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Job overview

The Lifetime Service is a community nursing and psychology service for children and young people with non-malignant, life limiting and life threatening conditions.

The service is based in Kingswood and currently provides a service across 3 ICB areas, supporting children aged 0-18 and their families in, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset (BNSSG) In addition the service has a Continuing Care Team (CCT) which supports children at home with complex health needs and children who are technology dependent.

The purpose of this role is to provide essential nursing care, at home or in other community settings, to children and their families who are under the care of the Lifetime service. 

This role will include management of a clinical caseload (approximately 30-35 families) primarily but may also include line management of a Band 5 Community Children’s Nurse. 

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Main duties of the job

        Be continuously responsible for the effective management of a caseload, delivering holistic nursing care to enable children with life-limiting conditions and complex nursing needs to be cared for in the environment of their choice.

Deliver clinical training to parents, carers, Lifetime support workers and others to enable children to be cared for in a variety of settings.

Ensure that care is delivered to agreed standards and within the policy framework of Sirona Care and Health and NMC guidelines.

Promote a family centred approach to care; demonstrating the 6 C’s explicit in the NMC code of conduct and work in partnership with the family and other professionals towards empowering the child and family to take responsibility for their healthcare needs.

Provide specialist clinical advice, consultation, interventions, training and support to staff within the multi-agency teams in relation to palliative care and technology dependent children.

Contribute to the evaluation of service provision and the ongoing improvement and development of the Lifetime Service.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.