Job summary
Are you passionate about children and young people with complex health needs, life limiting conditions and have an interest and/or experience in palliative and end life care and working with families. This unique role will enable you, a talented nurse, to act as a professional role model and an ambassador of Helen & Douglas House. Now is the time to join an exciting specialty filled with never ending opportunity!
You will be an RNC/RSCN/RNLD with paediatric experience, or an RGN (adult nurse) with significant experience and clinical competencies achieved working with babies, children, and young people, looking for a flexible opportunity to provide quality care to babies, children, and young people with palliative and complex care needs.
In order to facilitate clinical and holistic care, you will be working a variety of shifts across a rota including days, evenings and weekends. Full-time and part-time hours considered, with a minimum of 3 days per week.
Main duties of the job
If you can conduct yourself with dignity and calm to others in complex, emotive situations, we would love to hear from you! We only have one chance to get it right at the end of someone's life, and we're committed to ensuring that our palliative care is exemplary.
A typical day as a Registered Nurse is going to involve providing specialist support to help children and their families when they are at their most vulnerable. Advocacy will be key in developing the nurse-patient relationship, helping to build trust, and thereby improving the quality of care you provide. You will focus on comfort and quality of life, putting the children, young people and their family first. The hospice strives to provide individualised care based on each child's unique needs to promote a restful and relaxed environment.
About us
Helen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families. We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others; as such, we welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to our patients. Our Care Team consists of talented individuals who share the passion of improving the lives of seriously unwell children and their families through prevention and relief of suffering by means of impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychological, and spiritual.
Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team,
providing a high standard of holistic care and support to children and young
people from 0-18, and their families.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning
and delivering of evidence-based nursing care to children and young people with
life limiting conditions, and supporting their families
To work actively towards achieving the skills to
co-ordinate a shift, ensuring that all care is delivered in accordance with HDH
policies and procedures
To contribute to the sharing of knowledge and
training within the organisation in conjunction with the learning and
development team.
To support 24 7 care service consisting of a
variety of shifts, including earlies, days, lates, nights and weekends.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team,
providing a high standard of holistic care and support to children and young
people from 0-18, and their families.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning
and delivering of evidence-based nursing care to children and young people with
life limiting conditions, and supporting their families
To work actively towards achieving the skills to
co-ordinate a shift, ensuring that all care is delivered in accordance with HDH
policies and procedures
To contribute to the sharing of knowledge and
training within the organisation in conjunction with the learning and
development team.
To support 24 7 care service consisting of a
variety of shifts, including earlies, days, lates, nights and weekends.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Able to use skills, knowledge, and experience to care for children, young people, and families, based on individual needs. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the key issues of caring for children with life-limiting conditions. Able to work independently and as part of a multi- disciplinary team. Ability to manage own time and workload effectively. Understanding of the impact on the child or young person living with a life limiting illness and on their families. Good understanding of safeguarding childrens policies and procedure. Safeguarding experience including Child in Need, Child Protection, Looked after Children. Knowledge of vulnerable young adults safeguarding procedures (DOLS, MCA etc). Ability to cope with difficult/stressful situations and prioritise and cope with competing pressures. Ability to work shifts to cover a 24hr service, to work flexibly and adapt to changing service needs.
Desirable
- Ability to support and supervise junior staff. Enhanced communication skills including Makaton, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), PECS. An understanding of Clinical Governance and Care Quality Commission standards.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of: palliative care of children/adults OR working with children with complex health needs OR supporting children/adults with disabilities. Experience of effective collaborative working with professionals from other agencies and disciplines. Experience and good understanding of clinical supervision and reflective practice.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a group of staff or Team; being able to lead, manage, delegate, and prioritise to ensure safety.
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child/RNLD/RN. Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Palliative care course. Teaching/Mentoring qualification, Practice
- Assessor experience.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Able to use skills, knowledge, and experience to care for children, young people, and families, based on individual needs. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the key issues of caring for children with life-limiting conditions. Able to work independently and as part of a multi- disciplinary team. Ability to manage own time and workload effectively. Understanding of the impact on the child or young person living with a life limiting illness and on their families. Good understanding of safeguarding childrens policies and procedure. Safeguarding experience including Child in Need, Child Protection, Looked after Children. Knowledge of vulnerable young adults safeguarding procedures (DOLS, MCA etc). Ability to cope with difficult/stressful situations and prioritise and cope with competing pressures. Ability to work shifts to cover a 24hr service, to work flexibly and adapt to changing service needs.
Desirable
- Ability to support and supervise junior staff. Enhanced communication skills including Makaton, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), PECS. An understanding of Clinical Governance and Care Quality Commission standards.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of: palliative care of children/adults OR working with children with complex health needs OR supporting children/adults with disabilities. Experience of effective collaborative working with professionals from other agencies and disciplines. Experience and good understanding of clinical supervision and reflective practice.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a group of staff or Team; being able to lead, manage, delegate, and prioritise to ensure safety.
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child/RNLD/RN. Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Palliative care course. Teaching/Mentoring qualification, Practice
- Assessor experience.
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).
