Children's Community Nurse

Employer
Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust
Location
Whitton
Salary
£40,701 to £48,054 per annum pro rata including HCAS (Outer)
Closing date
2 Jun 2024
Are you passionate about patient care? Join our supportive community-based paediatric team.Exciting opportunity for a highly motivated band 6 children's nurse in our Children's Community Nursing Service.Opportunity to complete cytotoxic administration training.Opportunity to develop teaching skillsFocus on acute conditions: short-term enteral feeding, IV antibiotics, oxygen therapy, wound care, blood sampling via central venous access devices (CVAD's) and support for children with long-term conditions, including our oncology caseload. Care is delivered in children's homes, and in our clinic.Collaboration with allied professionals, the wider multi-disciplinary team, social care, and local education providers.Driver not essentialAccess to lease car via Tusker Car Scheme.Main duties of the jobSeeking Band 6 children's nurses with motivation to work in our integrated Children's Community Nursing Service.Requires the ability to work autonomously and within a collaborative nursing team.Involvement in acute and long-term condition treatments and teachingSpecial duties include supporting clinical nurse specialists in asthma, special schools, phlebotomy, haemoglobinopathy, and continence care.About usCommunity 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilities*****Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to see the full outline of the post.****Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRSCN/RNC1 years nursing experienceIV certificateExperience with working with children with complex needsDesirableCentral venous device accessCommunity nursing degreeCytotoxic workbookExperienceEssentialExperience of working alongside multidisciplinary teamsExperience with enteral feedingTeaching children, young people, families, carers and other professionalsExperienceEssentialUp to date knowlegde of safeguarding children and young peopleAbility to work autonoumouslyDesirableExperience with home ventialtion and tracheostomy careEmployer detailsEmployer nameHounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare TrustAddressWhitton CornerPercy RoadWhittonTW2 6JLAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.779-NN-6309205-N&M_Y Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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