Job summary
Nurse - Milton
Hospice - CB24 6AB
*A Full UK
Driving License and access to own vehicle is essential for this role*
Full-Time &
Part-Time applicants considered
-
Minimum 24 hours per week
MILTON ONLY - Welcome
Bonus of up to £2,000 eligibility and terms apply.
Our service is
provided in a 24/7, 365 day environment; shifts include weekend & Bank
Holidays
Shift Pattern:
Our standard
shift structure is 12 1/2 hour shifts (includes unpaid break)
Day Shift - 7:30am-8:00pm
Night Shift - 7:30pm-8:00am
Homecare Shift - In the community (Hours vary)
Enhanced Rates
- Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays
+30% Saturdays
& Evenings
+60% Sundays
& Bank Holidays
Competitive on-call rates
Permanent
Contract
£29,970 - £44,962
FTE per annum, dependent on experience
Care Salary
Band: 5/6
We are looking
for registered Childrens, Adult or Learning Disabilities Nurses who
want to work within a multidisciplined team to further their experience or
develop skills working in childrens palliative care.
Main duties of the job
In our
commitment to you, we will provide you with:
All the training and development required to deliver childrens
palliative care including:
o
Bespoke palliative and end of life care, clinical
skills and long term ventilation training programmes
o
Support to attend external training opportunities
o
Participation in quality and safety groups
Regular clinical, safeguarding and management
supervision to support your professional development.
The support you need to enable you to provide safe
and effective care and support to the children and their families who use our
service.
Is this the
right opportunity for you?
Are you:
a highly motivated person who thinks going the extra
mile at work is the norm?
wanting to be part of an enthusiastic, progressive,
forward-thinking and professional team?
aspiring to make a real difference to the lives of
babies, children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their
families?
Please visit
our website www.each.org.uk to view the
full job description and person specification and to apply.
If you have any
questions, please dont hesitate to contact our Human Resource Department
athrinbox@each.org.uk who will put
you in contact with the Hospice Team.
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
About us
Comprehensive range of benefits:
Free
onsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices
Pool
car provided when working in the community
Employee
health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
NHS
pension - continuation if already contributing
Enhanced
Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
Additional
holiday purchase scheme
AVIVA
pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
Free
eye tests & cycle to work scheme
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares
for children and young people with life threatening conditions across
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual
feels valued and respected.We are committed to building a culture of
inclusion where differences are embraced.We are actively seeking talent
from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation,
creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where
everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome
candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and
adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection
process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary: Deliver holistic
nursing care and support to babies,
children and young people with palliative and end of life care needs and their families.
Lead and co-ordinate shifts and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required.
You will be required to provide care and occasionally across
our other hospice localities.
Appointment to Band 5 or 6 is commensurate with nursing skills,
experience and knowledge. Specific Responsibilities:
1.
Deliver
safe and effective nursing care involving use of a wide range of clinical
skills. For example, clinical assessment and monitoring, intravenous
therapy, parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and tracheostomy
care and support to babies, children and young people whose conditions are
stable, unstable, deteriorating and need end of life care.
2.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans to meet the diverse and individual needs of babies, children, young people and their families,
ensuring holistic care provided is family centred,
needs led, evidence informed and meets all statutory requirements.
3.
Provide support to the children, young
people and family members to promote
their resilience and wellbeing, including at the end of life and during
bereavement, giving advice
on practical issues
and undertaking memory making activities, seeking support from wellbeing staff when necessary.
4.
Maintain clinical records using both paper-based
and SystmOne electronic care records system in accordance with best practice
guidance.
5.
Use clinical
judgement and interpret clinical data to inform decision making, in consultation with others,
to provide nursing care that meets the complexity of the palliative care needs.
6.
Implement symptom
management, escalation and advance care
plans, evaluating them in
partnership with the children or young
people and their families under the direction of a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Matron or Nurse Consultant.
7.
Lead
and co-ordinate shifts
and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required, including providing the initial response
to all accidents, incidents and complaints reported
during shifts, ensuring
immediate follow up actions are taken as required.
8.
Delegate nursing care to senior care assistants and care assistants following
EACH guidelines providing:
Assessment and ongoing clinical review of the , child or the appropriateness of delegation of care.
Oversight of practice and responding to queries from
the senior care assistants and care assistants delivering care.
9.
Act as a family co-ordinator to designated families, maintaining regular
contact with them and
actively
participating at care co-ordination team and locality multi-professional
meetings, ensuring any significant changes
identified for designated families are discussed
and followed up with any action required.
10.
Attend
external multidisciplinary, discharge planning, review and debrief meetings representing
EACH to maintain positive and effective communication with other agencies
involved with families receiving our services.
11.
Participate in
the ongoing development of
our care
services, including quality and safety
initiatives such as audits and evaluations.
12.
Mentor
new care staff
and students, providing support, training and sharing professional expertise.
13.
Participate in regular management, clinical and safeguarding supervision sessions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary: Deliver holistic
nursing care and support to babies,
children and young people with palliative and end of life care needs and their families.
Lead and co-ordinate shifts and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required.
You will be required to provide care and occasionally across
our other hospice localities.
Appointment to Band 5 or 6 is commensurate with nursing skills,
experience and knowledge. Specific Responsibilities:
1.
Deliver
safe and effective nursing care involving use of a wide range of clinical
skills. For example, clinical assessment and monitoring, intravenous
therapy, parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and tracheostomy
care and support to babies, children and young people whose conditions are
stable, unstable, deteriorating and need end of life care.
2.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans to meet the diverse and individual needs of babies, children, young people and their families,
ensuring holistic care provided is family centred,
needs led, evidence informed and meets all statutory requirements.
3.
Provide support to the children, young
people and family members to promote
their resilience and wellbeing, including at the end of life and during
bereavement, giving advice
on practical issues
and undertaking memory making activities, seeking support from wellbeing staff when necessary.
4.
Maintain clinical records using both paper-based
and SystmOne electronic care records system in accordance with best practice
guidance.
5.
Use clinical
judgement and interpret clinical data to inform decision making, in consultation with others,
to provide nursing care that meets the complexity of the palliative care needs.
6.
Implement symptom
management, escalation and advance care
plans, evaluating them in
partnership with the children or young
people and their families under the direction of a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Matron or Nurse Consultant.
7.
Lead
and co-ordinate shifts
and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required, including providing the initial response
to all accidents, incidents and complaints reported
during shifts, ensuring
immediate follow up actions are taken as required.
8.
Delegate nursing care to senior care assistants and care assistants following
EACH guidelines providing:
Assessment and ongoing clinical review of the , child or the appropriateness of delegation of care.
Oversight of practice and responding to queries from
the senior care assistants and care assistants delivering care.
9.
Act as a family co-ordinator to designated families, maintaining regular
contact with them and
actively
participating at care co-ordination team and locality multi-professional
meetings, ensuring any significant changes
identified for designated families are discussed
and followed up with any action required.
10.
Attend
external multidisciplinary, discharge planning, review and debrief meetings representing
EACH to maintain positive and effective communication with other agencies
involved with families receiving our services.
11.
Participate in
the ongoing development of
our care
services, including quality and safety
initiatives such as audits and evaluations.
12.
Mentor
new care staff
and students, providing support, training and sharing professional expertise.
13.
Participate in regular management, clinical and safeguarding supervision sessions.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills, including intravenous therapy. Experience of using clinical judgement to interpret clinical data to inform decision making.
- Experience of leading and coordinating shifts or teams. Evidence of working within a professional, multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of providing mentorship to staff and students.
- Ability to undertake physical activities and manual handling to support the varying needs of our service users in line with the requirements of the role.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and/or tracheostomy care.
- Experience of working in a palliative care service.
- Experience of working with learning and physically disabled children and young people with mental health needs.
- Experience of providing community care services. Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day-to-day basis.
- Experience of working with volunteers, either personally or professionally.
- Evidence of participation in research and audit.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Current drivers license and own car essential (EACH has a small pool of cars which can be used when available).
- Ability to occasionally work in the other hospice localities (Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire) to respond to increased demand for complex or end of life care.
- Ability to participate in the local on- call rota when required to deliver urgent or end of life care in the hospice or community. An on-call allowance is payable for each session.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to confidently use IT, including email, Microsoft Office, and video conferencing such as Teams or Zoom.
- Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
- Ability to use initiative and problem solve.
- Ability to plan and manage own time. Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
- Ability to be flexible and able to adapt to change at short notice. Proven track record of reliability.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities) with demonstrable experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting.
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies, children and young people, including best practice in safeguarding children.
- Knowledge and understanding of
-
- social care.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to work towards it.
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Degree level qualification. Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar.
- Management/leadership training or qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills, including intravenous therapy. Experience of using clinical judgement to interpret clinical data to inform decision making.
- Experience of leading and coordinating shifts or teams. Evidence of working within a professional, multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of providing mentorship to staff and students.
- Ability to undertake physical activities and manual handling to support the varying needs of our service users in line with the requirements of the role.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and/or tracheostomy care.
- Experience of working in a palliative care service.
- Experience of working with learning and physically disabled children and young people with mental health needs.
- Experience of providing community care services. Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day-to-day basis.
- Experience of working with volunteers, either personally or professionally.
- Evidence of participation in research and audit.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Current drivers license and own car essential (EACH has a small pool of cars which can be used when available).
- Ability to occasionally work in the other hospice localities (Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire) to respond to increased demand for complex or end of life care.
- Ability to participate in the local on- call rota when required to deliver urgent or end of life care in the hospice or community. An on-call allowance is payable for each session.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to confidently use IT, including email, Microsoft Office, and video conferencing such as Teams or Zoom.
- Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
- Ability to use initiative and problem solve.
- Ability to plan and manage own time. Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
- Ability to be flexible and able to adapt to change at short notice. Proven track record of reliability.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities) with demonstrable experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting.
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies, children and young people, including best practice in safeguarding children.
- Knowledge and understanding of
-
- social care.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to work towards it.
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Degree level qualification. Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar.
- Management/leadership training or qualification.
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).
