Nursing Associate | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

We are delighted to offer this newly created post to support the delivery and development of the Children and Young People's Community Nursing Team in Crawley. As a Band 4 Nursing Associate, you will work alongside your clinical and practice development colleagues to focus on the clinical and associated public health nursing of children and young people and their families across Crawley and surrounding areas., The Nursing Associate will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of patients and will be proficient and competent to work at their registered level. They will work alongside Registered Nurses. The post holder will have completed their Nursing Associate training and be registered with the NMC. Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate, and according to their professional code of conduct (NMC 2015). The Nursing Associate will be supervised by a Registered Nurse of band 5 or above. The Nursing Associate cannot be in charge of a team or shift and cannot administer certain types of drugs. Nursing Associate's will be based as an employee within Crawley (North Team) Children's and Young People's Community Nursing team, supporting and delivering a mixture of general and specific high quality, skilled care to children and young people (CYP) within the community setting of the Child's and Young person's home. The post holder will become competent and proficient in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to their area of clinical practice The CYPCN team provide clinical healthcare support to the children and young people on their caseload who will have complex and fluctuating health needs. The Nursing Associate will support the Service in its delivery of clinical care and support through teaching and advising families and carer's in how to support CYP with their healthcare needs.

• You will work within your level of competency to deliver quality nursing care, support, information and advice, for a supervised and/or delegated CYPCN Team caseload helping to ensure that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care.
• You will maintain excellent communication channels with service stakeholders. Engaging in cross boundary partnership working including the child and family/carer, to help develop seamless provision for the CYPCN Team caseload. This includes working with health care, social care, education service and the local hospices.
• You will help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice.
• You will work within your level of competency to provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children & young people.
• You will ensure concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support are documented and recorded.
• Act as a resource and role model of children's community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues.
• Attend relevant education and training practice updates within the Trust, locally and nationally to help develop and contribute towards establishment of clinical practice standards.
• You may be required to work elsewhere in Sussex in order to meet the needs of the commissioned CYPCN service.
  
  Are you an enthusiastic and patient focused Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate, with experience of helping to deliver excellent health care for Children? If this sounds like you, we would like to invite you to apply for our new Band 4 Children's Community Nursing Associate role within our Children and Young Peoples Community Nursing Team based in Crawley.
The role will be part of a team of Nurses in a Children's Community Nursing Service which engages across multiple health care partners in Crawley and surrounding areas. You will support clinical care and practice. You will have previous experience within a Children's Acute or Community based Health setting, and you will be able to promote and work within a culture of innovation and quality improvement that supports Children, Young People and their families to remain at home. The successful candidate will join a Team within the Children's Community Nursing Service which delivers excellent Children's services to the residents of Sussex, working in collaboration with our system partners across health, social and voluntary care. You will have a full valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

The role will support the various members of the Nursing team, and work alongside the Service's Practice Development Nurses. Our Children's Services are multidisciplinary teams and dedicated colleagues who work collaboratively across Sussex to ensure that our patients receive the specialist nursing and therapy care that they need at home. Our teams also know how important it is to support one another, and the Trust has a clear focus on staff wellbeing and promoting healthy teams. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
• Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of Good with Outstanding features
• Flexible working patterns offered across all services
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trusts workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.