Job overview

Join our Team at the Children's Community Nursing Team at  Kingston Hospital.

Are you an experienced Children's Community Nurse ready for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join  our Kingston team , the Paediatric Outreach Nursing Team (PONT) who have recently integrated with the Richmond children's community nursing team.

We are seeking a dedicated Children's Nurse to bring their clinical expertise to our team. The team provides acute and long term care to babies, children and young people living in the community with conditions such as  Oncology/heamatology, short and long term Intravenous antibiotics (IVAB), complex needs and wound care.

Main duties of the job

     • Requires the ability to work autonomously and within a collaborative           nursing team.

     • Involvement in acute and long-term condition treatments and the                    teaching of patients, families and student nurse.

• To provide an acute paediatric community nursing service to the local area, supporting and working closely with Paediatric Department , Paediatric oncology shared care centre (POSCU) and  specialist nurses.
• Liaising with the multi disciplinary team, tertiary centres and local services and agencies to provide care closer to home for children and their families/carers.

Working for our organisation

Your growth and personal happiness matters to us.  After all, we can't expect the best from you if we don't invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing.  From the moment you join us,  we're committed to fostering your professional and personal development with a supportive, empowering environment.  Whether you're just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed.  We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme,  and a range of other support and activities. 

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly "shoutouts" and patient feedback, monthly and staff awards.