- Application of clinical judgement
- Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to use initiative
- Current paediatric experience.
- Aware of key principles of paediatric care and implications for practice
- Aware of research and evidence and implications for practice
- Monitors and contributes to protecting children and young people at risk.
- Safeguarding experience
- Participation in audit activity
- Ability to travel to community patient visits and carry equipment
- Able to work flexible shifts including weekends and bank holidays and on call as required
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse (NMC Sub -Part 1 (Children) /RN Child Mentorship/teaching course
- 2 years experience
- Community experience Working towards community nursing degree
Children's Community Nurse - Slough, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Seeking a highly motivated children's nurse to join our friendly CCN team, someone who is passionate about providing the best care to children, young people and their families within the community setting.
Providing mainly acute nursing care to children within their homes and other community settings as well as within the acute children's ward, Medical day unit and Paediatric assessment unit.
Providing training and support to families, schools and carers to enable children and young people to live their lives away from the hospital setting.
To develop yourself and the service.
Mentor student nurses.
Main duties of the job
To provide a community service to the local area, supporting the Paediatric Department. Liaising with the MDT and tertiary centres for continuing care
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We brought together Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to create Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2014.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Provide a community service to children requiring supporting nursing care in the community. Liaising with the wider multi disciplinary team and external agencies to support keeping patients at school and within the community. Facilitate early discharge and complex discharges
Carry out regular oncology and cardiac community visits.
Administer IV's at home.
Administer chemotherapy in the community.
Administer hormone injections.
Support enteral fed patients.
Carry out wound care assessments and dressings.
Hold a caseload of patients with long and short term health conditions.
Provide 24/7 palliative care provision to families wishing to be at home at end of life.
Working closely with local hospices and services to provide excellent care for the families.
Educate and support colleagues.
Order supplies and equipment.
Training opportunities available.
Work closely with the inpatient and ambulatory settings along with specialist nurses and the medical team.
Person SpecificationCompetencies
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable