Job summary
Do you have a Nurse Associate qualification and registration? and you want to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families every day? Come and join the Lifetime Service, where compassion, inclusion and teamwork guide everything we do. We are looking for a Nursing Associate to join our team!

This is an opportunity to become part of a team that provides nursing care to children and young people in a variety of community settings.

Main duties of the job
As a Registered Nursing Associate, you will be responsible for delivering high quality clinical care undertaking a full range of routine care and clinical tasks for children and young people in ourcare as directed by the registered nurse within the Community Children's Nursing service.

You will work alongside registered nurses and MDT within the community children's services in Harrow.

You will need to be NMC registered, and will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.

About us
The Community Children's Nursing Team consists of Community Children's Nurses, Special School Nurses, Children's Asthma Nurse and HEN Dietician, providing clinical nursing care, training and support to children, young people (aged 0-19) and their carers at home, special schools or other community settings, enabling them to remain safely in the community and transition to adult services where appropriate.

Our team look after the following children and young people in the community:

• Children with acute and short-term conditions
• Children with long term conditions
• Children with disabilities and complex conditions, including neonates
• Children with life-limiting and life-threatening illness, including palliative and end-of-life-care.
• Children in special school settings.

Job responsibilities
Clinical aspects of the role may include:

• Under the supervision and instruction of the registered nurse or health professional, carry out relevant clinical skills within the role, including medication administration.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of CYPs within their care on a continual basis in partnership with families and carers and other health professionals.
• Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, O2Saturatons, temperature, respirations and pulse, acting within Trust standards to respond to abnormal results, escalating as necessary.
• Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment within the boundaries of confidentiality.
• Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines both local and national.
• Regularly attend workplace and staff engagement meetings and contribute positively to discussions about the improvement of care.

Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification

Desirable

• Clinical skills such as enteral feeding, observations, oxygen monitoring.
• Tracheostomy knowledge and experience.
• Medication Administration

Experience
Essential

• Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation; including how the role may contribute to service development.
• Understand and act in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
• Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation.
• Understand the importance of following procedures, polices and treatment or care plans.
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting children, young people and their families
• Community experience
• Able to undertake autonomous and independent working
• A sound knowledge of issues around confidentiality
• Children's safeguarding experience

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Relevant knowledge and experience of working with children with complex health needs and or disabilities.
• Able to perform and record basic clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulse, acting within Trust standards to respond to abnormal results, escalating as necessary.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively, written, verbal, or non verbal communication, with parents/carers and young people
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
• Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
• Knowledge of equality and diversity issues, social exclusion and multi-cultural issues
• Is up-to-date with legislation and current events

Desirable

• Experience of using SystmOne
• Report writing
• Presentation skills

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• Demonstrates professional curiosity
• Has a balanced understanding of self and others
• Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
• Can demonstrate flexibility of approach
• Shows a realistic appreciation of the challenges of working with children and young people/vulnerable adults

Other
Essential

• Ability to travel across the special schools in Harrow sometimes at short notice and carry necessary equipment.
• Car driver and access to a car for work purposes with appropriate insurance.
• Flexible working to meet the needs of the service, this may be on occasions outside normal office hours

Additional information
This 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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Caryl Thomas Clinic, Caryl Thomas Clinic, HEADSTONE DRIVE, HARROW., HA1 4UQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Nurse Lead - Community Children's Nursing, Ola Adesemoye, o.adesemoye1@nhs.net, 07871989353