Community Childrens Nurse

The Community Childrens Team is based in Sandwell Special Schools, provides nursing care and support to children/young people and their families, with a wide range of complex health care needs including chronic and life limiting conditions. Care is provided across the special schools, the child/young person's home and a variety of other settings.

We are looking for a motivated, experienced nurse to join our team.

You will be required to work 22.5 hours per week to support the needs of the service., The successful applicant will work in partnership with the Community Childrens Team, multidisciplinary team, education staff and families to support the children on our caseload.

The post holder will need to have excellent communication and decision making skills and be able to manage complex and difficult situations in a sensitive manner.

As a band 6 CCN, you will be expected to offer expert advice and guidance to colleagues in the team. In the absence of the team leader you will be required to deputise and take charge of the operational management of the team. The applicant needs to be able to work autonomously and as part of the team.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live