Nurse Specialist (Children's Community Nurse)

The Children's Community Nursing Service in Newcastle upon Tyne has an excellent opportunity to join our team in full time substantive post. The successful applicant will work as part of a team to provide a clinically effective, evidence-based service for children/young people with complex health needs/and or technical dependency in their own environment as well as children requiring clinical care following an acute illness to assist in earlier discharge from the Great North Children's Hospital.

• Interview date: 25th October 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
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Main duties of the job The postholder will be responsible for an allocated caseload and for the assessment of care needs and the planning, implementation and evaluation of support and interventions within the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team. o With clinical supervision and guidance the post holder is expected to manage their own caseload and to work independently and as part of a team. o To facilitate early discharge from hospital and delivery of care in the child's own environment. o To promote the physical and emotional well-being of children with special needs. o To teach qualified and unqualified staff and carers clinical procedures and assess competence in relation to individual children, using evidence based practice

We are looking for an experienced Children's Nurses who have excellent communication skills and leadership qualities. It is essential that they have a current driving licence and access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.