Band 6 Children’s Complex Care Nurse
Are you a Band 6 Children’s Complex Care Nurse looking for a new temporary opportunity? There is an opening in Birmingham.
Here are the key details of the opportunity:
Contract date: ASAP-Ongoing
Shift: Full-Time or Ad-Hoc
Pay rate: £27ph days, £32ph nights and Saturdays, £38ph Sundays, Mileage is also paid
Time for Shift: 37.5 hours per week to be worked over 7 days covering 24 hour period
Duties:
- As the post holder you will work without direct supervision and will be required to deal with a wide range of situations requiring analysis and make a decision or judgement in relation to risk assessments, care pathways, safeguarding, health and safety, urgent admissions, complaints, untoward occurrences, or situations.
- Work in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice. Professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all activities.
- Responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of nursing care of children and young people with complex health needs including life limiting and life threatening conditions and their families.
- Provide health education information to the child and family, to promote a healthy lifestyle and where appropriate address public health issues.
- Report any such event to the Manager at the earliest opportunity and provide information as requested following the policies and procedures.
- Work closely with senior staff to facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and audit of appropriate policies, protocols, guidelines and standards ensuring that they meet current practice and professional regulations. Contribute to the implementation of national and local quality initiatives to improve service delivery.
- Maintain standards and ensure clinical governance is central to the function of the service.
Experience:
- Children’s community experience, RSCN or RN Child Branch Diploma / Degree. Evidence of relevant post related experience / on-going clinical training, and commitment to training.
- Experience working with and caring for children with complex health needs. including children who require tracheostomy care and/or long term ventilation needs – oxygen therapy, – suction, – enteral feeds etc – catheterisation.
- Experience working with and caring for children with life limited / threatening illnesses.
Would you like to know more?
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