Community Paediatric Nurse

We are excited to be recruiting a highly self-motivated Paediatric Nurse to join our experienced team. Clinical Educator to our Support Teams to provide high quality support to children with complex needs. This will include training and competency support for community-based nursing support packages for children and young people with complex and long-term conditions/needs including Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury, Neurological Conditions, Spinal Injury, Palliative Care, Tracheostomy, Ventilation support, PEG support and Catheter care etc.

You will be responsible for the facilitation of a high-quality learning environment to ensure the children and young people KEYFORT support have safe, effective, caring and responsive care teams. You will work closely with a variety of departments including management, support workers and external professional organisations to ensure education is an excellent standard. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in support delivery, guiding teams with effective support planning and risk assessments.

Your focus must always be to enable staff teams to make a real difference to the children and young people we support. A self-starter with a positive problem-solving attitude is essential. This role is ideal for a nurse who is seeking a new challenge, or has a passion for training others within a progressive and dynamic social care organisation.

Job Requirements

Qualified Paediatric Nurse with a current and valid NMC pin.

Experience of Brain Injury/Neurological conditions, complex respiratory needs and community-based Nursing preferred.

Experience working with healthcare assistants and support workers preferred.

Competent using IT software.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Primarily, the hours can be flexible from 8-12 per week, however where possible we would like at least one day per week (Tuesday or Thursday) working from our head office in Gateshead.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.

Any mileage incurred will be reimbursed.

All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Keyfort Group deliver packages of care and support to individuals with a range of conditions and disabilities. Our support is person-centred, we only work with people if we think we can provide great care not based on their disability. We have experience of working with people with a brain injury, neurological condition, learning disabilities, spinal injuries, physical and mental health needs.

Reporting to: CQC Operations Manager / Partnerships Manager and Clinical Lead/ Service manager

Location:

NE and NW, some hybrid working, some office working with occasional travel to regional offices

To lead the delivery of high-quality clinical training and competency processes to enable KEYFORT in delivering safe, effective, responsive, caring and well‑led support for now and into the future.

To deliver training and competency support for community-based nursing support packages for Children with complex and long‑term conditions/needs including acquired/traumatic brain injury, neurological conditions, spinal injury, palliative care, tracheostomy, ventilation support, PEG support and catheter care etc.

To be responsible for ongoing competencies and training using evidence‑based methods which embrace Person‑Centred Care, nursing practice models and shared decision making.

To provide supervision and observe support staff to ensure the agreed support plan is being achieved and support routines are being actioned.

To promote and facilitate a progressive learning environment for all KEYFORT services requiring nursing support.

To safeguard people at all times.

To work alongside all services to develop packages which meet the needs of individual by assessing their support needs, as well as identifying and agreeing support goals and care plans with people we support, their next of kin, commissioners and other professionals.

To manage a nursing caseload within the North East region, identifying and delivering the appropriate support plans.

1. Clinical

To act as an effective role model within KEYFORT.

To work…