Job summary
Our Childrens Nurses contribute to provision of effective and efficient Childrens Services at Rennie Grove Peace to meet the needs of the childrens, and their families. This role involves visiting individuals in their own homes and you are required to travel anywhere within the Rennie Grove geographical area so a car and driving licence will be essential.
We are seeking an experienced First Level registered Children's Nurse with excellent communication skills for this exciting opportunity to support our team in delivering this service. Working flexibly within the day and night on-call service, youll demonstrate clinical excellence and maintain consistently high standards of individualised care and bereavement support.
Main duties of the job
Participate in delivering a service of specialist palliative care for children with a life threatening or life limiting condition and their families within their own home.
Carry out the nursing process in order to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the palliative care needs of the child.
Identifying where additional support is required to provide a holistic approach. Deliver specialist palliative care guidance and advice including on call as required.
Participate in service development and improvement. Establish effective working relationships with community paediatric teams and other relevant specialist services.
Act as a resource for professionals and non-professionals involved in palliative care within the community. Promote the philosophy of Rennie Grove within the local community.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, were all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life- limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. Its important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We believe that everyone with a life-limiting illness should be able to live well for as long as possible and have the choice to die at home. We will put patients and their family at the heart of our specialist care, visiting day and night, supporting them to live the best quality life they can and to make every moment together matter.
See the supporting information section for a full Job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
We believe that everyone with a life-limiting illness should be able to live well for as long as possible and have the choice to die at home. We will put patients and their family at the heart of our specialist care, visiting day and night, supporting them to live the best quality life they can and to make every moment together matter.
See the supporting information section for a full Job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level NMC Registered Nurse (childrens)
- Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Specialist Community Qualification
- Degree in a relevant subject
- Diploma in Palliative Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience and qualification mentoring students or commitment to undertake qualification within first year in post.
- Evidence of continuous personal and academic development
- Experience working with children with life limiting conditions
- Experience in delivering end of life care for children
Desirable
- Experience of working with young people who transition to adult services
- Experience of leading and motivating teams of volunteers.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational ability
- Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
- Good decision making skills and ability to use initiative
- Advanced assessment skills
- Sound knowledge of symptom control
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of a team Excellent interpersonal skills
- Can quickly build trusting, empathetic and caring relationships with volunteers, customers, employees and head office teams, not forgetting local traders and the community.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Proven teaching skills and community experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
- Works under pressure with the ability to meet deadlines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level NMC Registered Nurse (childrens)
- Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Specialist Community Qualification
- Degree in a relevant subject
- Diploma in Palliative Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience and qualification mentoring students or commitment to undertake qualification within first year in post.
- Evidence of continuous personal and academic development
- Experience working with children with life limiting conditions
- Experience in delivering end of life care for children
Desirable
- Experience of working with young people who transition to adult services
- Experience of leading and motivating teams of volunteers.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational ability
- Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
- Good decision making skills and ability to use initiative
- Advanced assessment skills
- Sound knowledge of symptom control
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of a team Excellent interpersonal skills
- Can quickly build trusting, empathetic and caring relationships with volunteers, customers, employees and head office teams, not forgetting local traders and the community.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Proven teaching skills and community experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
- Works under pressure with the ability to meet deadlines.
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).
