Community Paediatric Nurse

Location: Across our North East & Cumbria Children's service (base office will be agreed dependant on area of living, with mileage costs covered for travel outside your base area.

Why this role?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Nurse who is looking for flexible hours to fit around other commitments. We are looking for someone who can be flexible to support our childrens services across both the North East and Cumbria Area. We have another nurse within the company who you would work alongside, you will also be provided with clinical supervision.

• Active NMC PIN
• Car driver with access to a vehicle

What will you be doing?

You will take a lead role in delivering high-quality clinical training and competency assessments to ensure KEYFORT continues to deliver safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led support.

You'll support community-based nursing care packages for children with complex and long-term health needs, including but not limited to:

• Neurological conditions
• Palliative care
• Tracheostomy care
• Ventilation support
• PEG feeding

You will be responsible for ongoing training and competency reviews, ensuring colleagues are confident, skilled, and working in line with agreed support plans.

About KEYFORT Group

KEYFORT Group deliver specialist, person-centred packages of care and support to individuals with a range of conditions and disabilities. We believe in working with people where we can genuinely add value and provide great care. We have extensive experience supporting children and adults with brain injuries, neurological conditions, spinal injuries, learning disabilities, and complex health needs.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

KEYFORT Group is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and lived experiences, including those from under-represented groups.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and employment, to ensure everyone can perform at their best.

Reporting to: CQC Operations Manager / Partnerships Manager and Clinical Lead/ Service manager

Location:

NE and NW, some hybrid working, some office working with occasional travel to regional offices

To lead the delivery of high-quality clinical training and competency processes to enable KEYFORT in delivering safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led support for now and into the future.

To deliver training and competency support for community-based nursing support packages for Children with complex and long-term conditions/needs including acquired/traumatic brain injury, neurological conditions, spinal injury, palliative care, tracheostomy, ventilation support, PEG support and catheter care etc.

To be responsible for ongoing competencies and training using evidence-based methods which embrace Person-Centred Care, nursing practice models and shared decision making.

To provide supervision and observe support staff to ensure the agreed support plan is being achieved and support routines are being actioned.

To promote and facilitate a progressive learning environment for all KEYFORT services requiring nursing support.

To safeguard people at all times.

To work alongside all services to develop packages which meet the needs of individual by assessing their support needs, as well as identifying and agreeing support goals and care plans with people we support, their next of kin, commissioners and other professionals.

To manage a nursing caseload within the North East region, identifying and delivering the appropriate support plans.

1. Clinical

To act as an effective role model within KEYFORT.

To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

To adhere to CQC Key Lines of Enquiry at all times.

To work alongside the training department and senior managers to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical training delivery across Childrens Services.

To support in overseeing the delivery of clinical support activities such as; advanced medication, PEG care, ventilator care, tracheostomy care, catheter care, skin care, bowel therapy and any future training needs which are identified as clinical.

To work in partnership with the Training department to identify training needs and identify solutions.

To provide supervision, support, guidance and training to members of office staff and support staff delivering care when identified under the clinical nursing remit.

To communicate clearly and effectively with all, at all times using a variety of methods.

To be responsible for maintaining own professional registration and revalidation by identifying opportunities which meet clinical needs.

To develop strong relationships with nursing colleagues at KEYFORT and externally to identify practices and work in a solution focused way.

2. Support Provision

If identified, to carry a caseload of people we support who require nursing-based needs.

To safeguard people receiving…