Paediatric Community Clinical Nurse Manager

at  Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit an experienced and competent healthcare professional to provide continuous responsibility for the leadership and management of the Children and Young Peoples Home Care Team.
The Children and Young Peoples Home Care Team consists of qualified paediatric nurses who specialise in caring for children and young people with a specific nursing need with care being delivered across integrated pathways of services, primary, secondary and tertiary care, transition into adult services, health, children’s social care, and education.
The post holder is responsible for achieving clinical excellence in the quality of care provided through the best use of the team, by allocating work appropriately, using resources effectively, developing and implementing policy and guidelines, and by controlling an agreed financial budget. The post holder will work autonomously, collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families and take an active part in contributing to the wider activities and strategic plans of the Trust.
The post holder is responsible for achieving clinical excellence in the quality of care provided through the best use of the team, by allocating work appropriately, using resources effectively, developing and implementing policy and guidelines, and by controlling an agreed financial budget. The post holder will work autonomously, collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families and take an active part in contributing to the wider activities and strategic plans of the Trust.
The post holder is required to be a proficient health care professional who can provide expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise in a specialist area in order to:
provide specialist nursing care for children and young people in the community, to reduce the length of hospital admissions / attendances where it is safe to do so.
To provide an effective liaison link between hospital and home, encouraging a unified approach prior to discharge home.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Details of main duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification

Please refer the Job description for details