Children\'s Community Nurse

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally. We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a highly motivated band 6 paediatric nurse to our integrated Children’s Community Nursing Service. The role will involve working with children and young people receiving treatment for acute conditions such as short term enteral feeding, intravenous antibiotics, oxygen therapy and wound care management. The team also supports children and young people with long term conditions including oncology, complex disabilities and palliative care. With this role there are great opportunities to work alongside our allied professionals, the wider multi-disciplinary team, social care and local education providers. Are you passionate about patient care and looking for the opportunity to work within a supportive community based paediatric team? We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Main duties of the job:

• We are seeking highly motivated band 6 children’s nurses to work within our integrated Children’s Community Nursing Service.
• Applicants need the ability to work both autonomously and within the wider nursing team.
• The role will involve working with children and young people receiving treatment for acute conditions such as short term enteral feeding, intravenous antibiotics, oxygen therapy and wound care management.
• The team also supports children and young people with long term conditions including oncology, complex disabilities and palliative care.
• In addition to this, the team also carries out continuing care assessments for children and young people within the case load and works across our special schools service.
• The successful candidate will also support our clinical nurse specialists in asthma, haemoglobinopathy and continence care.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Qualifications:

• RSCN/RNC
• 1 year nursing experience
• IV certificate
• Experience with working with children with complex needs
• Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of working with enteral feeding devices
• Up to date knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
• Ability to work autonomously
• Experience with home ventilation and tracheostomy care

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be occasions where we have to close a vacancy once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you are successful at the shortlisting stage we will contact you via TRAC email. Please continue to check your emails and also your TRAC account for correspondence. You must confirm your attendance to interview as soon as possible; failure to do so will result in your interview being cancelled. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) uses TRUSTID identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of key documents such as Passports, Driving Licenses etc. It is a condition of appointment that all prospective employees of HRCH have their original documents verified using this TRUSTID. Please ensure you provide work email addresses for your referees where possible.

Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.

Please note that this post is subject to a 3 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust, this will not apply.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.