Paediatric Community Sister

Job overview

Paediatric Community Sister

Department: Paediatrics

Band: 6, £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata if part time

Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

The Children’s Community nursing team is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Child Branch nurse with acute nursing experience to join our friendly and dynamic team to cover maternity leave.

The Children’s Community Nursing Service which is based in the Hospital is well established and aims to facilitate seamless transition of neonates and children from hospital into their homes. Our philosophy is to deliver the highest quality, evidence based, and family centred care to our children and their families both in hospital and in patient’s homes.

The individual applying for this post will have experience in the nursing care of children from admission through to discharge. They will be adept in the co-ordination of care and discharge planning processes. In addition they will also be motivated and committed to continuing professional development and demonstrate excellent communication, role modelling and leadership skills.

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date:  W/C 13 January 2025

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ideally have some experience of nursing children in the community and will be competent in the care of central lines.  A clean UK driving licence is essential.

With a positive attitude to your professional development and support from our clinical facilitator, excellent training opportunities will be available to enable you to enhance your career in Children’s Community Nursing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will ensure that they are aware of all relevant issues relating to Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Clinical Effectiveness and that they carry out their duties in accordance with these frameworks and standards. They will work as a skilled member of the children’s nursing team, providing a high standard of holistic family centred care to both the children and their families, and will have a duty to continually develop their knowledge and skills to ensure that their care is evidenced based best practice.

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.