Children's Community Nurse

at  Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Main Duties and Responsibilities: Co-ordinates the day-to-day provision of the CCN caseload, ensuring patients needs are met, new referrals triaged in a timely manner and workload allocated according to need. To undertake clinical assessments, implement, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for children and young people within a defined caseload in clinics, patients homes, schools or other appropriate community settings. To deliver skilled clinical nursing care which may include administration of Intravenous therapy, injections, syringe pumps, blood taking via central venous access devices, wound care, nursing support for all types of enteral feeding tubes, tracheostomy care, bowel and bladder devices. Using a case-co-ordination approach support families to understand and manage their childs condition safely at home and in collaboration with multi-agency providers to ensure the childs aspirations and health needs are central to decision making and maximise their opportunities to develop.
To provide patient/parent/carer training and assessment of competence. To assist in the discharge planning process of a childs transfer from hospital to home to identify clinical care and support that can be safely delivered in the community. To act as a signpost for families enabling them to access support from a range of statutory and voluntary organisations. If you have a non-medical prescribing qualification, you will be expected to practice as a prescriber as part of this role To ensure that clinical guidelines and electronic patient record systems are evidence based and maintain clinical effectiveness.
Communication Provides clinical advice for children, young people, their families and professionals working with them to understand and manage their health needs. To agree and write care plans/reports to support families/education and care staff understand and care for the childs condition and health needs using a partnership approach. To work in partnership with a range of health, education and care teams sharing information and reviewing the care plan in response to the childs aspirations and needs. To develop communication pathways with hospital colleagues to implement joint clinical care pathways.
Communicates effectively and compassionately with people who may be distressed or angry, e.g., where there is a child with special needs or a life limiting illness. To input clinical data to electronic patient records to enable data gathering to evidence service activities in addition to statutory clinical record keeping. Budgetary Responsibility To use resources responsibly and ensure timely orders for clinical equipment are made to maintain stock control. To ensure clinical equipment is used and maintained as intended and that patient safety is assured at all times.
To maximise appointment availability to ensure patients are seen in the most appropriate setting for their clinical needs. People Management To be responsible for the day to day supervision, organisation and leadership of the team and prioritisation of workload. Undertake appraisals and regular supervision of team members; provide learning opportunities, support and assessment to achieve personal and professional objectives. Contribute to the support and supervision of student nurses acting as a student appraiser/supervisor where appropriate.
Maintain own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. To undertake role of line manager for non-registered staff and/or Childrens Community Staff nurses. Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with your professional body, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required. Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General Safeguarding people responsibility Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility. There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care. Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.
It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care. Those most in need of protection include: Children and young people Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities. The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy. To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure of Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders

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