Community Children's Nurse - Stoke on Trent Band 6

The service aims to support families in caring for their sick children at home, to avoid hospital admission and/or facilitate early discharge. This is done by the assessment of children and young people's healthcare needs, and the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care which facilitate care at home and in other community settings. The Community Childrens Nurse (CCN) will manage a defined caseload of CYP with a range of acute and complex health care needs, including life limiting and life-threatening conditions requiring palliative and terminal care. This role will primarily be working within the acute care element of the service, working 7 days a week over 365 days a year. Main duties of the job * To provide specialist knowledge and skilled nursing care to children and families within their own home. * To enable the early discharge of children from acute trusts, or prevent admission by reviewing patients seen within primary care settings. * To be able to work flexibly and participate in on call rotas to provide 24hr cover for patients receiving palliative care. * To co-ordinate the service throughout the day, sorting referrals, triaging and allocation of visits or remote support. *Identify and report any cases of suspected child abuse in accordance with Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) guidelines and 2004 Children Act, and attend core group and case conferences, preparing statements and reports as appropriate. * Escalate any concerns to appropriate medical teams. *Establish and maintain links with professionals and agencies involved in the child's care, possibly taking on responsibility of key worker when appropriate. About us Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across the North Midlands and across England.