to perform when under pressure.
* Polite, Friendly, Approachable and Self-motivated.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Proven problem solving skills.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Awareness of formal audit procedures and requirements.
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Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.
Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.
If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.
The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.
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