About the role
Salary: £47951.00 to £56863.00
Are you a registered children's nurse looking to make a meaningful difference for children with complex care and palliative needs?
Coordinate the Kaleidoscope service, including allocating Support Workers and arranging bank nurses or care workers when required.
Receive and assess requests for home care, determine eligibility and refer families to appropriate services where needed.
Complete risk assessments in community settings before care begins and respond to identified risks.
Work with community nursing colleagues to arrange, check and maintain essential equipment in the home.
Provide 24-hour on-call advice and visits for children receiving end-of-life care at home, alongside the Children's Community Nursing Team.
Work with social workers, commissioners and families to establish and maintain safe packages of care.
Support the transition of care packages from children's to adult services.
Develop and review evidence-based protocols, training resources, assessment tools and home-care documentation.
Maintain accurate clinical records and service data, including monitoring SystemOne recording.
Participate in professional, discharge-planning and service meetings, using interpreters where required.
Promote clinical governance, lone-working safety, incident reporting, audit, research and evidence-based practice
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.