Demelza Hospice Care for Children

Lead Nurse

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Job summary

To provide dynamic leadership and support to the Demelza Nursing and Care Team, developing and leading the provision of high-quality services to ensure safe, effective nursing care is delivered to children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

To manage the day to day aspects of the Demelza Service ensuring compliance with the Care Quality Commission CQC regulations. To work towards and take on the role of Registered Manager. The principal aim of the Lead Nurse, is to facilitate delivery of safe, effective nursing care to children and young people who require palliative and end of life care. This will be achieved through: Overseeing the delivery of direct nursing care, ensuring good use of resources and facilities available. Assisting the Deputy Director of Nursing and Care and Director of Clinical Services in advising the organisation in its overall strategic direction to accommodate all relevant paediatric palliative care initiatives and national health care agendas, whilst fulfilling the objectives of the charity. Safeguarding all children and young people accessing services; by responding to concerns raised in a timely and appropriate manner and effectively escalating these in accordance with policies and procedures.

About us

Demelza delivers extraordinary care to extraordinary children who are facing serious or life-limiting conditions, throughout Kent, South East London and East Sussex. Were here to support them and their families at every step from first diagnosis and for as long as were needed. Demelza believes in care that doesnt back down. We are Demelza.

Details

Date posted

12 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£59,163 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

DEM1042402

Job locations

5 Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Each Lead Nurse will take on an additional area of responsibility in line with current organisational needs, the area of responsibility will be agreed with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Care and Director of Clinical Services and will be reviewed annually. The additional responsibilities include Policy review/formulation Being an advisory expert resource for the organisation Keeping up to date in speciality area, attending relevant training Training review and ensuring current training delivered reflects latest guidance Reporting to Clinical Governance Committee

Job description

Job responsibilities

Each Lead Nurse will take on an additional area of responsibility in line with current organisational needs, the area of responsibility will be agreed with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Care and Director of Clinical Services and will be reviewed annually. The additional responsibilities include Policy review/formulation Being an advisory expert resource for the organisation Keeping up to date in speciality area, attending relevant training Training review and ensuring current training delivered reflects latest guidance Reporting to Clinical Governance Committee

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Education/Qualifications/Training
  • Registered Nurse: Child, Learning Disability and/or Adult
  • Mentorship/teaching qualification/experience
  • BSc/BA Degree in a relevant subject (or working towards)
  • MSc/MA or commitment to commence and complete
  • Skills/Abilities
  • Quality improvement/practice development skills
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Good networking skills
  • Experience
  • Previous experience of risk management, clinical governance, policy and audit within a clinical setting
  • Recent clinical practice
  • Leadership at Band 7 equivalent role
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Networking locally and regionally
  • Knowledge
  • Clinical knowledge, relevant to the clinical practice area
  • Quality and audit initiatives
  • Understanding of multi-disciplinary working and holistic care for the child with complex health and palliative care needs and their family
  • Understanding of budgets and cost control
  • Other requirements
  • Able to work autonomously and as part of a multi-professional team
  • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • Commitment to the development of paediatric palliative care
  • Accountability, takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
  • Full driving licence with ability and willingness to travel within the Demelza organisation and nationally, as required

Desirable

  • Leadership experience at Band 8a equivalent role
  • Leadership qualification/experience
  • MSc/MA (or working towards)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Education/Qualifications/Training
  • Registered Nurse: Child, Learning Disability and/or Adult
  • Mentorship/teaching qualification/experience
  • BSc/BA Degree in a relevant subject (or working towards)
  • MSc/MA or commitment to commence and complete
  • Skills/Abilities
  • Quality improvement/practice development skills
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Good networking skills
  • Experience
  • Previous experience of risk management, clinical governance, policy and audit within a clinical setting
  • Recent clinical practice
  • Leadership at Band 7 equivalent role
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Networking locally and regionally
  • Knowledge
  • Clinical knowledge, relevant to the clinical practice area
  • Quality and audit initiatives
  • Understanding of multi-disciplinary working and holistic care for the child with complex health and palliative care needs and their family
  • Understanding of budgets and cost control
  • Other requirements
  • Able to work autonomously and as part of a multi-professional team
  • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • Commitment to the development of paediatric palliative care
  • Accountability, takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
  • Full driving licence with ability and willingness to travel within the Demelza organisation and nationally, as required

Desirable

  • Leadership experience at Band 8a equivalent role
  • Leadership qualification/experience
  • MSc/MA (or working towards)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Demelza Hospice Care for Children

Address

5 Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Demelza Hospice Care for Children

Address

5 Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Director of Nursing

David Winch

david.winch@demelza.org.uk

Details

Date posted

12 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£59,163 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

DEM1042402

Job locations

5 Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


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