Staff Nurse

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job description

The Children's Continuing Care Team provides commissioned care in the home and school setting for children with complex health needs. The Long Term Ventilation Team provides packages of care in the home for children who require ventilation to assist with their breathing. Swanbourne Gardens is a 4-bedded respite unit that provides overnight respite for children with complex health needs. We strive to provide the children we support with a high standard of care. As a band 5 working within the team, you would be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.

You would be at the forefront of teaching and assessing the competencies required for the staff to deliver day-to-day care for the children with complex health needs, including interventions such as care and management of tracheostomies, gastrostomies, and ventilation support. In addition, you would be expected to provide supervision for the junior staff.

As a band 5, we expect you to role model the Trust's value and behaviour framework when working within the team. Robust training and regular competency reviews will be provided to ensure care is delivered safely and in line with all policies and guidelines. The successful candidate will be based at Swanbourne Gardens but will provide care in other community settings such as the child or young person's home or school.

You must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

1. To assess, plan, implement, and evaluate child and family-centred care.
2. Teaching and assessing the competencies of the Health Care Support Workers.
3. To undertake a range of duties, which involve direct care, following care plans agreed with parents and named professionals while working in the children's home, school, or other environments.
4. To be aware of and participate in meeting the psychological, social, physical, and spiritual needs of the children and young people.
5. Maintain accurate records of all care given, omissions, and ensure effective communication with parents and named professionals of any changes in a child's condition or situation, and any significant relevant factors.
6. To promote professionalism at all times.

We are looking for staff that are able to be flexible; we work around the needs of the families and the children, which means we need staff who can flex their hours to start early, finish late, and work overnight too.

We are looking for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse. The post holder will have post-registration experience, preferably working with children with complex health needs, either in a hospital or community setting.

Full training and supervision will be available from our existing senior team, but any previous experience would be desirable.

We are a very small but supportive team who can offer support and guidance to you in developing new skills and adapting to working in a new environment.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive, and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The Children's Continuing Care Team provides commissioned care in the home and school setting for children with complex health needs. The Long Term Ventilation Team provides packages of care in the home for children who require ventilation to assist with their breathing. Swanbourne Gardens is a 4-bedded respite unit that provides overnight respite for children with complex health needs. As a band 5 working within the team, you would be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. You would be at the forefront of teaching and assessing the competencies required for the staff to deliver day-to-day care for the children with complex health needs, including interventions such as care and management of tracheostomies, gastrostomies, and ventilation support. In addition, you would be expected to provide supervision for the junior staff and ensure all mandatory training is up to date. As a band 5, we expect you to role model the Trust's value and behaviour framework when working within the team. Robust training and regular competency reviews will be provided to ensure care is provided safely and in line with all policies and guidelines. The successful candidate will be based at Swanbourne Gardens but will provide care in other community settings such as the child or young person's home or school.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To assess, plan, implement, and evaluate child and family-centred care.
2. Teaching and assessing the competencies of the Health Care Support Workers.
3. Support the Band 6 Team Leaders in implementing change while acting as a positive role model.
4. To undertake a range of duties, which involve direct care, following care plans agreed with parents and named professionals while working in the children's home, school, or other environments.
5. To be aware of and participate in meeting the psychological, social, physical, and spiritual needs of the children and young people.
6. Discuss with parents, and involve the child or young person, regarding issues relevant to their health and social care.
7. Maintain accurate records of all care given, omissions, and ensure effective communication with parents and named professionals of any changes in a child's condition or situation, and any significant relevant factors.
8. To promote professionalism at all times.

We are looking for staff that are able to be flexible; we work around the needs of the families and the children, which means we need staff who can flex their hours to start early, finish late, and work overnight too.

We are looking for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse. The post holder will have post-registration experience, preferably working with children with complex health needs, either in a hospital or community setting.

Full training and supervision will be available from our existing senior team, but any previous experience would be desirable.

We are a very small but supportive team who can offer support and guidance to you in developing new skills and adapting to working in a new environment.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this, it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Teaching and assessing certificate

Knowledge

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Working within clinical areas
• Working with complex children
• Supervision of others
• Working within a community setting

Skills

• Effective time management
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Motivated and enthusiastic, positive approach to change
• Caring and professional attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication/documentation
• Ability to use own initiative
• Problem solving

Other

• Access to a vehicle and full driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Children's Complex Care and Community Team Leader

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum