Children's Hospital at Home Nurse

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust • Full-time • London, GB • 2w ago

Are you equipped with solid clinical knowledge and the experience required to manage critically ill children and young people? Are you driven by a desire to deliver outstanding evidence-based nursing care to assist children, young people, and their families?

This varied and fulfilling position is ideal for an experienced paediatric nurse with an acute care background who is seeking a transition to a community setting while still applying their specialised clinical skills. Our service is evolving quickly, aiming to broaden our ambulatory care options and enhance the role of our independent nurse practitioners.

Our 'Hospital at Home' service offers hospital-standard care to children in the community suffering from acute illnesses, thus preventing hospital admissions and facilitating earlier discharges. Delivered by a dedicated and proficient team of paediatric nurses, in collaboration with acute care providers, our service supports children, young people, and their families in managing their illnesses within the comfort of their homes.

To work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for facilitating early discharge, reduce length of stay and prevent hospital admissions
To provide high quality, specialist nursing care to children in their own homes
To provide continuing responsibility for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients.
To work collaboratively with other local health care professionals/providers to maintain high quality care and promote practice that is family centred.
To continue to develop and maintain close links between Community and Hospital based services.
To be responsible for providing support to junior members and students, by developing their skills and providing mentorship through their practice placements.

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Donna Tang Job title: Hospital at Home Team Lead Email address: LG.HATH@NHS.NET Telephone number: 07775 011661

Children's community nursing team Matron

Lisa Collett

Lisa.collett@nhs.net