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Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for paediatric registered nurses to join our highly experienced care team. We are looking for dedicated nurses with a passion for providing holistic family centred care to a caseload of very special and inspiring children, young people, and their families
Hospice we need Paediatric Nurses to help babies, children and young people who are seriously unwell make the most of every day. We’re looking for nurses who want to spend more time with the children they look after.
About You
You will be either an experienced Band 5 children's nurse wanting to take a step upwards, or an experienced Band 6 nurse looking to use your skills in the hospice sector.
You will have excellent clinical and communication skills, be creative and want to make a positive difference to the charity.
Candidates will be required to work 37.5 hours a week, covering 3 x 12-hrs shifts (days or nights) a week and 1 x 6hrs early or late shift a month.
Our shift patterns are as follows:
- Days 7.00am - 7.30pm (12 hours)
- Nights 7.00pm - 7.30am (12 hours)
- Earlies 7.00am - 1.30pm (6 hours)
- Lates 1.00pm - 7.30pm (6 hours)
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Registered Sick Children’s Nurse or
Registered Nurse (Child Branch).
2. Relevant post-qualification
experience at staff nurse Band 5
level.
3. Teaching qualification e.g.
Mentorship, SSSA or equivalent or
willingness to undertake.
4. Experience in supporting students
on placement as a practice
supervisor or practice assessor.
SKILLS /
KNOWLEDGE /
EXPERIENCE
1. At least 2 years post registration
experience, including a minimum
of one year’s experience of
nursing children with life limiting,
life threatening or complex
medical needs.
2. Demonstration of palliative care
experience/nursing children with
life threatening and life limiting
conditions, including children with
special needs.
3. Previous team
nursing/management experience
or experience of supporting
students, junior staff nurses or
support workers.
4. Experience in leading a
multiskilled workforce or team or
evidence of leadership of a
multiskilled workforce/team with
support from lead nurse.
1. Previous experience working
with children with
tracheostomies and/or requiring
long term ventilation.
2. Experience with intravenous line
care and therapies including
parenteral nutrition.
APTITUDE /
SKILLS
1. Excellent clinical and mentoring
support skills.
2. Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills, transferable
within a range of professional and
family settings.
3. Ability to plan and deliver clinical
training opportunities to registered
and non-registered colleagues.
4. Ability to critically analyse
research findings and promote
relevant findings in clinical
practice.
5. Ability to work independently,
autonomously and as part of a
multidisciplinary team.
6. Able to assess, develop,
implement, deliver and evaluate
programmes of care across the
range of the hospice setting - in
house and community.
7. Good organisational, planning
and time management skills and
ability to adapt and reprioritise at
short notice based on the
immediate needs of our young
people and their families.
8. Competent IT skills.
NMC Pin Required
