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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 32 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR602-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester
Town
Colchester
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
10/07/2024

Employer heading

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Children's Community Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established team of Children’s Community Nurses.  We are a busy service with a diverse caseload working across North East Essex.  We provide clinical interventions to children within their own homes 7 days per week.

 

We are looking for a confident innovative nurse to join our children’s community nursing team. You will be required to work in conjunction with the Children’s department at Colchester hospital whose aim is to facilitate early discharge and care closer to home.

 

You will need to be a flexible practitioner within the community setting, a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies.

 

You will be offered opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally within a supportive environment and encouraged to participate in service developments. Clinical supervision and a supported induction period are provided.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, evidence based nursing care, without direct supervision, to children and their families within the community/ hospital setting, providing parents/ carers with support and advice as appropriate 

To promote a seamless service assisting in the development of the art and science of Children’s Community Nursing and provide support to the Children’s Community Nursing Matron in the effective management of the service. 

The post holder will act as a role model in the delivery of patient care, lead, support, supervise and teach staff and contribute to the development of the service

The post holder will be an advocate for children and their families, promoting child focus, family-centred care and provide effective liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and other professional colleagues and agencies involved within the child’s care.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.    

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Proven experience at Band 5 in acute Paediatric setting.
  • • Experience relating to area of practice
  • • Mentoring of students

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Children’s Nurse
  • • Mentoring / equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • • BSc Community Specialist Practice / Recognised course in relevant area of practice

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Martina Thomas
Job title
Matron - Children's Services
Email address
[email protected]
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