Childrens Homecare Nurse in Dorchester

HealthNet Homecare are specialists in delivering homecare services for patients, from medical deliveries to nursing support for both children and adults in the community. Working with over 180,000 patients across numerous different therapy areas, our dedicated team offer support to patients with rare and orphan diseases right through to more common conditions. Our aim is to make the lives of our patients and their families easier by taking the stress out of managing their medication and ensuring they are confident they are in safe hands with HealthNet.

We are looking for Childrens Clinical Homecare Nurses to join our nursing team. Children’s nurses at HealthNet have the unique opportunity to support children and adults in the community either at home, school or work to receive their treatment while continuing with their daily lives. The role of a Homecare Nurse makes such a difference to our patients who can receive the medical care they need in the comfort of their own homes, school or place of work. The patients we visit may have growth hormone deficiency, auto immune or rare and orphan conditions. As a homecare nurse we are fortunate to be able to give one to one care to our patients whether it is teaching a patient or carer to administer an injection or administering more complex IV therapies.

If you're a qualified Childrens nurse looking for a career where you can be part of making a real difference to the quality of life for both our paediatric and adult patients by applying your passion, drive and skillsets in an ever changing environment that is healthcare, then HealthNet Homecare is the place for you to join our busy, growing team!

Our Nurse team is made up of specifically trained homecare professionals with the capability to support both straightforward and complex end to end therapies in a patient focused and quality driven manner. Our vision is to be seen as the first choice for patient centred homecare and to realise this vision we work closely with the NHS and Pharmaceutical Companies to provide an array of services from medication delivery, nursing services and patient support programmes allowing patients to undertake treatment in the comfort of their own home, with the correct support and to the same standards that would normally be received in a hospital or clinical environment.

As a business we realise that it is our people aligned with a clear focus that will ultimately deliver our vision. We focus on training programmes that allow our Clinical Nurse Team to go out into the community with confidence and with the knowledge of a business support network along with the ability to promote our culture of patient centred care to our customer base. We strongly believe in continuous professional development and providing the investment that enables colleagues to progress in their careers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist in providing excellent standards of patient care on behalf of the client and associated healthcare professionals.
• Teaching patients, carers or family members to self-administer therapy, or the administration of therapies to patients in accordance with service specific protocols in the comfort of their own homes.
• Participating in telephone calls, virtual calls and home visits as part of Patient Support Programmes.
• Assist in providing solutions that will support the patient and healthcare professional in delivering a seamless service between hospital and the home.
• Ensure a high standard of service is established and always delivered for all customers and patients.
• Travel requirements across regions.

What experience and skills are we looking for?

• You will be a registered childrens nurse and passionate about delivering first class patient care.
• Registered Childrens Nurse on NMC register.
• Desirable Skill but not essential: 3 years post registration experience.
• Experience accessing and using Ports.
• Previous experience in the administration of IV therapies.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary structure.
• Annual car allowance of £5000 & a fuel card for field based Nurses.
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday.
• Pension Scheme.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Employee Assistant Programme including 24/7 hour access to remote GP appointments.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Uniform provided.
• Kit bags for all Homecare Nurses.
• Perks and benefits via Perkbox.
• Long service awards.

If the role sounds of interest, and you want to be a part of a company who truly places our patients at the heart of everything we do, please feel free to apply through our careers page and join us in making a difference.