Job summary
Acorns
Children's Hospice Trust are looking for qualified nurses for our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester to assess, plan and deliver holistic care to life-limited and
life-threatened children and young people at the hospice and in their homes. Both full time and part time hours are
available.
Our nurses offer holistic care, so you'll be employing a wide
variety of skills. 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.
We're open every day of the year and are fully responsive to the
needs of our children and young people, so we will ask for some flexibility.
Typical shift patterns:
12.5 hour day: 7.30am - 8.00pm or 9.00am - 9.30pm
7.5 hour day: 7.30am -
3.00pm or 2.00pm - 9.30pm
12.5 hour night : 7:30pm - 8am
Main duties of the job
We have two types of nurses in our hospices: Palliative
Care Nurses and Hospice Nurses
Palliative Care Nurse
Our Palliative Care Nurses have specialist palliative care
skills, delivering effective symptom management to ensure childrens comfort and ensuring
effective medicines management. They
assess, plan and deliver care that meets complex needs including LTV, TPN,
tracheotomies and central lines. They maintain and refresh their skills through
mandatory and clinical competency training.
To join as a Palliative Care Nurse, you'll need to be a
registered nurse (child or adult), with experience of palliative care and symptom management. You'll have experience of working with
children with complex health needs and of supporting families who have
experienced loss or bereavement.
Salary: £35,304
to £41,000 per annum
Hospice Nurse
Our Hospice Nurses assess, plan and deliver care to babies,
children and young people. They develop their knowledge and skills around care of children and young people
with complex needs, taking advantage of training opportunities that we provide.
To join as a Hospice Nurse, you'll need to be a
registered nurse (child or adult). Experience of paediatric palliative care and
work with children with special needs or disabilities would be advantageous. Hospice Nurses participate in training
programmes that support professional growth and palliative care skills (with preceptorship
programmes for newly qualified nurses)
Salary: £28,919.91
to £34,910 per annum
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.
Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.
What We Offer
- Enhancements for Saturdays (30%), Sundays (50%) and nights (50%)
- Part time & full time roles are available
- Flexible working considered, including night shifts only
- 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
As a UNICEF Gold Rights 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
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
Deliver skilled and compassionate care at the end of life (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Work collaboratively with colleagues to
deliver effective symptom management to include both pharmacological and
non-pharmacological interventions to ensure childrens comfort. (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Assess plan and deliver care to
children and young people with complex needs including LTV, TPN, Tracheotomies,
Central Lines and any other complex care required, developing, or refreshing
skills as required. (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
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
Deliver skilled and compassionate care at the end of life (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Work collaboratively with colleagues to
deliver effective symptom management to include both pharmacological and
non-pharmacological interventions to ensure childrens comfort. (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Assess plan and deliver care to
children and young people with complex needs including LTV, TPN, Tracheotomies,
Central Lines and any other complex care required, developing, or refreshing
skills as required. (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of safeguarding issues
- Experience of palliative care and symptom management (Palliative Care Nurse only)
- Experience of working with children with complex health needs (Palliative Care Nurse only)
- Experience of working with children with learning disabilities /special needs (Palliative Care Nurse only)
- Experience of supporting families who have experienced loss or bereavement (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain boundaries. Holistic approach.
- Flexible and used to working on own initiative.
- Demonstrate practice is evidence-based and up to date.
- Ability to take responsibility for adopting best practice in the implementation of individual care plans.
- Competent in the clinical care of children requiring complex care (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of safeguarding issues
- Experience of palliative care and symptom management (Palliative Care Nurse only)
- Experience of working with children with complex health needs (Palliative Care Nurse only)
- Experience of working with children with learning disabilities /special needs (Palliative Care Nurse only)
- Experience of supporting families who have experienced loss or bereavement (Palliative Care Nurse only)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain boundaries. Holistic approach.
- Flexible and used to working on own initiative.
- Demonstrate practice is evidence-based and up to date.
- Ability to take responsibility for adopting best practice in the implementation of individual care plans.
- Competent in the clinical care of children requiring complex care (Palliative Care Nurse only)
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 known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
