Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric Hospital@Home

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Senior Staff Nurse for our award winning Paediatric Hospital@Home service, based at the North Middlesex University Hospital site, to provide a high level service to all patients and staff within the department.

The service is commissioned to provide home based care to children in the borough's of Haringey and Enfield. We are a 7 day service, 365 days a year, working hours 07:30-20:00, consisting of early and late shifts.

The H@H service is commissioned by NCL ICB and has provided positive patient experience and outcomes to children in their own homes, who otherwise would have been admitted to Inpatient units. The function of the team will be to provide hospital standard care to children with acute nursing needs in the community.

Working within a virtual ward model, the service will develop bespoke care pathways for children requiring nursing care which will avoid extended lengths of stay and admission. The team will work closely with Paediatricians and pharmacy colleagues to ensure a seamless transfer home and provide high quality nursing care according to their treatment plan.

Main duties of the job

The service currently covers the Borough of Enfield and Haringey, with possible plans for expansion. The role is ideal for an experienced paediatric nurse, with robust clinical skills who is able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Experience working in PED or PAU is desirable.

The BCYP H@H operates 7 days per week, 08:00 to 20:00. The service currently offers 7 care pathways, and it continues to develop new pathways. The Hospital at Home service sees babies, children and young people at home for treatment and assessments.

The post holder will work within the BCYP H@H Service, delivering treatment, reviews and assessments at the service user's home. They will work within the multidisciplinary team to provide safe and appropriate management of children and young people with an acute illness which can be treated in the community. They will be working closely with the acute teams to support flow across the departments, facilitate early discharges and ensure care and treatment plans are met in the community.

The post holder will have vast experience in paediatric nursing to be able to identify patients suitable for H@H, complete triages, and to support patient flow and rapid discharges. The post holder should be able to plan, implement and evaluate patient care, as well as to follow and implement policies and guidelines.

About us

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• RSCN or RN (Child)
• Relevant First level degree or masters in appropriate subject or working towards
• Recognised teaching/ mentorship qualification
• Evidence of work-based learning and ability to meet competencies.
• Completion of the advanced assessment of the presenting child module at MSc Level.
• Non-medical prescribing course.
• Completed an ANP course.
• Previous audit experience working towards CCN SPQ.
• Adaptable and responsive to changing needs of the service.
• Ability to accept wide responsibility and use own initiative.
• Able to cope with, and confidently work in, adverse situations, with the ability to rapidly appraise and manage situations.

Experience

• Significant post registration experience of working within an acute, emergency, or community Paediatric setting.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Able to work as part of a multi-professional team
• Compliance with mandatory training in line with Safeguarding of Adults and Children at risk of abuse.
• IT Skills - Data Input and collection, audit, analysis, and evaluations. Use of databases, standard keyboard skills, and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, and E-Rostering.
• Able to work safely under pressure across competing priorities
• Work with targets and deadlines
• Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
• Ability to undertake clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility
• Can act on own initiative
• Able to follow detailed written instructions and assessment outcomes
• Sound clinical judgements and decision making regarding acutely unwell patients
• Ability to prioritise work/ response/ triage referrals and messages effectively.
• Experience of working within an urgent care, Rapid Response and or Emergency Care team
• Experience of quality improvement audit/projects

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Professional approach to work.
• Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
• Openness - Shares information and good practice appropriately.
• Mutual respect - Treats others with courtesy and respect.

Trust Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Other Requirements

• Own vehicle for work purposes, with business car insurance.

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.

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearPer Annum Including HCAS