Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust

Band 5 Nurse

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Job summary

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for a qualified nurse for our Birmingham Hospice to assess, plan and deliver holistic care to life-limited and life-threatened children and young people at the hospice. This is a part time role of 25 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Our Hospice Nurses assess, plan and deliver care to babies, children and young people, using a systematic approach and creating an individualised care plan. They strive to develop their knowledge and skills around care of children and young people with complex needs, taking advantage of training opportunities that we provide, to further develop skills and expertise to enhance the delivery of care. As well as taking care of our children and young peoples day-to-day clinical needs, you could be planning food choices, organising trips or supporting family and friends.

To join as a Hospice Nurse, youll need to be a registered childrens nurse, with awareness of safeguarding issues. Experience of paediatric palliative care and work with children with special needs or disabilities would be advantageous, but not essential.

About us

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, both in our hospices and in their homes. Our nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each childs individual holistic needs and were structured so that youll simply have the time to care.

What We Offer

Salary: £29,787 to £35,957 per annum
Enhancements for Saturdays (30%), Sundays (50%) and nights (50%)
25 hours per week
Employee discounts from leading retailers
Employee gym discount scheme
Bike-to-Work scheme
Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF GoldRights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Childrens Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

Date posted

20 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,787 to £35,957 a year plus additional enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0025-262032

Job locations

Acorns Childrens Hospice Trust

103 Oak Tree Lane

Selly Oak

Birmingham

B29 6HZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Assess, plan and deliver holistic care to babies, children and young people who are life limited/ life threatened at the hospice or in their homes and to provide support and advice to their families.

Main Duties

1. Nursing and Family Care

> Actively encourage a child centred approach and family atmosphere promoting a positive environment within Acorns.

> Use a systematic approach to assess need and create an individualised care plan that meets the holistic needs of the child and their family

> In line with Acorns caring value, deliver high quality clinical interventions to children in a manner that promotes a trusting relationship with the family and enhances the organisations reputation for excellence.

> Support healthcare colleagues and students in the delivery of care providing advice, support and oversight as needed

> Ensure effective medicines management to meet both individual and regulatory requirements

> Facilitate outings play and activity that is appropriate to age and development needs of the child.

> Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of issues required for the role and to curious in considering new and evolving care developments

> Be courageous in challenging the status quo and poor practice

> Deliver compassionate care at the end of life with the support of experienced colleagues

> Strive to develop knowledge and skills around care of children and young people with complex needs including LTV, TPN, Tracheotomies, Central Lines and any other complex care required.

> Every employee has a professional responsibility to maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of issues around the safeguarding of children, and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to protect children facilitated through effective communication across multidisciplinary agencies.

> Be digitally competent and able to develop skills to use a variety of systems to solutions to facilitate effective communication and maintain confidential accurate and timely record keeping.

> Maintain an awareness of the diversity of families supported by Acorns and ensure that the service provided is culturally sensitive and appropriate for all Families

> Ensure that our services are child centred and family led and be aware of the need to promote and maintain a positive environment both within Acorns and in all our external contacts.

> Actively support the evaluation of care delivered through promotion of feedback mechanisms and responding promptly to any concerns or complaints

> Ensure professional boundaries are maintained and that due attention is paid to confidentiality, privacy, and dignity at all times.

> Adopt the role of named nurse for children as required

2. Professional Development

> Maintain compliance in all aspects of mandatory training

> Actively participate in Acorns induction and preceptorship programmes supporting personal and professional growth

> Actively participate in projects to develop service provision.

> Take advantage of other training opportunities to further develop skills and expertise to enhance the delivery of care.

> Maintain professional registration through revalidation and work within the NMC Code of Conduct.

3. Management and Team Awareness

> Identify opportunities to shadow more experienced colleagues to gain experience as nurse in charge

> Actively guide and supervise volunteers work with children.

> Inform the relevant line manager of incidents and concerns using agreed processes.

> Participate in the induction of new employees as and when required.

> Contribute to the mentorship of students on placement of Acorns, using up to date knowledge of university requirements

> Carry out any reasonable additional duty as agreed by the Deputy Director of Care Clinical Services, On Call Manager or Deputy to meet the changing requirements of the service.

4. Communication

> Encourage the philosophy of Acorns and present a good public image.

> Collaborate all professionals and volunteers working with the child/ young person and family to ensure a seamless service.

> Attend team meetings and Town Hall meetings and participate in other meetings as appropriate (including external meetings)

5. Health and Safety

> Ensure that infection control guidelines and policies are strictly adhered to Including the use of PPE

> Undertake risk assessment and management to ensure that children, families, visitors, and colleagues are safe.

> Be aware of and work within the lone working policies of the organisation.

> Maintain the Health & Safety Regulations of Acorns Childrens Hospice Trust including Fire Regulations within the Acorns buildings.