Complex Care Lead Childrens Community Nursing Visa Sponsorship

Job Description

Band 6 Complex Care Lead – Children’s Community Nursing

Closing Date: 24th March 2025

Job Summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Children’s Nurse with at least 2 years of post-registration experience in community and complex care to join our established Children’s Community Nursing Team in Solihull.

The successful candidate will possess relevant community and complex care experience, excellent communication skills, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality care to children in home, school, special school, and local community settings. The role requires good team-working abilities, strong interpersonal skills, and the capacity to manage your own caseload, time effectively, and support junior colleagues with supervision, appraisals, and revalidation.

We are seeking a candidate who is confident and passionate about supporting children with complex health and palliative care needs, helping them achieve their potential, and engaging with and supporting their families. This role also includes contributing to Children’s Continuing Care Assessments, providing training and competency assessments to parents, carers, and team members, and offering staff management and support.

Main Duties, Tasks, & Skills Required:

The role includes contributing to Children’s Continuing Care Assessments, Safeguarding meetings, teaching, competency training, and staff management. The role involves clinical interventions and skills including tracheostomy care, enteral feeding, and epilepsy management. It also includes providing palliative and end-of-life care and participation in a 24-hour on-call rota. Experience in providing care for children with palliative care needs and Advanced Care Planning is essential, and experience in delivering end-of-life care is desirable, with support provided.

As a Care Coordinator, you will be responsible for triaging referrals, allocating clinical caseloads, and supervising junior team members.

About Us:

We are recognized as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, with a vision to build healthier lives. Our commitment to our staff includes creating an exceptional workplace where we invest in their health, wellbeing, and professional development. We provide flexible working opportunities and a variety of training options to help staff meet their career goals.

UHB is committed to creating an inclusive, fair, and kind workplace culture, ensuring all staff have the opportunity to reach their full potential. We actively promote diversity and inclusion, with a commitment to providing a supportive environment where every staff member feels valued.

Job Description:

For a detailed job description, please refer to the attached document.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

Essential:

Registered Nurse (Learning Disability or equivalent)

Teaching and Assessing Qualification (e.g., SLAIP)

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Minimum 2 years of community experience

Desirable:

Leadership course

Experience:

Essential:

3 years post-registration experience

Experience working in a multidisciplinary team and in community settings

Proven ability to implement change

Understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Knowledge of audit and research, with leadership experience

Experience in teaching and presentations

Experience supervising or mentoring others

Understanding of the Lead Professional role

Desirable:

Experience using Trust IT systems

Additional Criteria:

Essential:

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information in various settings

Ability to promote the well-being of clients holistically

Ability to work independently and supervise staff, including monitoring appraisals of non-qualified staff

Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic environment

Ability to establish effective working relationships with families and manage time effectively

Ability to work autonomously and within a team

Motivation to challenge traditional thinking and promote change

Calm under pressure, approachable, and reliable

Enthusiastic and innovative

Full UK driving license and access to a car at all times

Desirable:

Evidence of training carers, children, and young people

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (Enhanced level)

Additional Information:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check is required. Applications from individuals requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered.

For further information or help with your application, please contact:

Sarah Kirk
Email: sarah.kirk@uhb.nhs.uk
Phone: 01217 464436