Job summary
We are looking to employ three Band 4 Registered Nurse Associates in our Children's Complex Care Service, working in a service that covers 24 hours days a week- 7 days a week
The post requires the post holder to work days, weekends, nights and Bank Holidays on a rota basis- This may include long days
The Service provides care in the home and school to ensure children with complex care needs are met
These posts are citywide and staff can expect to be moved to different areas to gain a wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting Children, Young People and Families.
You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team that includes Community Paediatricians, Paediatric & Learning Disability Nurses, Speech and Language, Physiotherapists, Education Staff and Disabled Children's Social Care.
You will be required to either be a car driver or be able to evidence how you can travel across the city as you may be assigned to several care packages in one day to attend and support staff.
Main duties of the job
You will support families in the Home or at School to ensure health needs are met and Child, Young Person & Family are supported through Early Help, Education & Healthcare Plans, SEND. You will be responsible for the holistic, comprehensive assessment of more complex community patients, delivering clinical care and contributing to the evaluation of person centred care plans.
You will be required to support staff in the service
The role requires excellent communication skills, IT skills, and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and highly organised and to prioritise your workload effectively.
Experience of care in a community setting would be an advantage but not essential. You must be able to travel around the city during the working day.
You must be a registered Nursing Associate registered with the NMC - or in the process of registering.
You will have access to ongoing training and development, annual appraisals and clinical supervision.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on what this job involves, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or functional skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- oInsight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
- oExperience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of working with children with complex health needs and or disabilities.
Skills
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- oUnderstands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- oKnowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
Personal qualities
Essential
- oAbility to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- oAbility to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal) with children/YP, parent/carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Other job requirements
Essential
- Willing and able to undertake training appropriate to the role.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Lansdowne Health Centre
Winson Green, Birmingham
B18 7EE