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Job summary

Main area
Women & Children Services L3
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Term time contract
Hours
  • Part time
  • Term time hours
37.5 hours per week (Term time only)
Job ref
328-WAC-7350071
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/09/2025 23:59

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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse Children's Community and SEND School Nursing Team

Band 5

Job overview

Although you will be working 37.5 hours per week during term time, you will be paid at 32.25 hours per week for the full year including during time not working.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic motivated Children's Nurse to join our team working in the  Children's Community and SEND School Nursing Team.  Within the role you would be working autonomously providing care to children with additional health needs in a community setting, predominantly in the SEND school's.

We are a small Children's Community Nursing Team and follow the Trust values & beliefs of being supportive, respectful and caring.  The school Nursing team work collaboratively within the Children's Community Nurses, Specialist nurses both in the Trust and in other Trusts, Paediatricians and GP's to provide high quality care to those on our caseload.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary/Purpose: 

  • To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without direct supervision within the Children’s Services.
  • To provide skilled nursing support to enable children with complex health needs to access educational opportunities
  • Work alone within the special school providing care as per health plan, dispense medication, and support with any emergency situation
  • To offer training and support to education and social care staff specific to the health needs of the individual child / young person.
  • To care for children, and their families, with a wide range of health needs, who require clinical care and support in the home, and other community settings.
  • It is essential that the post holder is sensitive to the emotional needs of children who have a life threatening illness, and complex health needs, and are technology dependent.
  • To deliver the above will require a specific understanding and knowledge base of child health needs, community based care and an understanding of the basic principles of palliative care.
  • It is essential that applicants have recent experience in acute paediatric nursing to ensure they have developed those skills required to nurse sick children, and to work as an autonomous practitioner

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff.  This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

•    Your Leadership Impact
•    Leading Your Team to Success
•    Service Improvement for Beginners
•    Developing your Service Improvement Skills 

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
 
•    Explore leadership within the NHS
•    Promote Trust values and behaviours
•    Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills 
•    Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • An understanding of government and trust documents/policies in relation to Children’s Nursing
  • A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives
  • Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work
  • Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC registration (child subpart)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working within acute or community setting.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Welford
Job title
Childrens' Community Nursing Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01609 779911
Additional information

Ext.  64202 / 63021

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