Registered Childrens/LD Nurse

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Take charge on each clinical shift within a nurse led unit ensuring that staff are supported with and competent to carry out their workload.

Lead by example, role modelling high standards that reflect best practice guidelines, organisational policies and the hospice values.

Ensure good time management and punctuality and maintain a professional appearance at all times.

There is an on-call element to this role

Other

Essential

• Basic understanding of clinical governance and ability to apply this to practice.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rota

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN / Child Branch /Learning disability

Desirable

• Experience of supporting and signing off students.

Attributes

Essential

• Caring and approachable.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide holistic care.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures.
• Ability to follow instructions from senior members of the team.
• Ability to work shifts including nights and weekends.
• Reliable, punctual and organised.
• Demonstrate commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.
• Aware of responsibilities in relation to data protection and confidentiality.
• Ability to work under pressure and tolerate stress within themselves and others

Desirable

• Ability to deal with difficult situations.

Skills Knowledges and Competencies

Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and motivated with a good conscientious attitude.
• Flexibility to meet service demands.
• A wide range of nursing skills and willingness to work towards full
• competence in clinical skills.
• Aware of responsibilities around safeguarding of children and adults.
• Use of research-based practice.
• Ability to use initiative and work unsupervised.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work within a team setting.
• Commitment to your own professional development.

Desirable

• Experience of paediatric palliative care and supporting families who have
• experienced loss or bereavement
• Awareness of the skills, interactions and models that underpin effective
• communication with children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions and their families.
• Experience of working for a charitable organisation.
• Experience with children requiring Long Term Ventilation
• Experience caring for people with Tracheostomy tubes
• Aware of the CQC Key lines of Enquiry

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 1 years post-registration experience
• Experience as nurse in charge/co-ordinating a team.
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and families with complex needs and life limiting, life threatening illnesses.

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).