Children's Community Nurse

Job summary

A rare opportunity has arisen for a full-time band 6 children's community nurse to join our community children's nursing team in Knowsley.

You would be based at Manor Farm PCRC, however be more so hybrid working in the community.

You will hold a small complex caseload and be responsive to adhoc care.

Main duties of the job

The Children's service provides support to children, young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed need.

The post holder will work as a senior practitioner within the Children's Community Nursing Team, providing expert, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people with complex, long-term, and life-limiting health needs across a range of community settings, including the home, education provisions, and other community settings.

This role aims to reduce hospital admissions, support safe discharges, and enable children and young people to live as fully and independently as possible within their communities, with dignity, choice, and inclusion at the centre of care.

To work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families.

To ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.