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 is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Job description Job responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential NMC child registered Desirable Community experience working towards community nursing degree Experience Essential Assists with supporting children, young people, parents and families to cope with changes in health and well being Skills & Knowledge Essential Aware of key principles of paediatric care and implications for practice Aware of research and evidence and implications for practice Desirable Monitors and contributes to protecting children and young people at risk.
Safeguarding experience.
Participation in audit activity