Children's Hospital at Home Nurse
Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, Catford, Greater London
Children's Hospital at Home Nurse
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Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, Catford, Greater London
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 5 days ago, 17 Dec | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: fa3d4a7df7c24c1e86fdf118e2e7b444
Full Job Description
Are you equipped with solid clinical knowledge and the experience required to manage critically ill children and young people? Are you driven by a desire to deliver outstanding evidence-based nursing care to assist children, young people, and their families? This varied and fulfilling position is ideal for an experienced pediatric nurse with an acute care background who is seeking a transition to a community setting while still applying their specialised clinical skills. Our service is evolving quickly, aiming to broaden our ambulatory care options and enhance the role of our independent nurse practitioners. Our 'Hospital at Home' service offers hospital-standard care to children in the community suffering from acute illnesses, thus preventing hospital admissions and facilitating earlier discharges. Delivered by a dedicated and proficient team of pediatric nurses, in collaboration with acute care providers, our service supports children, young people, and their families in managing their illnesses within the comfort of their homes.,
- To work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for facilitating early discharge, reduce length of stay and prevent hospital admissions
- To provide high quality, specialist nursing care to children in their own homes
- To provide continuing responsibility for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients.
- To work collaboratively with other local health care professionals/providers to maintain high quality care and promote practice that is family centred.
- To continue to develop and maintain close links between Community and Hospital based services.
- To be responsible for providing support to junior members and students, by developing their skills and providing mentorship through their practice placements., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development 2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability 3. Improving the experience of staff with disability 4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development 5. Making equalities mainstream
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS