We’re expanding our team and looking for nurses to join our charity. You’ll be part of an award‑winning, certified Outstanding team that empowers children and families to experience as much life as possible.
About Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice
We exist to help babies, children and young people with life‑limiting or life‑threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Our mission is to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers. Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, above their condition or circumstances. We do this by listening to families. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so we cater our services to each individual person we support. We can do this from the point of diagnosis. Our help is available wherever it is needed. Our expert staff and trained volunteers can provide support in a family’s home, in the community, or at our state‑of‑the‑art building, The Ark, in Barnet.
We work in collaboration with key NHS Trusts and other care providers to deliver the very best support to children and families. We have created a space where children with complex needs are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.
About The Role
As a member of the Noah’s Ark Nurse and Specialist Care team, you will be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of everything you do. You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and support them to experience things they may never have thought possible. You’ll provide care for children either at our state‑of‑the‑art building, The Ark, or in the community, allowing parents and caregivers to take time for themselves.
You will join an experienced nursing team to provide a 24/7 on‑call symptom assessment/management service for babies, children and young people in The Ark and in the community. Your commitment to children and families will continue through to end‑of‑life care. You’ll be a guiding reassuring presence for families, elevating anxiety and worry and working with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible. You’ll provide essential symptom management and give families the choice of preferred place of care and preferred place of death, and continue to treat each child and family as an individual.
As an experienced leader, you will deliver high‑quality and effective training to other team members and family members, and provide direct line management support to Band 5 nurses and Band 3 & 4 specialist carers.
About You
With excellent clinical and communication skills, you are either an experienced Band 5 nurse with palliative care experience, ready to step up in your career, or a Band 6 nurse already working in the palliative care sector or with previous palliative care experience. You have at least one year of experience caring for children with complex care needs and experience managing a nursing team or supporting students, junior staff nurses or support workers.
You can work collaboratively, have experience leading a multi‑skilled team, or have demonstrable experience of leadership with support from a lead nurse.
We look for individuals who share our core values of kindness, excellence and courage. We will support you to go above and beyond to be there for the children and families we support – and we ask that you share this mission with us.
You will thrive working autonomously, be confident in your ability to deliver care on your own in the community, and collaborate closely with team members, other healthcare professionals and families to provide the very best care. Creativity and play will be central to your approach to care, with the ability to build long‑term relationships with the children and families you care for.
DBS
In addition, an enhanced DBS disclosure with Child Barring is required for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that everyone deserves to be treated equally. It is central to our charity’s mission. We ensure no member of staff, or job applicant, is treated less favourably because of their sex, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity or national origin, religion, disability, gender identity or marital status. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will guarantee an interview to candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements of the role. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from groups who are under‑represented in our staff.
Please note – we are only accepting direct applications for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
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