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Children's Community Nurse (fixed term)
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 2451572
Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic Children's Nurse to join our team on a fixed term 12 month basis.
If you work at Blackpool Teaching Hospital this could be a secondment and you would have to ask your Line Manager for permission to apply.
The Children's Community Nursing Service is a small but well-established service that provides care to children and young people who have an identified nursing need/ long term health need, supporting and empowering families to manage their child at home and in a variety of settings across Blackpool. The service also provides the special school nursing to a number of special schools across the Blackpool and Fylde and Wyre area.
You will be part of a multi-professional team and will require excellent communication skills. We will offer a comprehensive induction and competency programme; prior competency evidence of IV therapy, Venepuncture/ blood sampling, enteral feeding device care, tracheostomy care and Medical Devices will be considered useful.
Main duties of the job
The post holder has responsibility for the clinical care and treatments of children and young people as part of the Children's community nursing team.
Effective assessment of children's health needs and development of individual care plans is a key role
Undertaking home IVs ,administration of IM medication and venepuncture is a regular clinical activity .
Wound care and management, application of dressings, development of wound care plans and working alongside tissue viability leads is key
Regular attendance at meetings with the wider MDT ,support and facilitate the arranging of multidisciplinary meetings required to enable early discharge and complex discharge to home
Safeguarding children is central to the role :working with and supporting vulnerable children and their families ,undertaking relevant referrals and attending supportive meetings
Working with children with both acute medical needs and complex needs .Involvement with short episodes of care and long term complex conditions
Supporting children referred to virtual ward ensures early discharge where possible and supports further our commitment to caring for children in the home setting
The staff team undertake various required assessments i.e. continence and product assessments ,routine health assessments and contribute to the EHCP process offering individual health advices .
Training and Education of parents and families and school and nursery staff is a vital and key part of the role
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients. We employ more than 6,500 staff, have approximately 900 beds and have a planned turnover in excess of £410m for 2017/2018.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
382-SWC148-26
Job locations
Newton Drive Health Centre.
Newton Drive
Blackpool
FY3 8NX
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The childrens community team cover a seven day service from 8am-9pm.We support nursing care in the community to facilitate early discharges, prevent hospital admissions or readmissions and as support children with health needs in their school.
We support education staff to meet the health needs of children by training them and developing care plans and work alongside other multi agency teams to support children to achieve best outcomes.
This post is for 28.5 hours per week on a fixed term 12 month basis.
Daily access to your own vehicle for managing community visits is required.
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
The childrens community team cover a seven day service from 8am-9pm.We support nursing care in the community to facilitate early discharges, prevent hospital admissions or readmissions and as support children with health needs in their school.
We support education staff to meet the health needs of children by training them and developing care plans and work alongside other multi agency teams to support children to achieve best outcomes.
This post is for 28.5 hours per week on a fixed term 12 month basis.
Daily access to your own vehicle for managing community visits is required.
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse/Child branch
- Evidence of recent CPD relevant to current Practice
- Medicine management and BLS Mandatory training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to utilise IT skills to document events on a day-to-day basis, write up minutes from meetings and disseminate accordingly.
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safeguarding and disability.
- Knowledge of recognised health related issues in children and young people with complex and life limited conditions.
Desirable
- To supervise junior staff on a day-to-day basis, to include 1:1 and appraisal monitoring of non-qualified staff.
- Dexterity and co-ordination is required for IV, CVL, IM interventions, the administration of medications, passing of naso-gastric, gastrostomy and tracheostomy tubes.
- 2 years post registration experience.
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Able to listen and be a good communicator in a variety of settings/services and enthuse others -- can communicate complex information where there are barriers to learning and understanding.
- Able to demonstrate ability to promote the individuality and well-being of clients in a holistic way.
- Able to work on own initiative and be self-directed. To work unsupervised for short periods of work and make decisions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
- Able to use Word Publishing/Excel or equivalent
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet operational needs of the team and wider organisations.
- To remain calm under pressure, resourceful, approachable, non judgmental reliable and honest
- Car driver, with independent means of transport on a daily basis
Desirable
- Able to plan, assess, implement care and evaluate complex activities such as hospital discharge or packages of care.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse/Child branch
- Evidence of recent CPD relevant to current Practice
- Medicine management and BLS Mandatory training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to utilise IT skills to document events on a day-to-day basis, write up minutes from meetings and disseminate accordingly.
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safeguarding and disability.
- Knowledge of recognised health related issues in children and young people with complex and life limited conditions.
Desirable
- To supervise junior staff on a day-to-day basis, to include 1:1 and appraisal monitoring of non-qualified staff.
- Dexterity and co-ordination is required for IV, CVL, IM interventions, the administration of medications, passing of naso-gastric, gastrostomy and tracheostomy tubes.
- 2 years post registration experience.
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Able to listen and be a good communicator in a variety of settings/services and enthuse others -- can communicate complex information where there are barriers to learning and understanding.
- Able to demonstrate ability to promote the individuality and well-being of clients in a holistic way.
- Able to work on own initiative and be self-directed. To work unsupervised for short periods of work and make decisions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
- Able to use Word Publishing/Excel or equivalent
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet operational needs of the team and wider organisations.
- To remain calm under pressure, resourceful, approachable, non judgmental reliable and honest
- Car driver, with independent means of transport on a daily basis
Desirable
- Able to plan, assess, implement care and evaluate complex activities such as hospital discharge or packages of care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newton Drive Health Centre.
Newton Drive
Blackpool
FY3 8NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newton Drive Health Centre.
Newton Drive
Blackpool
FY3 8NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)