Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team at CCS and other health professionals within the Trust and externally across the health economy, as well as with the Chailey Heritage Foundation School team (our partner organisation) and statutory and third sector agencies. The post holder will be able to assume responsibility for planned teaching and assessment of competence for nurses and non-registered professionals. The post holder will help to support the assessment and supervision of students and, as such, will complete the necessary mentorship modules. The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the well-being of children in accordance with The Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Gov. 2018).

a) To work within a rota covering 24 hours, 52 week nursing care to the children & young people accessing Chailey Heritage Foundation School and its associated residential bungalows or the Bluebells Short Breaks Service. You may also be required to work in other 24 hour childrens services to support patient safety.

b) To be the designated specialist link for staff for an identified area of specialist practice such as epilepsy, enteral feeding, bladder and bowel care, respiratory or tissue viability.

c) You will work with the Matron, Clinical Specialist Lead Nurse, Team Leader and Clinical Leads to ensure staff are delivering specialist nursing care to the children & young people. The postholder will ensure staff are provided with up-to-date knowledge and skills around their specialist area of practice and nursing management of these children & young people.

d) To be responsible for attending all statutory and mandatory training and ensuring you remain in date with all that is required.

e) To be responsible for ensuring you attend regular clinical supervision and undertake your annual Personal Development Plan.

f) To maintain your registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

g) To be responsible for ensuring safe use of clinical and non-clinical equipment utilised whilst performing your role.

h) To support the clinical supervision and education of team members, including student nurses and medical students in all areas of specialist clinical knowledge and skills.

i) Participate in peer supervision and education sessions. To take the lead, develop and contribute to a specialist area of expertise within peer review and reflective practice as part of the nursing teams at CCS

j) Deliver and actively support whole service delivery of excellent standards of nursing care and management practice.

k) Assess and interpret altered health care needs of the children & young people. To be responsive in updating care plans accordingly.

l) Work together with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the consistent delivery of safe high quality nursing care and management.

m) Help implement and write clinical policies and standards; adhere to national standards, clinical policies and standard operating procedures, in line with SCFT requirements.

n) Ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.

o) Participate in report writing for both internal and external requirements aligned to the needs of the children & young people and the service.

p) Respond and escalate and/or report any concerns re: child protection and adult safeguarding through the appropriate routes, in line with the Trust safeguarding policy and pan Sussex Procedures.

q) Attend health reviews, organising a representative who knows the child or young person concerned to attend if you are unable to attend. Evaluate the effectiveness of care and in consultation with the MDT, to adjust where appropriate.

r) Develop, implement and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for children, young people, families, healthcare professionals and non-registered professionals.

s) Participate in nursing research and audit projects, as required.

t) Liaise with statutory agencies regarding the nursing/health needs of the children and young people.

u) To respond to incidents and report appropriately, in line with Trust policy.

v) To work on other services managed by CCS as required, ensuring safe levels of nursing care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered child nurse
• RN Learning Disability with relevant portfolio of evidence working with children and young people with complex health needs and physical disabilities/specialist clinical knowledge in enteral feeding & seizure management for Specialist Enteral Feeding/Nutrition or Epilepsy posts only
• RN Adult, RN Mental Health RN Learning Disability - with relevant portfolio of evidence for Futures Service

Desirable

• Child physical assessment module level 3
• Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continued professional development, including evidence of reflective practice/education and training relevant to post/ clinical competency in specialist area.
• A recognised teaching and assessing qualification, 998 or Learning Through Mentorship
• Qualification / module or significant relevant experience within a specialist area (Epilepsy, Bladder & Bowel, Enteral Feeding, Tissue viability) and/or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children & young people with complex fluctuating health needs and physical disability
• Significant experience in shift leadership and management
• Evidence of post registration professional development
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role.
• Experience of planning, managing and co-ordinating programmes of care in collaboration with other allied health professionals, social, education and volunteer agencies.

Desirable

• Significant experience within an area of specialist nursing
• Experience of teaching/health promotion

Skills

Essential

• Ability to identify an individual's needs and preferences
• Act as a role model in promoting excellent standards of nursing care.
• Ability to care for children & young people with complex and fluctuating health needs and disabilities
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - the ability to communicate and engage with staff, children, young people and families who may be experiencing difficult circumstances
• Knowledge of children and young adult safeguarding

Desirable

• Time management and organisational skills
• Good presentation skills
• Competent IT skills

other

Essential

• Ability to travel to meet the needs of the service.

Desirable

• Ability to work shifts including weekends and night duty

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

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chailey Clinical Services

Chailey

BN8 4JN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Taking on Champion Roles and Champion meetings i.e. Health & safety & SystmOne electronic records, and relaying this information to the team.
• Management of hub admin rota.
• Supporting new administrators in practice.
• Develop and maintain efficient systems for processing workloads.
• Good knowledge with use of Microsoft packages.
• To support team lead in administrational and performance reporting duties (in terms of looking at Scholar).
• To carry out any other hub administrator duties including; photocopying, managing hub email, duty/appointments line, and management of S1 tasks.
• Accurately recording telephone messages, dealing with enquiries from other agencies and service users.
• Empathetic approach when dealing with staff or service users including dealing with difficult situations.
• Attend hub and admin team meetings on a regular basis.
• Making up meeting agendas and taking minutes.
• Ordering stationary and PPE for the hub.
• Maintaining medical equipment databases and raising I.T support requests.
• Provide reciprocal cover for annual leave and sickness absence.
• Supporting team lead with quarterly Health & Safety environmental risk assessments.
• Organise workload showing ability to prioritise in order to achieve set time scales.
• Able to work within boundaries of the role and to ask/ seek support if needed.
• The role is primarily office based 9-5 Monday - Friday.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Good standard of secondary education to GSCE level or equivalent
• Business or administrative qualification equivalent knowledge gained through relevant experience
• Computer related certificate or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Level 2 or 3 recognised qualification

Experience

Essential

• Previous administrative experience
• Experience of typing and producing business documents - e.g. letters and reports
• Experience of use of electronic record systems ie RIO/SystmOne/Mosaic
• Experience of using a PC and Microsoft Windows packages
• Experience of answering telephone calls from the public/patients

Desirable

• Experience of working in a health setting
• Experience of data inputting, databases
• Experience of using virtual contact platforms such as MS Teams or Zoom

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability use Outlook and email systems
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively by telephone, email and face to face
• Demonstrate good organisational skills, methodical approach and attention to detail
• Time management, ability to prioritise and deal with unpredictable work pattern
• Ability to take notes at meetings and transcribe
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Ability to organise diaries and planning meeting
• The willingness to attend training sessions in relation to new technology
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

• Use of PowerPoint and Excel packages

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Grinstead Health Centre

St. Michael's Road

East Grinstead

RH10 3JS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Is wholly accountable for his/her practice and takes every available opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.

Working autonomously to manage his/her own caseload of patients, whilst working as part of the Community of Practice Multi-disciplinary team; providing a high quality specialist nursing service for patients with frailty

Provide expert clinical advice in accordance with current evidence based practice.Use advanced nursing skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate physical and psychosocial needs of those living with frailty, instigating treatment based on best available evidence in order to stabilise the individuals condition, prevent admission and maintain independence appropriate to that person.To agree a personal management plan with the patient, ideally with inclusion of carers, relatives and other appropriate health care professionals. This will be based on a full assessment of medical, nursing and basic social care needs.

To use advanced nursing skills and expert knowledge to identify changes in the patients condition, analysing and interpreting complex health problems and associated scenarios.To work with patients to identify problems from their perspective and develop holistic management plans.To negotiate and agree with clients, carers, community nurse teams and other care professionals, individual roles and responsibilities with actions to be taken and outcomes to be achieved, referring on to other services or professionals as appropriate.To work across professional and organisational boundaries, identifying areas for skill and knowledge development applying these to individual practice with the aim of providing continuity and high quality patient centred care.

To enable clients and carers to manage their medications in conjunction with GPs, pharmacists and other relevant clinical staff, including medication reviews as part of initial assessments and ongoing patient reviews.To provide expert clinical care and health promotion. To support the Deputy Head of Service in the management of serious incidentsand root cause analysis, sharing learning outcomes and best practice with clinical staff.Use expert knowledge and skills as a non-medical prescriber to independently prescribe within the individual practitioners areas of prescribing competency.Develop prescribing clinical management plans as appropriate in partnership with Geriatricians/GP colleagues.Work to the NMC code of practice and maintain professional registration.To anticipate medical, care and social support needs of those living with frailty,

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
• Evidence of ability to identify and manage risk
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/leadership role
• Evidence of ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of embracing change and implementing change to provide high quality health care
• Ability to work in a flexible way and respond positively to change
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Understanding of local and national policies
• Acknowledges limitations to practice
• Awareness of own development needs
• Evidence of long term condition management
• Evidence of complex care management
• Awareness of resilience

Other Requirements

Essential

• Care driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes

Qualifications

Essential

• RN first level nurse
• Post graduate level degree or equivalent
• Advanced Physical Assessment course Master Module
• Non medical prescriber or willing to work towards
• Mentoring course or equivalent/Practice Assessor
• Community specialist practice qualifications (District Nurse) or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Masters qualifications
• Public Health Module or willing to work towards

Experience

Essential

• Advanced Physical Assessment
• Independent or supplementary prescribing medication review and administration
• Evidence or ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes or care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
• Evidence of the ability to identify and manage risk
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/leadership role
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of working between acute and primary care settings
• Evidence of ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
• Evidence of effective organisational skills
• Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality heath outcomes
• Evidence of the ability to champion patient issues
• Evidence of the ability to work in a changing and sometimes stressful situation
• Ability to appropriately challenge a variety of professionals about an individuals care
• Ability to resolve or diffuse conflict
• Evidence of ability to identify training needs
• Evidence of using one to one mentoring skills
• Evidence of teaching patients and carers
• Evidence of communication skills
• Assertiveness and able to negotiate in complex situations
• IT and ability to use microsoft suite
• Ability to work in a flexible way and respond positively to change
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify personal limitation and show openness to address them

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

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Grove House Crowborough Hospital

Southview Road

Crowborough

TN6 1HB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide a professional administrative support service to the Community Paediatricians. The post holder will be expected to work independently using their own initiative to ensure daily tasks and on-going responsibilities are prioritised and completed within agreed timeframes.

The key requirements of this interesting and varied post are an attention to detail to maintain high standards of administrative support in a busy medical team whilst retaining a calm and flexible approach. Willingness to work as part of a team, provide cover for colleagues and share common tasks is essential.

This role will act as a point of contact for any communication or correspondence relevant to the Medical Team and their direct reports.

The main aspects of the role include sensitive communication with families and stakeholders, diary management, planning and organising of clinics, liaising with other agencies, accurate detailed documentation on to our patient database, managing waiting lists and caseloads to ensure an effective efficient service delivery.

If all of this sounds exciting and, having read the job description and person specification, you think this is the right role for you then we look forward to seeing your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.
• NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Minimum of 2 years experience of secretarial work
• Experience of using and developing databases

Desirable

• Previous experience in a clinical environment

Skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills demonstrating tact and diplomatic abilities
• Ability to liaise with a variety of professional groups
• Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries, establishing excellent working relationships with members of staff at all levels
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet changing deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to produce documents to a high standard of presentation and accuracy
• Knowledge of the NHS
• Knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

• Audio-typing skills
• Audit experience
• Medical terminology

Other Requirements

Essential

• An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brighton General Hospital

Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You'll engage in planned community rehabilitation, making a real impact every day. Interested? Please check out the Job Description and Personal Specification for a greater breakdown of main responsibilities and expectations of role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Registration

Essential

• oProfessional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy.
• oCurrent registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist.
• oEvidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality

Desirable

• Training in student education

Experience

Essential

• Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
• Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
• Experience of interdisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
• Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
• Experience at contributing to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
• Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems
• Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
• Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
• Able to delegate work to others
• Able to demonstrate leadership in practice
• Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
• Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care
• Able to demonstrate advanced communication and negotiation skills
• Able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
• Up to date knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
• Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
• Able to give supervision and appraisal of junior staff
• Up to date knowledge of professional code of conduct
• Able to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
• Able to demonstrate how to reflect and learn from situations and identify difficulties as challenges to then work with others to identify solutions
• Able to demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD

Other Requirements

Essential

• Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
• Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role

Desirable

• Flexible working
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes

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

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Horsham Hospital

Hurst Road

Horsham and Crawley

RH12 2DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You'll engage in planned community rehabilitation with people in their own homes, making a real impact every day. Interested? Please check out the Job Description and Personal Specification for a greater breakdown of main responsibilities and expectations of role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Registration

Essential

• oProfessional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy.
• oCurrent registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist.
• oEvidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality

Desirable

• Training in student education

Experience

Essential

• Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
• Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
• Experience of interdisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
• Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
• Experience at contributing to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
• Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems
• Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
• Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
• Able to delegate work to others
• Able to demonstrate leadership in practice
• Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
• Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care
• Able to demonstrate advanced communication and negotiation skills
• Able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
• Up to date knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
• Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
• Able to give supervision and appraisal of junior staff
• Up to date knowledge of professional code of conduct
• Able to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
• Able to demonstrate how to reflect and learn from situations and identify difficulties as challenges to then work with others to identify solutions
• Able to demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD

Other Requirements

Essential

• Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
• Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role

Desirable

• Flexible working
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes

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

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hayworthe Villa

Market Place

Haywards Heath

RH16 1DB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)