Wellchild Childrens Complex Needs Nurse

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced, innovative Paediatric Nurse to join the Children's Community Nursing Service in Newham as the Wellchild Childrens Complex Needs Nurse. This places you at the heart of compassionate, community‑based care, supporting children with life‑limiting conditions and their families at the most critical moments of their journey.

The Complex Care Nurse Specialist will be responsible for leading the pathway for children with complex care needs. You will work alongside the Core Nursing Pathway Lead and Palliative and End of Life Pathway Lead and  sits within a wider multi-disciplinary service including Nursing (Specialist School Nursing, Asthma, Epilepsy, Continuing care) and Community paediatric dietitians.  The Pathway Lead will also be expected to have an MDT approach to patient care with the psychology and play therapy services .

You will be responsible for the over site of children with complex health needs in the community setting, this may include holding a case load of your own as well as supporting and supervising the band 6 children's community nursing to deliver nursing care to children and their families.

For further information please contact:  [email protected]

Proposed interview date is the 3rd of June.

Main duties of the job

To provide expert nursing advice and support to children with long term complex health needs and their families across the borough of Newham.

To liaise with community and hospital services partner organisations and local authority services to provide a comprehensive high quality seamless discharge from hospital to home.

To lead the complex childrens nursing pathway in Newham, to ensure delivery of high quality, responsive nursing care to children and their families and to be the named lead healthcare professional for this pathway.

This role works alongside the nursing leads for the palliative and end of life pathway  and core nursing service pathway, together delivering co-ordinated care for the children and young people seen by the community nursing services. The pathway leads will work together to ensure children receive seamless, expert and timely care to meet their health and holistic needs.

To participate in WellChild Charity activities, including case presentations, publications, fundraising and annual meetings

• This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing their role in agreement with their designated manager. In addition they may be required by their manager to carry out any other duty commensurate with their banding and expertise.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements. Please consult the attached job description and person specification associated with the vacancy profile of this advertisement.