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Job summary

Main area
Community Children's Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8am - 6pm 4 days a week (Mon - Fri) and 8am-4pm on occasional weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref
391-RFL-6089583-A
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£42,471 - £50,364 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 - Community Children's Nurse

Band 6

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The team provide acute and ongoing care and support to children and families in their homes or any other community setting enabling children to continue their normal activities and prevent possible admission to hospital.

CCN's also co-ordinate healthcare services and develop packages of care for children with complex needs and for those with lifelong and life limiting needs involving other agencies where necessary.

The Post holder will work as part of the Community Children's Nursing Team contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based care to children/ young people, their families and carers, and work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure a seamless service for the children. As a senior member of the team the band 6 CCN's will support and mentor HCA's and student nurses.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Child/RSCN
  • ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
  • Other relevant post registration / professional development.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience, working in acute/ community setting.
  • Evidence of Child Protection awareness and training
  • Experience of working/supporting student nurses.
  • Experience of developing protocols / guidelines.
  • Experience of teaching
  • Experience of managing a ward or individual caseload.
  • Ability to prioritize workload and delegate as required.
  • Effective role model.
  • Evidence of ability to teach in informal and formal settings
  • Ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of a wide range of general paediatric skills.
  • Ability to produce high standards of documentation.
  • Ability to negotiate and advocate for children and their families
  • Awareness of current developments within paediatric nursing.

Personal Qualities & attribute

Essential criteria
  • Flexibility, Adaptable and Reliable
  • Excellent communication and inter -personal skills.
  • Ability to Lead, work autonomously and within a team.
  • Commitment to patient care.
  • Commitment to furthering knowledge and responsibility

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Devleta Begic
Job title
CCN Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02078302571
Additional information

Interested applicant to contact Devleta Begic to discuss the role

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
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Telephone
01629 702338