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Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices

Team Nurse (Wiltshire)

The closing date is 01 September 2025

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Job summary

Team Nurses get the chance to spend time with the children and their families, developing strong relationships with families and meeting their individual needs. You will have the ability to work both in a team and independently and work using your own initiative as well as accessing and contributing to the skill base of the wider team.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Nursing Team, working in line with Julias House policies and procedures, provide family centered respite care both in the Hospice and Community for children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions. When necessary, provide a flexible and responsive approach to support the requirements of end of life care. Role model Julias House Values and Behaviours at all times.

About us

Julias House is an award-winning childrens hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties. Each family we support is unique and so is the care we provide. When a family finds out that their child has a very serious medical condition, which is life-limiting or life-threatening, their world falls apart. Julias House exists to help these children and their families.

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£42,202 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JUL1126858

Job locations

Devizes Hospice

Bath Road

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 2AT


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have experience in clinical nursing assessment, planning and delivering care which will be evidence based in conjunction with Julias House policies and procedures to deliver safe care to children and young people with complex needs that will often change. You will feel confident in using your clinical judgement and making autonomous decisions about nursing care requirements. You will participate in an on call rota system to provide telephone advice for staff and families. You will have Day-to-day management of the client base, including the deployment, supervision and teaching of Care Team members. You will have opportunities to broaden your skills with excellent training and development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have experience in clinical nursing assessment, planning and delivering care which will be evidence based in conjunction with Julias House policies and procedures to deliver safe care to children and young people with complex needs that will often change. You will feel confident in using your clinical judgement and making autonomous decisions about nursing care requirements. You will participate in an on call rota system to provide telephone advice for staff and families. You will have Day-to-day management of the client base, including the deployment, supervision and teaching of Care Team members. You will have opportunities to broaden your skills with excellent training and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualification requirements: Applicants for this role must have RSCN/RN (Child Branch) - Diploma or Degree, Registered Learning Disability Nurse, RGN or RN Adult and have two years' post-qualification experience of working with children with complex needs.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualification requirements: Applicants for this role must have RSCN/RN (Child Branch) - Diploma or Degree, Registered Learning Disability Nurse, RGN or RN Adult and have two years' post-qualification experience of working with children with complex needs.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices

Address

Devizes Hospice

Bath Road

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 2AT


Employer's website

https://www.juliashouse.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices

Address

Devizes Hospice

Bath Road

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 2AT


Employer's website

https://www.juliashouse.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Assistant

Kim Martin

kim.martin@juliashouse.org

01202644220

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£42,202 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JUL1126858

Job locations

Devizes Hospice

Bath Road

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 2AT


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