Regional Paediatric Nurse - Dartford

Job Description

Regional Paediatric Nurse - (Band 7) - Dartford area£32,000-£41,000 pa (equivalent to Agenda for Change band 6/7)Hours: Full-time preferred but would consider Part-timeLocation: South Region Cluster covering the Dartford areaWe want to make life better for more people. If you are as passionate about quality as we are and you want a role where your skills will make a real difference, this is a great opportunity to grow and develop. We are an exciting business that puts peoplefront and centre of everything we do.Prestige Nursing & Care, part of the Sodexo Group, has provided home care for over 75 years and we have 35 local offices in England and Scotland. Our aim is to lead the care industry by providing high quality, personalised and specialist services to ourclients.We offer complex clinical nursing care, led by an experienced registered nurse, to clients in their own homes from babies to children and adults of all agesPredominantly based in the South region covering the Dartford area, you will be the named nurse for a specified number of children/young people.We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Band 7 Paediatric Nurse, ideally with community experience and a teaching qualification or experience, although we will consider those with proven expertise and sound clinical skills in paediatricswho are keen to gain community experience. You will have the confidence and competence to oversee a varied case-load, and contribute to the on-going development of nurse-led care provision and support to non-registrant professional carers delivering care.Reporting to National Service Lead your role will include:

• Responsibility for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of complex clinical care packages
• Implementing our high standards of care
• Participating in quality improvements through supervision and audit
• Re-assessing and re-evaluating programmes of care when needed.
• Supporting non registrant carers to provide hands-on care; this involves teaching and undertaking competency assessments/ sign-offs.
• Being an active member of the nursing team - developing teaching tools, policy and sharing best practice whenever possible.
• Contributing to company-wide initiatives and improvement projects relating to clinical care provision.

Essential requirements

• Current UK professional NMC registration: RN(Child)/RSCN/RNLD with significant (over 2 years) paediatric complex needs experience
• Due to a high number of complex needs patients in this area we are actively seeking a Band 7 qualified paediatric nurse
• Ongoing CPD evidence
• A recognised teaching and assessing qualification, 998 or Learning Through Mentorship
• Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedures
• To have had some clinical experience working within a community setting.
• Car owner, driver essential.

What we offer in Return:

• A competitive salary

• 28 days annual leave (includes Bank Holidays) increasing every year by 1 to the maximum of 33 days over 5 years service

• An additional day off for your Birthday

• Cycle to Work scheme for our Head Office, Regional and Branch staff

• Long Service Awards

• Work Place Pension

• Employee assistance programme (EAP) - confidential phone line and online support and resources available to you and your loved ones 24/7

• Supportive working environment with ongoing learning and development opportunities

• A friendly, agile and flexible working culture

Interested Then feel free to apply and start your journey with Prestige Nursing & Care or contact Louise on: for a confidential chat about this opportunity.Please Note: * Prestige Nursing & Care reserve the right to close this role early** By submitting your details, you acknowledge that Prestige Nursing is collecting, processing, and using your personal data for managing your application. For more information, please visit our Candidate Privacy Notice on our website*** 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 knownas CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.