Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Respiratory & Long-Term Ventilation
The Treehouse Hospice - IP3 8NS
Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Permanent Contract
*A Full UK Driving License and use of own car is essential for this role*
£43,742 - £50,056 FTE per annum, dependent on experience
Care Salary Band: 7
Are you:
- Enthusiastic?
- Hard working?
- An autonomous worker?
Do you have:
- Experience of caring for children with respiratory disease and experience in caring for children and young people who require LTV support. High level of paediatric palliative care knowledge and experience?
- A passion to provide high quality evidence based care?
- Excellent communication skills?
- Great time management skills?
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include:
- The post holder will plan and develop, implement and evaluate a specialist LTV service autonomously and alongside the EACH LTV team and wider Multi-disciplinary Team. Ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care, safety and support
- The post holder will act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise, providing specialist advice, education/training, assessment and care planning and support to health care professionals within EACH and externally.
- The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of the LTV service, research and standards of care within EACH.
About us
Comprehensive range of benefits:
- Free onsite parking
- Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
- Subsidised meals
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- AVIVA pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution
- NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
East Anglia's Children's Hospices supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across East Anglia.
At EACH, we are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity.We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community and from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds. EACH is also committed to the recruitment and retention ofpeople with disabilities.
EACH is proud to be Investors in People accredited.
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To act as an expert resource in babies, children and young peoples (BCYP) respiratory and long term ventilation (LTV) care.
To deliver high quality, evidence-based, respiratory care including for BCYP with long term ventilation needs, and promote the development of a competent workforce.
To continuously update, develop and deliver programmes of learning for all grades of staff and facilitate clinical teaching in all locations of care.
This role is practice based and requires the post holder to have visible presence within the clinical setting and frequent travel between the EACH locations and home environment.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- To be a highly competent practitioner providing specialist clinical skills and knowledge in relation to respiratory care for BCYP with life limiting conditions using EACH services.
- Line management duties for other staff members within the LTV team at EACH.
- To deliver highly specialised individualised, family centred, nursing care to BCYP with respiratory disease and LTV needs. Ensuring all BCPYs have individualised LTV care plans for the safe delivery of care.
- To implement teaching packages and competency frameworks for BCYP with respiratory and LTV needs in EACH and to be actively involved in the development of respiratory related protocols and procedures e.g. care pathway, in conjunction with other members ofrespiratory multidisciplinary teams within the region.
- To support the existing and service development of external professionals commissioned training packages for BCYP within the region.
- In conjunction with the specialist respiratory teams in the region, act as an expert resource and advocate for BCYP with LTV needs and their families, giving support and advice that is appropriately planned to meet each individuals needs empowering them to manage their treatment regimes, to recognise any deterioration or acute episodes requiring immediate specialist attention and how to access the necessary support.
- Support the safe delivery of hydrotherapy to BCYPs with complex respiratory and LTV needs.
- To facilitate discharge from hospital for BCYP on LTV to EACH or home environment.
- To contribute to a seamless transition of care for young people with LTV and respiratory disease and their families from the paediatric respiratory multidisciplinary team to the adult service promoting full preparation for the young person over an agreed period of time.
- Have a visible presence within the EACH clinical setting (hospice and home) by providing buddied clinical time to facilitate situational learning, acting as a role model and clinical leader to care staff.
Professional Responsibility:
- Develop and maintain own clinical skills and knowledge in BCYP LTV and respiratory care that is evidenced based aiming to achieve a 'best practice' principle, keeping up to date with new advances in treatment and new developments in research in respiratory and palliative care.
- Promote positive working relationships within and across EACH care teams, and with families by establishing and maintaining effective communication processes. Work collaboratively with all EACH departments.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships within, and external to, EACH.
- Advocate for and support parents, children and young people.
- Recognise the level of emotional stress that may be encountered when working with CYP and their families who are dealing with life restricting issues and to seek appropriate support for self.
- Have an awareness of own personal responses in relation to the maintenance of a safe environment and identification of potential risk for all personnel, CYP, families and significant others.
- Act as a positive role model which enables change.
- Fulfil professional clinical supervision and continuing professional development requirements.
Education and Governance Activity:
- Contribute to developing the EACH workforce, including training and teaching to support safe practice.
- Develop effective working relationships internally and externally to EACH to ensure collaborative progress on matters relating to education and practice development.
- Network with other paediatric respiratory nurse specialists throughout the UK, joining appropriate organisations in order to collaborate, share and benchmark practices and initiatives.
- Promote the introduction of research based findings in an endeavour to continually improve the care of BCYP receiving LTV at home or in hospice care.
- Develop and deliver training within the EACH education and training programme and other MCN / national / international training events as required.
- Participate in management supervision and annual appraisal ensuring challenging objectives are set and achieved and a personal development plan is agreed.
- Adopt a reflective approach to personal practice and learn from experience.
- Participate in relevant clinical governance activities within EACH.
- Participate in student placement programmes where appropriate, providing mentorship as required.
- Contribute to EACHs audit and service evaluation programme as required.
- Provide statistical information as required.
This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended as necessary. It is intended as a guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post.
- General requirements:
- Maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at EACH.
- Ensure that your conduct within and outside EACH does not conflict with organisational expectations.
- Actively support and promote EACH and all its policies.
- Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Ensure an awareness and observation of Fire and Health and Safety Regulations.
- Ensure the respect, dignity and rights to privacy of children, young people and their families as far as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To act as an expert resource in babies, children and young peoples (BCYP) respiratory and long term ventilation (LTV) care.
To deliver high quality, evidence-based, respiratory care including for BCYP with long term ventilation needs, and promote the development of a competent workforce.
To continuously update, develop and deliver programmes of learning for all grades of staff and facilitate clinical teaching in all locations of care.
This role is practice based and requires the post holder to have visible presence within the clinical setting and frequent travel between the EACH locations and home environment.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- To be a highly competent practitioner providing specialist clinical skills and knowledge in relation to respiratory care for BCYP with life limiting conditions using EACH services.
- Line management duties for other staff members within the LTV team at EACH.
- To deliver highly specialised individualised, family centred, nursing care to BCYP with respiratory disease and LTV needs. Ensuring all BCPYs have individualised LTV care plans for the safe delivery of care.
- To implement teaching packages and competency frameworks for BCYP with respiratory and LTV needs in EACH and to be actively involved in the development of respiratory related protocols and procedures e.g. care pathway, in conjunction with other members ofrespiratory multidisciplinary teams within the region.
- To support the existing and service development of external professionals commissioned training packages for BCYP within the region.
- In conjunction with the specialist respiratory teams in the region, act as an expert resource and advocate for BCYP with LTV needs and their families, giving support and advice that is appropriately planned to meet each individuals needs empowering them to manage their treatment regimes, to recognise any deterioration or acute episodes requiring immediate specialist attention and how to access the necessary support.
- Support the safe delivery of hydrotherapy to BCYPs with complex respiratory and LTV needs.
- To facilitate discharge from hospital for BCYP on LTV to EACH or home environment.
- To contribute to a seamless transition of care for young people with LTV and respiratory disease and their families from the paediatric respiratory multidisciplinary team to the adult service promoting full preparation for the young person over an agreed period of time.
- Have a visible presence within the EACH clinical setting (hospice and home) by providing buddied clinical time to facilitate situational learning, acting as a role model and clinical leader to care staff.
Professional Responsibility:
- Develop and maintain own clinical skills and knowledge in BCYP LTV and respiratory care that is evidenced based aiming to achieve a 'best practice' principle, keeping up to date with new advances in treatment and new developments in research in respiratory and palliative care.
- Promote positive working relationships within and across EACH care teams, and with families by establishing and maintaining effective communication processes. Work collaboratively with all EACH departments.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships within, and external to, EACH.
- Advocate for and support parents, children and young people.
- Recognise the level of emotional stress that may be encountered when working with CYP and their families who are dealing with life restricting issues and to seek appropriate support for self.
- Have an awareness of own personal responses in relation to the maintenance of a safe environment and identification of potential risk for all personnel, CYP, families and significant others.
- Act as a positive role model which enables change.
- Fulfil professional clinical supervision and continuing professional development requirements.
Education and Governance Activity:
- Contribute to developing the EACH workforce, including training and teaching to support safe practice.
- Develop effective working relationships internally and externally to EACH to ensure collaborative progress on matters relating to education and practice development.
- Network with other paediatric respiratory nurse specialists throughout the UK, joining appropriate organisations in order to collaborate, share and benchmark practices and initiatives.
- Promote the introduction of research based findings in an endeavour to continually improve the care of BCYP receiving LTV at home or in hospice care.
- Develop and deliver training within the EACH education and training programme and other MCN / national / international training events as required.
- Participate in management supervision and annual appraisal ensuring challenging objectives are set and achieved and a personal development plan is agreed.
- Adopt a reflective approach to personal practice and learn from experience.
- Participate in relevant clinical governance activities within EACH.
- Participate in student placement programmes where appropriate, providing mentorship as required.
- Contribute to EACHs audit and service evaluation programme as required.
- Provide statistical information as required.
This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended as necessary. It is intended as a guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post.
- General requirements:
- Maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at EACH.
- Ensure that your conduct within and outside EACH does not conflict with organisational expectations.
- Actively support and promote EACH and all its policies.
- Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Ensure an awareness and observation of Fire and Health and Safety Regulations.
- Ensure the respect, dignity and rights to privacy of children, young people and their families as far as possible.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Assess and interpret patient related information and recommend appropriate action by formulating solutions
- Ability to assess and benchmark clinical practice
- Ability to plan and organise complex activities, manage own time and prioritise work with a flexible approach.
- Ability to plan and organise activities regarding practice education programmes
- Ability to provide best practice and governance related advice concerning childrens palliative care.
- Able to work within set budgets and have an understanding of effective resource management.
- Able to demonstrate positive leadership and management
- Ability to teach and devise training programmes
- Carry out educational audits and audits of practice
- Evidence of utilisation of researched based information
- Self motivated, pro-active, energetic and creative
- Recognise own stress and have positive strategies for dealing with stress
- Willing to address unwelcome, sensitive and difficult matters
- Demonstrate a flexible attitude to change
- Proven track record of reliability
- Comfortable working autonomously and hold accountability, with minimal supervision
Desirable
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and situations
- Ability to work effectively against a background of change and uncertainty
- Highly developed concentration skills for checking documents, writing reports and analysing data and information
- Able to adopt a participative approach to regulatory inspections and standard monitoring initiatives.
Experience
Essential
- Articulate & able to influence a range of people in achieving identified outcomes
- Have a collaborative and participative approach to achieve successful multi-disciplinary team and partnership working
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive information to children and families
- Ability to understand barriers to communication & able to take action to improve communication flow
- Ability to work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities and experience
- Able to establish personal credibility with internal and external contacts to effect strong working relationships
- Excellent verbal, written and numeracy skills, able to convey ideas or concepts in a way that is easily understood
- Demonstrates empathy and reassurance
- Ability to deliver presentations to large groups.
Desirable
- Proactive in anticipating barriers to communication
- Able to be adaptable as appropriate, to manage difficult, sensitive or contentious issues / situations including using reassurance, persuasion and motivational, negotiating and training skills with staff
Other Requirements
Essential
- Must have full drivers licence and own transport
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
- Ability to travel across the region on a weekly basis
Desirable
- Ability to travel to national meetings on an occasional basis
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in nursing
- Evidence of highly developed specialist childrens LTV and respiratory care.
- Professional knowledge acquired or working towards degree level or above
- Knowledge of mentorship, education and development practice with evidence of post graduate study
- High standard of IT literacy
- Evidence of effective training, teaching, facilitation and presentation skills
- Evidence of working with a multi-professional team.
Desirable
- Evidence of service improvement skills and implementing change in the workplace.
- Additional IT literacy skills (including database work)
- Knowledge of educational and practice development related initiatives in the statutory and voluntary sectors
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of BCYP palliative care services
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full UK Driving License and own transport.
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
- Ability to provide on call and on stand by clinical care i.e. able to respond out of hours as part of the clinical rota
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Assess and interpret patient related information and recommend appropriate action by formulating solutions
- Ability to assess and benchmark clinical practice
- Ability to plan and organise complex activities, manage own time and prioritise work with a flexible approach.
- Ability to plan and organise activities regarding practice education programmes
- Ability to provide best practice and governance related advice concerning childrens palliative care.
- Able to work within set budgets and have an understanding of effective resource management.
- Able to demonstrate positive leadership and management
- Ability to teach and devise training programmes
- Carry out educational audits and audits of practice
- Evidence of utilisation of researched based information
- Self motivated, pro-active, energetic and creative
- Recognise own stress and have positive strategies for dealing with stress
- Willing to address unwelcome, sensitive and difficult matters
- Demonstrate a flexible attitude to change
- Proven track record of reliability
- Comfortable working autonomously and hold accountability, with minimal supervision
Desirable
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and situations
- Ability to work effectively against a background of change and uncertainty
- Highly developed concentration skills for checking documents, writing reports and analysing data and information
- Able to adopt a participative approach to regulatory inspections and standard monitoring initiatives.
Experience
Essential
- Articulate & able to influence a range of people in achieving identified outcomes
- Have a collaborative and participative approach to achieve successful multi-disciplinary team and partnership working
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive information to children and families
- Ability to understand barriers to communication & able to take action to improve communication flow
- Ability to work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities and experience
- Able to establish personal credibility with internal and external contacts to effect strong working relationships
- Excellent verbal, written and numeracy skills, able to convey ideas or concepts in a way that is easily understood
- Demonstrates empathy and reassurance
- Ability to deliver presentations to large groups.
Desirable
- Proactive in anticipating barriers to communication
- Able to be adaptable as appropriate, to manage difficult, sensitive or contentious issues / situations including using reassurance, persuasion and motivational, negotiating and training skills with staff
Other Requirements
Essential
- Must have full drivers licence and own transport
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
- Ability to travel across the region on a weekly basis
Desirable
- Ability to travel to national meetings on an occasional basis
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in nursing
- Evidence of highly developed specialist childrens LTV and respiratory care.
- Professional knowledge acquired or working towards degree level or above
- Knowledge of mentorship, education and development practice with evidence of post graduate study
- High standard of IT literacy
- Evidence of effective training, teaching, facilitation and presentation skills
- Evidence of working with a multi-professional team.
Desirable
- Evidence of service improvement skills and implementing change in the workplace.
- Additional IT literacy skills (including database work)
- Knowledge of educational and practice development related initiatives in the statutory and voluntary sectors
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of BCYP palliative care services
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full UK Driving License and own transport.
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
- Ability to provide on call and on stand by clinical care i.e. able to respond out of hours as part of the clinical rota
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).
