Community Children's Nurse - Staff Nurse

Community Children's Nurse - Staff Nurse

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Pay:

£31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year, £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

11/04/2026

To empower and enable children and their carers to become more competent in the management of their childs condition, thereby reducing the need for hospital admissions and enabling early discharge into the community To be the first contact point for case-managed children, to co-ordinate appropriate healthcare and support, to meet the childs holistic needs To improve quality of life of children and young people and reduce the risk of acute episodes To ensure the early recognition or change of condition facilitating early interventions, providing least intensive care in the lease intensive setting To provide ongoing preventive care and support at a time and in a venue of client choice To liaise with hospital staff involved in care following admissions, informing them of the childs usual status and aiming to reduce length of stay To co-ordinate care services, delivered in the community, to meet the needs of the child and family through the Lead Professional role.

To monitor the progress of children with long term conditions promoting the healthiest possible lifestyle and offering them and their parents/carers appropriate education about their condition.

To provide support and information to children and their carers to facilitate the best quality of life for the child and promote early detection of change To act as an advocate for the needs and wishes of the child and family and work to ensure informed consent and involvement in decision making To give or signpost advice and information on a range of health issues, liaising with other organisations, seeking to empower and enable independence of children and their families/carers To contribute to the learning experience of student nurses and other healthcare professionals To promote and adapt partnership working with agencies external to healthcare To ensure that the appropriate referral pathways are made To deliver culturally appropriate services To leave written information with the family detailing the type of services that are offered and what they can expect from the service To support children through key stages of transition and support young people in their transition to adult services To provide appropriate supplies and equipment for children who are technology dependent To meet the needs of children, families and carers in issues surrounding end of life care, death and bereavement

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