Childrens Community Nurse

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist nursing care to children and young people with a wide range of complex and acute health needs across community, education and clinic settings. Based at the Battenburg Child Development Centre, you will work closely with children, young people, families and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality, family-centred care that enables children to thrive in their own homes and communities.

No two days are the same. From supporting children with complex healthcare needs and long-term conditions, to delivering urgent care, symptom management and end-of-life care, you will play a vital role in making a real difference to the lives of children and their families.

Main duties of the job

This varied role offers the opportunity to provide specialist, family-centred nursing care to children and young people across Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire in a range of settings, including homes, schools and clinics.

You will manage a caseload of children with acute, chronic and complex healthcare needs, undertaking assessments, developing care plans and delivering high-quality nursing interventions. You will work closely with families, education providers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure children receive the right care in the right place, maximising their health, wellbeing and life opportunities.

The role includes supporting children requiring continuing care, symptom management and palliative care, as well as participating in weekend, bank holiday and on-call rotas to provide urgent and end-of-life care. You will also contribute to safeguarding, service development, audit, quality improvement and the education of families, carers and professionals.

We are looking for a nurse with excellent communication skills, a commitment to delivering safe, compassionate care and the ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Community or complex care experience is desirable but not essential.

In return, you will join a supportive and experienced team, with opportunities for ongoing professional development, clinical supervision and career progression, while making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families every day.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse (Child)
• Evidence of ongoing development

Desirable

• Teaching/Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake.
• IV Therapy certificate or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• Recent clinical experience in an appropriate hospital/community setting with a wide range of skills and conditions.

Desirable

• Experience of interagency working.
• Experience of supporting children and families with complex health care needs.
• Experience of effective working collaboratively with professionals from other disciplines.
• Experience of planning and delivering training.