Bank B6 Community Nurse (Children's) ONW
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Job Purpose
Post holder must work two shifts minimum a week. To work as part of the Children's Community Nursing Team, providing nursing care primarily within a child's home, school, and nursery, ensuring the delivery of evidenced-based care to children and their families or carers.
The post holder will be responsible for:
* Participating in the assessment, planning, and provision of skilled nursing care in negotiation with the child and family.
* Providing skilled, effective, evidenced-based nursing care for children with complex care needs including technology-dependent needs such as tracheostomy care and central venous access.
* Providing skilled, effective, evidenced-based nursing care for children with a variety of nursing needs, such as enteral feeding and intra-venous antibiotic administration.
* Working in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure a seamless delivery of care to families.
* Providing information and support to facilitate the child's and family's own choices with regards to nursing care.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Promoting Health Education as an integrated aspect of care delivery.
* Ensuring safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps in personal practice.
* Working as an autonomous and lone practitioner with the support of CCN Team Leads.
Communication
* Maintaining accurate records and statistical returns as required by the Trust, including entering data on the electronic record-keeping systems.
* Participating in team and Trust meetings.
* Taking appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident to a child, family member, staff member, or visitor.
* Being aware of CLCH Community Trust's policies and acting accordingly.
Management and Leadership
* Facilitating and encouraging a learning environment and being actively involved in meeting the educational needs of learners.
* Being responsible for the care of equipment issued to a home/school and reporting any defect or loss.
* Participating in Safeguarding procedures.
* Establishing and maintaining good relationships with Acute services, Social Services, and other agencies.
* Actively participating in the orientation and development of new staff to the community.
Why join?
* Earn more per hour - bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms.
* See the best shifts first - bank staff get priority over all agency workers.
* Book the shifts you want on your phone - build your own rota on our bank booking system.
* Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team - a local team dedicated to helping you.
* Access NHS benefits such as NHS pension contributions and discounts.
* Access Trust benefits - get support with your career development and mental health.
* Become part of an integrated team - feel more valued and supported in your work.
Requirements: Both verbal and written communication skills, and experience of team working will be essential to the role. Strong interpersonal skills will also be essential. You must be an NMC registered, UK-based nurse to apply for this role; as it is 'zero-hours', it does not attract visa sponsorship. You must also have at least 6 months acute experience.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Finance and Sales
* Industries: Hospitals
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