Job summary
Are you a lead nurse passionate about delivering high quality care and looking to join a team where you can really make a difference?
Joinus to help lead our team as we embark on our ambitious plans for growth and development of children's hospice care in the South West.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
We are investing in our Nursing leadership and delivery, and this post is one of three roles joining our dedicated Senior Care Leadership Team who are passionate about making a difference to the difference to the lives of the children and families we support. In this role you will be supporting the hospice teams deliver care to a high standard with a consistent approach. Your focus will be leading on end of life care, community working, clinical standards and patent safety.
About You
You will be a registered nurse with experience of working in a leadership role with clinical experience and competence, including extensive post qualification experience working with children/adults with a life limiting / life threatening condition, chronic illness or disability in a variety of settings; acute, community. A Non Medical Prescriber qualification would be advantageous but this is not essential.
We are looking for someone who understands the role of a hospice and shares the core values and behaviours of the organisation, an approachable confident leader who ensures quality is accessible and achievable for everyone. The post holder must be able to work independently and also collaboratively with a wide range of care and medical staff and managers at all levels. The ability to work with IT and technology is essential.
This post can be based at any of our Hospice locations and to ensure visibility and support, will also be required to travel to all three hospices.
About us
About Us
Our hospices in Devon, Bristol and Cornwall have been providing expert, individualised care to support children, young people and their families for more than 30 years. The CHSW ethos is support the whole family and our current delivery model includes care wherever the child is when they need it most including care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support.
The care and support we provide can span many years, or be a brief moment in time, being there when families need us most. You will leave each day knowing you have made a real difference to short and precious lives.
We value our staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team.
What we offer:
33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
NHS pension continuation for Nursing staff or personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
health, wellbeing services
group life insurance scheme
training and development opportunities
environmental and green agenda
a supportive and inclusive environment
a chance to make a real difference
This is a maternity cover post for circa 12 months duration. For internal candidates from CHSW, this post may be available as a secondment opportunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CHSW delivers services to children and their families
who have a palliative care need and meet the agreed
referral criteria. The CHSW ethos is support the whole
family and our current delivery model includes care
wherever the child is when they need it most including
care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support.
The Lead for Clinical Services will be a key part of the
central leadership team working to support the three
hospice teams deliver care to a high standard with a
consistent approach. There will be a close working
relationship with all three Heads of Care and the other
central roles and the wider CHSW team to deliver
End of life care & community working:
Reflecting our Care Strategy this post holder will take a
specific lead on care in the community and end of life
care across CHSW supporting all three hospice teams
to develop and deliver this service. Working closely
with the leads based in each hospice to ensure a
consistent approach to EOL care in the home and
community working, including engagement of partner
agencies and collaborative working.
Clinical standards:
Working closely with the hospice based leadership
teams to provide leadership and experience to the
care teams ensuring that care standards are high, care
delivery is responsive and reflects the model of
hospice, home and virtual, that families are engaged
and the team is well led and supported achieving
consistency across CHSW.
The postholder will be visible to the hospice teams and
will need to maintain clinical credibility through
working regular care shifts as they will have a key role
in clinical leadership and standards of care delivery.
This post is also open to non-medical prescribers (not
essential) if this is a skill set there will be protected
time to undertake this role ensuring the care provided
is of the highest quality and staff are supported to
develop their clinical skills.
The postholder will support the delivery of clinical
quality and patient safety agenda including supporting
the hospice based teams with audits, policies, care
projects, standards and learning
Please review the attached Job
Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CHSW delivers services to children and their families
who have a palliative care need and meet the agreed
referral criteria. The CHSW ethos is support the whole
family and our current delivery model includes care
wherever the child is when they need it most including
care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support.
The Lead for Clinical Services will be a key part of the
central leadership team working to support the three
hospice teams deliver care to a high standard with a
consistent approach. There will be a close working
relationship with all three Heads of Care and the other
central roles and the wider CHSW team to deliver
End of life care & community working:
Reflecting our Care Strategy this post holder will take a
specific lead on care in the community and end of life
care across CHSW supporting all three hospice teams
to develop and deliver this service. Working closely
with the leads based in each hospice to ensure a
consistent approach to EOL care in the home and
community working, including engagement of partner
agencies and collaborative working.
Clinical standards:
Working closely with the hospice based leadership
teams to provide leadership and experience to the
care teams ensuring that care standards are high, care
delivery is responsive and reflects the model of
hospice, home and virtual, that families are engaged
and the team is well led and supported achieving
consistency across CHSW.
The postholder will be visible to the hospice teams and
will need to maintain clinical credibility through
working regular care shifts as they will have a key role
in clinical leadership and standards of care delivery.
This post is also open to non-medical prescribers (not
essential) if this is a skill set there will be protected
time to undertake this role ensuring the care provided
is of the highest quality and staff are supported to
develop their clinical skills.
The postholder will support the delivery of clinical
quality and patient safety agenda including supporting
the hospice based teams with audits, policies, care
projects, standards and learning
Please review the attached Job
Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN RN Child including Professional UK registration e.g. NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained
- through a combination of alternative study, or employment experience.
Desirable
- Degree/Diploma in palliative care for children or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience and competence, including extensive post
- qualification experience working with children/adults with a life limiting / life threatening condition, chronic illness or disability in a variety of settings; acute, community.
- Extensive knowledge and insight into the needs and current issues of
- children with life limited conditions and their families.
- Understanding of Quality Governance and the implications for clinical
- services including experience of quality issues.
- Experience of managing risk responding, investigating and learning.
- Experience of audit and research.
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) clearly
- recorded for professional profile.
- Leadership and people management experience, with lead
- responsibility for a ward, department or other staff team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospice setting and delivering care in the
- community setting.
- Experience of developing clinical competency assessment and
- assessing clinical competency
- Experience of effectively managing and responding to
- complaints/concerns.
- Knowledge of key legislation and key drivers within paediatric
- palliative care.; local and national Agenda.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and to demonstrate initiative with the
- skills to manage a wide ranging and complex workload.
- Ability to show evidence of being self-motivated and to motivate
- others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, service users and
- their parents and carers.
- Ability to work and lead multidisciplinary team effectively with well
- developed skills and understanding of people management and effective
- team leadership.
- Ability to retain resilience whilst working in a demanding and
- unpredictable environment.
- Ability to demonstrate the required level of behaviour in keeping
- with CHSW core behaviours and values, modelling a positive leadership
- style.
- Ability to represent the service in a wide variety of public and
- professional forums.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Highly specialist clinical skills within paediatric palliative care with
- the ability to provide clinical leadership in a complex environment.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Word,
- Excel, Outlook
Desirable
- Evidence of effective management of change.
- Experience of collaborative working ensuring a consistent approach
- across teams.
- Experience of document management and version control.
- Experience of report writing and providing information (facts
- /figures) for business reporting.
- Experience of working with Vantage or other electronic systems for
- care or risk / quality processes.
- Experience of investigating and responding to concerns
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A personal commitment to and empathy for the philosophy of
- childrens hospice care.
- A professional collaborative manner which is courteous, confident,
- consistent, approachable and non-confrontational.
- Resourceful, energetic and creative/solution focused approach to
- work.
- A commitment to maintain clinical skills and undertake direct care to
- retain visibility, credibility and confidence in clinical skills.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check
- Full UK Drivers License (or the ability to travel between CHSW sites
- potentially at short notice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN RN Child including Professional UK registration e.g. NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained
- through a combination of alternative study, or employment experience.
Desirable
- Degree/Diploma in palliative care for children or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience and competence, including extensive post
- qualification experience working with children/adults with a life limiting / life threatening condition, chronic illness or disability in a variety of settings; acute, community.
- Extensive knowledge and insight into the needs and current issues of
- children with life limited conditions and their families.
- Understanding of Quality Governance and the implications for clinical
- services including experience of quality issues.
- Experience of managing risk responding, investigating and learning.
- Experience of audit and research.
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) clearly
- recorded for professional profile.
- Leadership and people management experience, with lead
- responsibility for a ward, department or other staff team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospice setting and delivering care in the
- community setting.
- Experience of developing clinical competency assessment and
- assessing clinical competency
- Experience of effectively managing and responding to
- complaints/concerns.
- Knowledge of key legislation and key drivers within paediatric
- palliative care.; local and national Agenda.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and to demonstrate initiative with the
- skills to manage a wide ranging and complex workload.
- Ability to show evidence of being self-motivated and to motivate
- others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, service users and
- their parents and carers.
- Ability to work and lead multidisciplinary team effectively with well
- developed skills and understanding of people management and effective
- team leadership.
- Ability to retain resilience whilst working in a demanding and
- unpredictable environment.
- Ability to demonstrate the required level of behaviour in keeping
- with CHSW core behaviours and values, modelling a positive leadership
- style.
- Ability to represent the service in a wide variety of public and
- professional forums.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Highly specialist clinical skills within paediatric palliative care with
- the ability to provide clinical leadership in a complex environment.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Word,
- Excel, Outlook
Desirable
- Evidence of effective management of change.
- Experience of collaborative working ensuring a consistent approach
- across teams.
- Experience of document management and version control.
- Experience of report writing and providing information (facts
- /figures) for business reporting.
- Experience of working with Vantage or other electronic systems for
- care or risk / quality processes.
- Experience of investigating and responding to concerns
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A personal commitment to and empathy for the philosophy of
- childrens hospice care.
- A professional collaborative manner which is courteous, confident,
- consistent, approachable and non-confrontational.
- Resourceful, energetic and creative/solution focused approach to
- work.
- A commitment to maintain clinical skills and undertake direct care to
- retain visibility, credibility and confidence in clinical skills.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check
- Full UK Drivers License (or the ability to travel between CHSW sites
- potentially at short notice
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).
