This role supports the provision ofpalliative care to children, young people and families living with a lifelimited condition. Palliative care includes the provision of respite breaks,enabling children opportunities to have fun, make memories adding life toshortened years. You will provide high quality, holistic, family centred andcompassionate care whilst meeting the complex clinical needs of the children inour care. The hospice delivers end oflife care to a small number of children, working with specialist teamsproviding training and advice to manage childrens symptoms effectively. Youwill work as part of a large team comprising of clinical staff, activitiescoordinators and the child and family support team.
Main duties of the job
Participatein the delivery of high-quality nursing care to children and young people whoreceive respite and end of life care at the hospice.
Contributeto the ongoing assessment of children and young people, providing andmonitoring care.
Participatein the training and development opportunities and frameworks provided by thehospice education team.
Reportchanges in the child/young persons symptoms and condition, implementingchanges in treatment/symptom management with support from the nursing team andaccording to hospice policies and procedures, following care plans and the useof patient safety tools.
Workwithin your scope of practice and clinical competence, asking for help fromregistered and senior nurses when appropriate.
Advocatefor the child and young person and their families, supporting and promotingdecisions, choices and best interests.
Workas part of a team, providing support and supervision to students and juniormembers of staff.
Ensurethe holistic care of children and young people, by liaising with and referringto the wider support teams within the hospice
About us
Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK.We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.
Chestnut Tree Houseis the childrens hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.
Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.
Job responsibilities
Participatein the delivery of high-quality nursing care to children and young people whoreceive respite and end of life care at the hospice.
Contributeto the ongoing assessment of children and young people, providing andmonitoring care.
Participatein the training and development opportunities and frameworks provided by thehospice education team.
Reportchanges in the child/young persons symptoms and condition, implementingchanges in treatment/symptom management with support from the nursing team andaccording to hospice policies and procedures, following care plans and the useof patient safety tools.
Workwithin your scope of practice and clinical competence, asking for help fromregistered and senior nurses when appropriate.
Advocatefor the child and young person and their families, supporting and promotingdecisions, choices and best interests.
Workas part of a team, providing support and supervision to students and juniormembers of staff.
Ensurethe holistic care of children and young people, by liaising with and referringto the wider support teams within the hospice
Workingwith support, provide end of life care to children or young people staying atthe hospice.
Contributeto the assessment of children who are end of life ensuring symptoms arecontrolled, liaising with the specialist palliative care teams as required.
Ensureexemplary communication skills and participate in the MDT planning ofchildrens care.
Maintainaccurate contemporaneous patients records as per hospice policy and NMCframework.
Follow all hospice safeguarding policies and procedures ensuringescalation of safeguarding concerns in a timely manner.
Engage inclinical supervision to support own personal and professional development.
Workas part of a rota to meet the 24/7 needs of the service.
Workwithin the code of the NMC at all times.
Workas part the team to ensure the strategic objectives of the hospice and carestrategy are delivered.
Demonstratea sound understanding of clinical risk and ensure appropriate mitigations arein place.
Supportyoung people as they transition to adult services
Undertakedriver and poolside training to enable children and young people to experiencethe full range of hospice activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A good standard of general education to GCSE level or equivalent and/or qualified by experience
Experience
* Experience of working with CYP with complex needs.
* Evidence of a range of clinical competencies
* Experience of working in a palliative care setting
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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