*A Full UKDriving License and access to own vehicle is essential for this role*
Full-Time &Part-Time applicants considered
-Minimum 24 hours per week
Our service isprovided in a 24/7, 365 day environment; shifts include weekend & BankHolidays
Shift Pattern:
Our standardshift structure is 12 1/2 hour shifts (includes unpaid break)
Day Shift - 7:30am-8:00pm
Night Shift - 7:30pm-8:00am
Homecare Shift - In the community (Hours vary)
+30% Saturdays& Evenings
+60% Sundays& Bank Holidays
Competitive on-call rates
PermanentContract
Care SalaryBand: 5/6
We are lookingfor registered Childrens, Adult or Learning Disabilities Nurses whowant to work within a multidisciplined team to further their experience ordevelop skills working in childrens palliative care.
Main duties of the job
In ourcommitment to you, we will provide you with:
All thetraining and development required to deliver children's palliative careincluding:
* Bespoke palliative and end of life care, clinicalskills and long term ventilation training programmes
* Support to attend external training opportunities
* Participation in quality and safety groups
* Regular clinical,safeguarding and management supervision to support your professionaldevelopment.
* The support youneed to enable you to provide safe and effective care and support to thechildren and their families who use our service.
Is this theright opportunity for you?
Are you:
* a highlymotivated person who thinks going the extra mile at work is the norm?
* wanting to bepart of an enthusiastic, progressive, forward-thinking and professional team?
* aspiring tomake a real difference to the lives of babies, children and young people withlife-threatening conditions, and their families?
Please visitour website www.each.org.uk to view thefull job description and person specification and to apply.
If you have anyquestions, please don't hesitate to contact our Human Resource Departmentat hrinbox@each.org.uk who will putyou in contact with the Hospice Team.
About us
Comprehensive range of benefits:
Freeonsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices
Poolcar provided when working in the community
NHSpension - continuation if already contributing
EnhancedAnnual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
AVIVApension package up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
Freeeye tests & cycle to work scheme
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and caresfor children and young people with life threatening conditions acrossCambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individualfeels valued and respected.We are committed to building a culture ofinclusion where differences are embraced.We are actively seeking talentfrom all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation,creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, whereeveryone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcomecandidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH andadjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selectionprocess.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
Deliver holistic nursing care and support to babies, children and young people with palliative and end of life care needs and their families.
Lead and co-ordinate shifts and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required.
You will be required to provide care and occasionally across our other hospice localities.
Appointment to Band 5 or 6 is commensurate with nursing skills, experience and knowledge.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Deliver safe and effective nursing care involving use of a wide range of clinical skills. For example, clinical assessment and monitoring, intravenous therapy, parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and tracheostomy care and support to babies, children and young people whose conditions are stable, unstable, deteriorating and need end of life care.
2. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans to meet the diverse and individual needs of babies, children, young people and their families, ensuring holistic care provided is family centred, needs led, evidence informed and meets all statutory requirements.
3. Provide support to the children, young people and family members to promote their resilience and wellbeing, including at the end of life and during bereavement, giving advice on practical issues and undertaking memory making activities, seeking support from wellbeing staff when necessary.
4. Maintain clinical records using both paper-based and SystmOne electronic care records system in accordance with best practice guidance.
5. Use clinical judgement and interpret clinical data to inform decision making, in consultation with others, to provide nursing care that meets the complexity of the palliative care needs.
6. Implement symptom management, escalation and advance care plans, evaluating them in partnership with the children or young people and their families under the direction of a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Matron or Nurse Consultant.
7. Lead and co-ordinate shifts and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required, including providing the initial response to all accidents, incidents and complaints reported during shifts, ensuring immediate follow up actions are taken as required.
8. Delegate nursing care to senior care assistants and care assistants following EACH guidelines providing:
Assessment and ongoing clinical review of the, child or the appropriateness of delegation of care.
Oversight of practice and responding to queries from the senior care assistants and care assistants delivering care.
9. Act as a family co-ordinator to designated families, maintaining regular contact with them and actively participating at care co-ordination team and locality multi-professional meetings, ensuring any significant changes identified for designated families are discussed and followed up with any action required.
10. Attend external multidisciplinary, discharge planning, review and debrief meetings representing EACH to maintain positive and effective communication with other agencies involved with families receiving our services.
11. Participate in the ongoing development of our care services, including quality and safety initiatives such as audits and evaluations.
12. Mentor new care staff and students, providing support, training and sharing professional expertise.
13. Participate in regular management, clinical and safeguarding supervision sessions.
Person Specification
Skills & abilities
* Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.
* Able to confidently use IT, including email, Microsoft Office, and video conferencing such as Teams or Zoom.
* Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
* Ability to use initiative and problem solve.
* Ability to plan and manage own time. Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
* Ability to be flexible and able to adapt to change at short notice. Proven track record of reliability.
Experience
* Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills, including intravenous therapy. Experience of using clinical judgement to interpret clinical data to inform decision making.
* Experience of leading and coordinating shifts or teams. Evidence of working within a professional, multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of providing mentorship to staff and students.
* Ability to undertake physical activities and manual handling to support the varying needs of our service users in line with the requirements of the role.
* Experience of delivering parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and/or tracheostomy care.
* Experience of working in a palliative care service.
* Experience of working with learning and physically disabled children and young people with mental health needs.
* Experience of providing community care services. Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day-to-day basis.
* Experience of working with volunteers, either personally or professionally.
* Evidence of participation in research and audit.
Other requirements
* Current driver's licence and owncar
* essential (EACH has a small pool of cars which can be used when available).
* Ability to occasionally work in the other hospice localities (Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire) to respond to increased demand for complex or end of life care.
* Ability to participate in the local on- call rota when required to deliver urgent or end of life care in the hospice or community. An on-call allowance is payable for each session
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities) with demonstrable experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting.
* Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies, children and young people, including best practice in safeguarding children.
* Knowledge and understanding of social care.
* Mentor qualification or willingness to work towards it.
* Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development.
* Degree level qualification. Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar.
* Management/leadership training or qualification.
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.
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