Job summary
Please
note that this position is for ellenor you will not be employed by the NHS
We are currently recruiting for a
senior staff nurse to join our Childrens Community Hospice Care team for a
fixed term maternity cover.
We are looking for an experienced
Registered Childrens Nurse with some knowledge and experience of community
nursing, Oncology, Complex Care and/or Childrens Palliative Care. You will
have excellent clinical skills and enthusiasm for working within this
discipline, but being a nurse at ellenor isnt just about nursing. Its about being able to think creatively and
really make a difference to a familys challenging journey, enabling a child to
live as normal and fulfilling a life as possible. At ellenor we recognise that having a sick
child impacts the whole family, and we make sure the services we offer are
there for everyone. The role is very
varied, can be tough but is also hugely rewarding.
The
hours are predominantly between Mon to Fri 8:30 -5:30 including bank holidays,
but you will also be expected to work flexibly to support a 24-hour 7 day on
call service when a child is requiring end of life care at home.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the purpose of this role is to facilitate optimum quality of life for children, young people and their families with life limiting or life-threatening conditions. This will be achieved in collaboration with children, young people and families and other professionals. The provision of palliative care nursing interventions is based on comprehensive holistic assessment, goal focused care planning and includes education and support for patients and families. Support and training regarding childrens palliative care is provided for other health and social care professionals. The role, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supports primary care key workers in the delivery of high-quality palliative and end of life care, through partnership working. The care will focus on quality of life for the child, young person, and family, and will include the management of distressing symptoms, care through death and bereavement and the provision of short breaks. The post holder will work under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists and the clinical Lead and work with colleagues in the extended Childrens Hospice at Home team as appropriate and participate in practice development.
About us
ellenor are the provider of
all-encompassing hospice care for both adults and children living in Dartford,
Gravesham and Swanley, and also provide respite care to children in Bexley. Our
services at the hospice in Gravesend include adult in-patient and day therapy as well as wellbeing and 24-hour Hospice at
Home for all ages. Our strategic aims recognise our role in leading the
development of services to the wider community at the end of life, and we see
an increasing role in education and training and as a coordinator for providing
the best possible palliative care to more people and families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the purpose of this role is to facilitate optimum quality of life for children, young people and their families with life limiting or life-threatening conditions. This will be achieved in collaboration with children, young people and families and other professionals. The provision of palliative care nursing interventions is based on comprehensive holistic assessment, goal focused care planning and includes education and support for patients and families. Support and training regarding childrens palliative care is provided for other health and social care professionals. The role, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supports primary care key workers in the delivery of high-quality palliative and end of life care, through partnership working. The care will focus on quality of life for the child, young person, and family, and will include the management of distressing symptoms, care through death and bereavement and the provision of short breaks. The post holder will work under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists and the clinical Lead and work with colleagues in the extended Childrens Hospice at Home team as appropriate and participate in practice development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the purpose of this role is to facilitate optimum quality of life for children, young people and their families with life limiting or life-threatening conditions. This will be achieved in collaboration with children, young people and families and other professionals. The provision of palliative care nursing interventions is based on comprehensive holistic assessment, goal focused care planning and includes education and support for patients and families. Support and training regarding childrens palliative care is provided for other health and social care professionals. The role, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supports primary care key workers in the delivery of high-quality palliative and end of life care, through partnership working. The care will focus on quality of life for the child, young person, and family, and will include the management of distressing symptoms, care through death and bereavement and the provision of short breaks. The post holder will work under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists and the clinical Lead and work with colleagues in the extended Childrens Hospice at Home team as appropriate and participate in practice development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Childrens Nurse with
- demonstrable experience in Palliative Care or
- related specialty
- Post-registration diploma qualification in
- specialist palliative, community care or related
- subject.
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing
- professional development
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills certificate /
- training or willing to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment skills, or willing to
- undertake
- Degree in palliative care or related
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in either community,
- specialist palliative care, or
- oncology/nonmalignant disease.
- Experienced in managing a case load.
- Experience of productive multi and interdisciplinary
- working
Desirable
- Experience in delivering training for others
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Good understanding of the role that palliative
- care must play in supporting children, young
- people and families living with life-limiting
- illness
- Good knowledge of symptom management,
- and ability to make initial assessment of
- patients psychological, social, and spiritual
- needs.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and
- effectively with children, young people, and
- families with palliative and complex care needs
- Demonstrates a high standard of computer
- literacy including word, excel and email.
- Good understanding how key milestones
- impact on a childs understanding and
- behaviors.
- Demonstrates behaviors that enable and
- empower children, young people, and families.
Desirable
- Ability to deliver training programmes /
- packages with confidence and clarity
- Advanced assessment skills
- Ability to undertake clinical audit and
- recommend change to practice if appropriate
PERSONALITY AND DISPOSITION
Essential
- Resilient and able to meet the complex
- demands of the post.
- Ability to work effectively with indirect
- supervision and with unpredictable work
- patterns, managing time, work commitments
- and priorities within the working hours
- allocated.
- Conscientious, reliable, punctual and always
- acts with integrity.
- Ability to make and develop relationships with
- children and young people using a broad range
- of communication techniques.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Car owner / driver with full license
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Childrens Nurse with
- demonstrable experience in Palliative Care or
- related specialty
- Post-registration diploma qualification in
- specialist palliative, community care or related
- subject.
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing
- professional development
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills certificate /
- training or willing to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment skills, or willing to
- undertake
- Degree in palliative care or related
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in either community,
- specialist palliative care, or
- oncology/nonmalignant disease.
- Experienced in managing a case load.
- Experience of productive multi and interdisciplinary
- working
Desirable
- Experience in delivering training for others
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Good understanding of the role that palliative
- care must play in supporting children, young
- people and families living with life-limiting
- illness
- Good knowledge of symptom management,
- and ability to make initial assessment of
- patients psychological, social, and spiritual
- needs.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and
- effectively with children, young people, and
- families with palliative and complex care needs
- Demonstrates a high standard of computer
- literacy including word, excel and email.
- Good understanding how key milestones
- impact on a childs understanding and
- behaviors.
- Demonstrates behaviors that enable and
- empower children, young people, and families.
Desirable
- Ability to deliver training programmes /
- packages with confidence and clarity
- Advanced assessment skills
- Ability to undertake clinical audit and
- recommend change to practice if appropriate
PERSONALITY AND DISPOSITION
Essential
- Resilient and able to meet the complex
- demands of the post.
- Ability to work effectively with indirect
- supervision and with unpredictable work
- patterns, managing time, work commitments
- and priorities within the working hours
- allocated.
- Conscientious, reliable, punctual and always
- acts with integrity.
- Ability to make and develop relationships with
- children and young people using a broad range
- of communication techniques.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Car owner / driver with full license
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).
