Children and Young People's Community Nurse

Children and Young People's Community Nurse Chichester

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Chichester 27055 - 32934 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Would you like to work with children and young people in the community? We have a vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Children's Nurse (RN - Child) who would like the opportunity to develop their expertise as a Children and Young People's Community Nurse within our friendly integrated team in Chichester

We are looking for a skilled clinical nurse who is able to work autonomously in the community as well as being part of a wider team. Currently the team works seven days a week.

The Children’s Community Nurse (CCN) will contribute to the development of the local Children’s Community Nursing Team and countywide CCNS together with the Team Lead and senior nurses, helping to ensure that policy and practice is developed and delivered in line with Trust and national best practice standards.

The post holder will have a key role in delivering specialist community children’s nursing for the children and young people on the CCN caseload. They will provide up-to-date knowledge and skills for the nursing management and care of children in the community setting. They will liaise with clinical experts for the provision of specialist knowledge, skills and leadership as required.

As a Registered Nurse - Child, they will promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families and ensure the provision of high quality, safe nursing care to children and families on the caseload. They will work closely with other health professionals within the Trust and across the health economy, as well as with statutory and third sector agencies.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider of Children and Young People's Community Nursing Services (CYPCNS) across West and East Sussex. The CYPCNS has four Community Nursing teams in Crawley, Lancing, Chichester, and Brighton and Hove, and a Specialist Children's Continence team.

Professional, operational and strategic leadership is provided through the Head of CYPCN, with additional leadership for quality and standards provided through the CYPCN Matrons.

Currently the service provides community nursing for children and young people with long term conditions and complex needs, and palliative care, including end of life care. The CYPCNS works closely with social care, education and third sector organisations to implement the statutory requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 and we are actively involved with partners in developing children and young people’s urgent care pathways.

Our CYPCNS offers innovation, partnership and excellence in community care and we are highly committed to active ongoing engagement with children and families to shape and improve our services. We aspire to be what children, families and our partners need us to be to enable the very best health and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people in West and East Sussex.

Work within level of competency to deliver quality nursing care, support, information and advice, for a supervised and/or delegated CCNT caseload helping to ensure that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care.

Maintain excellent communication channels with service stakeholders. Engaging in cross boundary partnership working including the child and family/carer, to help develop seamless provision for the CCNT caseload. This includes working with health care, social care, education service and the local hospice.

Help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice.

Work within level of competency to provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children

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 children’s community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues.

Attends relevant education and training 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 and East Sussex in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.

Please see attached JD and PS for further information.

Children and Young People's Community Nurse
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk
Brighton, United Kingdom
Siobhan Melia
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Hospital
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