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: 9th December 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy., 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.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.