The CCN is required to educate and clinically support staff to meet the needs of individual children acting as a specialist practitioner in the community setting. Where the practitioner holds a current Nurse Prescribing for Community Practitioner (V100) qualification the practitioner may prescribe within the limits of their professional competency and Trust guidelines. The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the well-being of children in accordance with The Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Gov 2013). Practitioners at this level assume responsibility for planned teaching of nurses and health care assistants, associate practitioners and students, and will help ensure the mentorship and supervision of students. Man Manage the delivery of quality nursing care, support, information and advice, for a delegated CCNT caseload, helping to ensure that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care. Support and educate staff offering clinical specialist knowledge and skills for the delivery of nursing care for children in the CCNT caseload. Maintain excellent communication channels with service stakeholders. Engaging in cross boundary partnership working including the child and family/carer, to help develop seamless care provision. This includes working with health care, social care and education as well as relevant charities including the local hospices. Help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice. Develop clinical skills and knowledge within the team, ensuring the relevant clinical skills required for management of safe nursing care are maintained. Provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children, families/carers and staff involved. Ensure concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support are documented and recorded. Act as a resource and role model of childrens community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues. Ensure when aware of clinical incidents in practice that these are reported via the correct channels and assist with the implementation of relevant recommendations. Take part in the on-call rota in order to provide 24hr direct nursing support for end of life care and on call system. Take part in the 7 day working rota as the Service evolves. Develop, implement, and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for children/families/colleagues, healthcare professionals for use within the CCN service for care of identified health needs and promotion of well-being. Participate in nursing research and audit projects pertinent to clinical community practice in conjunction with CCN services quality and standards forum. Maintain and help to analyse relevant service data which will demonstrate activity of the team and assist with identifying service needs and possible developments. Regularly evaluate the clinical effectiveness of care and in consultation with Team Lead and senior nurses in the wider CCN service, make adjustments where appropriate in order to make the best use of team and SCFT resources. Attend essential and relevant clinical practice updates in tertiary centres and special interest groups both within the Trust, locally and nationally to help develop and contribute towards establishment of clinical practice standards. Staff may be required to work anywhere in West Sussex and Brighton and Hove in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.