Job summaryPaediatric Complex Care Nurse Specialist. Location: Albrighton, West Midlands. Salary: Up to £43,000 plus bonus. Hour of work: Full time, Monday to Friday with no nights, weekends or on-call responsibilities. Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking a Paediatric Complex Care Nurse Specialist to support children with complex care needs across the West Midlands. This role offers a strong work life balance with office and community-based work.
Main duties of the job- Manage complex caseloads including paediatric packages
- Develop and review care plans
- Train and assess care staff
- Ensure clinical quality and compliance
- Review MAR charts and care documentation
- Build strong relationships with families and MDTs
About usAt Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high quality, person centred complex care to adults and children in their own homes. As our Paediatric Complex Care Nurse Specialist, you will play a key role in shaping safe, effective, and compassionate care for children with complex health needs.
Job responsibilitiesJob Purpose:
- To promote the Apollo Home Healthcare brand to all prospective clients and healthcare professionals, undertake assessment of new referrals and reviews of current service user care plans as well as assist in the recruitment and interviewing of potential new staff.
- There will be a requirement to manage appraisal and supervision of staff Provide person centred nursing care and support to service users, their families and healthcare assistants.
- Participate as part of a team and using a person-centred approach, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered.
- Maintain and oversee the maintenance of appropriate associated service user records.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- NMC Pin with at least 2 years post qualification nursing experience
- Full UK driving licence
- Airway management including tracheostomy care
- Ventilation management
- Enteral feeding (PEG/JEJ/NG)
- Experience with neurological or spinal conditions is beneficial.
ExperienceEssential- Airway management including tracheostomy care
- Ventilation management
- Enteral feeding (PEG/JEJ/NG)
- Experience with neurological or spinal conditions is beneficial.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
