The successful candidate will also be expected to provide professional support to the Children’s Community Nursing service and Rapid Response Teams. The Palliative Care Service works alongside other Specialist Nursing Services including Children’s Complex Care and Special School Nursing teams. As part of the palliative care nursing team you will participate in the on‑call to provide end‑of‑life care to children and young people requiring it. If you have a passion for ensuring that CYP and their families are well supported at home during the palliative and terminal phase of their care and have the necessary knowledge and skills as identified in the person specification, we would welcome your application. This role will also enable you to further enhance leadership and management skills within the team. If you are a registered Children’s Nurse or Adult Nurse and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, and the initiative to work autonomously and effectively, this could be the challenge for you.
Job responsibilities
* Provide professional support to the Children’s Community Nursing service and Rapid Response Teams.
* Participate in on‑call duties to provide end‑of‑life care to children and young people.
* Support families to ensure all aspects of social, emotional, practical, and nursing needs are met.
* Enhance leadership and management skills within the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
* RSCN/RN Child Branch, Adult, Learning Disabilities
* ENB 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalent
* Community Children’s Nursing qualification or equivalent
* Specialist Children’s Palliative Care qualification or equivalent
* Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working with children with life limiting/ threatening illnesses and end of life.
* Significant experience as a Children’s Nurse (RSCN/RN Child).
* Demonstrable relevant experience in paediatric palliative care and significant experience working within adult palliative care.
Skills / knowledge
* Ability to manage a team on a day‑to‑day basis in the absence of the Team Leader/Senior Nurse.
* Demonstrate knowledge relating to child protection issues and procedures or those relevant to adult safeguarding practice.
* Evidence of assessment skills and use of nursing process and nurse models.
* Demonstrate sound use and application of NMC Code of Conduct and scope of professional care.
* Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting NHS and Social Services, particularly those affecting community care.
* Demonstrate knowledge and application of current clinical trends and practices inclusive of evidence‑based practice in relation to community nursing and palliative care.
* Ability to teach relatives, patients, clients and staff across all areas of self‑care and appropriate nursing practice.
* Demonstrate knowledge of standard setting and audit processes.
* Demonstrate individual responsibility in respect to health and safety.
* Awareness of the diversity of the needs of families in relation to culture and religion.
* Provide evidence of time and resource management.
* Understand family needs and expectations and a willingness to fulfil them.
* Ability to problem‑solve, acquire and utilise information from diverse sources to identify problems, evaluate and recommend solutions, and implement actions where appropriate.
* Ability to plan, prioritise, organise and evaluate care ensuring effective use of resources in relation to time management.
* Demonstrate a commitment to team‑working.
* Demonstrate ability to be flexible and participate in an NHS change environment.
* Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately.
* Positive attitude to service development and children’s palliative care.
Other job requirements
* Independently mobile across the Trust.
* Ability to work flexible hours, evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous convictions.
Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing
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