Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Rainbows Hospice is available for families all year, 24 hours a day, we therefore operate on a shift basis to provide the best possible service.

This is a rolling advert, and you will be contacted if you have been shortlisted.

Benefits of working at Rainbows:

In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales, we offer a range of benefits including:

Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership

Free car parking on site at the Hospice

Shift enhancements

Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays

Established Training programme that will enable you to comply with NMC registration

Specialist training and development opportunities and working within a supportive team which specialist knowledge

Time to care for patients: Each baby, child and young person has 1:1 care

Bupa healthcare cashback plan

Affordable freshly cooked meals whilst on shift at the Hospice

Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst on shift at the Hospice

Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders

Unofficial benefits: Fun events like Total Wipe Out, All staff away days, Guest visitors

About the Role

As a Rainbows Band 5 nurse you'll be responsible for supporting the Deputy Lead Nurse Shift Coordinator in planning and implementing care for children and young people, with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, providing symptom management, palliative and end of life care on a 1:1 basis within the hospice.

You will be responsible for:

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care of children and young people in partnership with them and their parents/guardians

Providing excellent short break, palliative, and end of life care at Rainbows in a family centered environment in conjunction with all members of the multi-disciplinary team

Ensuring all procedures are carried out in accordance with local and national policies in force within the Hospice

Further responsibilities in the role of a Band 5 Nurse at Rainbows, can be found by downloading the Job Description.

Requirements:

As an experienced Band 5 Nurse at Rainbows, you'll need to be qualified RSCN/RN (Child Branch)/RNLD/RNCB with post registration experience, relevant placement experience or pre-nurse training care experience.Experience with babies, children and/or young people (0-25 years) with complex needs is also required for the role.

Palliative care experience is desirable; however specialist training and development opportunities will be provided. Excellent communication skills and the ability to demonstrate high standards of clinical care are essential. Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

For more information about this role, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Zena Barratt, Lead Nurse for Clinical Operations, on zena.barratt@rainbows.co.uk

To apply for the role please click apply now to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the people team at recruitment@rainbows.co.uk

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified RSCN (Child Branch)/RNCB/ RNLD
• Substantial post registration experience or relevant placement/experience during training
• Experience with children and/or young people (0-25 years) with complex needs

Desirable

• Post-registration experience in childrens palliative care
• Mentoring and preceptorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates high standard of clinical care
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to teach and support other team members
• Good teamwork and leadership skills
• Understanding of research-based practice
• Treats all patients with dignity, respect and understanding
• Ability to set and maintain professional boundaries with staff, children, parents and visitors
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team
• Positive attitude towards change
• Ability to recognise stress in oneself and others and to manage it effectively
• Ability to be assertive with other staff members when required
• Demonstrates motivation and commitment towards personal and professional development
• One Team Working together with fairness and respect.
• People Centred Championing inclusivity, compassion and clarity.
• Aim High Adapting, learning and sharing our expertise.
• Own It Focused, committed and accountable.

Desirable

• Experience of managing a ward/unit
• Experience of managing staff including appraisal
• Knowledge of principles of clinical supervision
• Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar.

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

Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People

Address

Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough,

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 2HS

Employer's website

https://www.rainbows.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)