Posted: 8h ago
The role
Children’s Hospice Nurse Band 6 (Equiv. to Internal Grade 4)
£43,599 to £52,048 per year. Joining Bonus £500 on appointment.
Location: Barnet, Greater London
Closing date: 30th June 2026
Our client is expanding their team and are looking for more Nurses to join their charity.
You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.
ABOUT THE HOSPICE
They exist to help babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Their mission is to enable those they support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers.
Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, beyond their condition or circumstances. They do this by listening to families. They know one size doesn’t fit all, so they cater their services to each individual person they support. They can do this from the point of diagnosis.
Their help is available wherever it is needed. Their expert staff and trained volunteers can provide support in a families home, in the community, or at their state-of-the-art building, The Ark, in Barnet.
They work in collaboration with key NHS Trusts and other care providers to deliver the very best support to children and families. They 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
They’re expanding their team and are looking for more Nurses to join their charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.
As a member of the Nurse and Specialist Care team, you’ll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. As well as understanding their care needs, you’ll get to know what’s important to each child you support – whether it’s knowing what their favourite song to listen to is, how they like to play, or what sooths them when they are sad - it’s so important that each child is treated as an individual. You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and will support them to experience things they may never have thought possible.
And by providing care for children, either at their state-of-the art building, The Ark, or out in the community, you’ll be allowing parents and cares to take some time for themselves. The hours of care you’ll provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition. By creating this time, you’ll be creating choice – something which can feel impossible for the families they support.
You’ll join their experienced nursing team to help provide a 24/7, on-call symptom assessment/management service for babies, children and young people in The Ark and out 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 be providing essential symptom management to help to bring comfort. As well as giving the choice of preferred place of care and preferred place of death.
During this time, you’ll continue to treat each child and family as an individual by taking the time to understand what is important to them. You’ll help to create memories to enable as good a death as possible.
A natural and experienced leader, you’ll deliver high quality and effective training to other members of the team and family members. You’ll provide direct line management support to Band 5 Nurses and Band 3 & 4 Specialist Carers.
ABOUT YOU
With excellent clinical and communication skills, you’ll either be an experienced Band 5 Nurse with palliative care experience, ready to take a step upwards in your career, or a Band 6 Nurse already working in the palliative care sector or have previous palliative care experience. You’ll have at least one year’s experience caring for children with complex care needs. You’ll have experience managing a nursing team, or experience of supporting students, junior staff nurses or support workers.
You’ll be able to work collaboratively, experienced in leading a multi-skilled team, or can demonstrate experience of leadership with the support from a lead nurse.
Aside from experience, they look for individuals who share their core values of kindness, excellence and courage. They’ll support you to go above and beyond to be there for the children and families they support – they ask that you share this mission with them.
You’ll thrive working autonomously, confident in your ability to deliver care on your own out in the community. You’ll know the value of collaboration, and will work closely with your team members, other healthcare professionals and the families you support 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 will be required for this post. Their recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision, reflect their commitment to safeguarding the families they support.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
They believe that everyone deserves to be treated equally. It is central to their charities mission. They ensure that no member of staff, or job applicant, is treated less favourably because of their sex, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, nationality, ethic or national origin, religion, disability, gender identity or marital status. They are a Disability Confident Employer and will guarantee an interview to those candidates with a disability if they meet the minimum requirements of the role. They particularly welcome and encourage applications from groups who are currently under-represented in their staff.
Our client reserves the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, they kindly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
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