The vacancy
Are you a registered Nurse or qualified Allied Health Professional? Do you have experience of complex respiratory support and invasive ventilation skills? Are you experienced in delivering relevant education and training competencies? If so, this could be the role for you!
Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.
We are currently seeking a Clinical Skills Facilitator to facilitate the delivery of clinical respiratory support skills to the care team, ensuring the level of knowledge, skills and competence required is developed and maintained to enable them to provide excellent palliative and end of life care.
Focusing on ventilation and respiratory support, you will facilitate and deliver training of clinical skills to the Care Team who are every day dealing with the increasingly complex technical needs of our babies, children and young people. You will be an effective role model and provide support in building the Care Team’s competencies and confidence.
Location: Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HS
Hours: This role is part time 22.5 hours per week, over 3 days with need for flexibility in line with our service needs. There may be times when you will need to work twilight nights or early mornings in line with clinical staff’s rotas.
Our Benefits
In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales, we offer a range of benefits including:
1. Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
2. Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership.
3. Established Training programme that will enable you to comply with NMC registration
4. Specialist training and development opportunities and working within a supportive team which specialist knowledge
5. Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
6. Healthcare Cashback plan.
7. Life Assurance.
8. 27 days holiday pro rata.
9. Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
10. Contribution to Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (if not transferring NHS pension over)
11. Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
12. Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
13. Free access to an employee assistance programme
14. Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
15. Unofficial benefits: Fun events, All staff away days, Guest visitors
About the role
Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
16. To support and develop nursing staff, HCA’s and students working within the Hospice
17. To deliver clinical care to a high standard for all babies, children and young people and be an effective role model with a particular focus upon respiratory support and invasive ventilation.
18. To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of education within allocated resources
19. To promote a progressive attitude to research and practice development in the continual improvement of care for the babies, children and young people
Further responsibilities can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements
20. Registered Nurse, Allied health professional or Physiotherapist
21. Experience of complex respiratory support and invasive ventilation skills
22. Interpersonal and communication skills
23. Able to motivate and develop a team of staff
24. Demonstrate commitment to providing high quality family centred care and education
25. Experience of supporting students within practice
26. Experience of delivering relevant education and training competencies
Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including employment referencing covering the past five years.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Equality, diversity & inclusion
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is committed to improving the quality of its services to all people, irrespective of race/ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, or sexual orientation. Our objective is to deliver high quality services that are accessible, responsive, and appropriate to meet the diverse needs of different groups and individuals. As such, we will continue to take action to ensure that staff and volunteers employed by Rainbows Hospice are culturally aware and treat every person with dignity, respect, and fairness, in a way that is sensitively responsive to differences and similarities. Unlawful discrimination and other forms of exclusion have no place within Rainbows Hospice.
About us
Rainbows cares for hundreds of families every year who have a baby, child or young person with a serious or terminal illness that means that their lives will be shorter than most.
We’ve been providing the highest level of professional holistic care and emotional support to babies, children, young people and their families since 1994. Our incredible team help to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and support their families to make the most of every precious moment, during life, through bereavement and beyond.
Our aim is to support every one of the thousands of babies, children and young people in the East Midlands, with a terminal or serious illness. To do this we’ve made it easier to access our services – wherever families are in our region. So, as well as providing end-of-life, short break care and bereavement support at our hospice, we also offer care and support at the point of need. Whether at our Lark Rise hospice, in the community, in hospital, or at home.
Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives, and support families, wherever they are.
When you join Team Rainbows, not only will you receive a host of benefits including free parking, health cash plan and subsidised meals - but you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of families across the East Midlands who are going through the toughest of times.
Although there can be some sad times, Rainbows is a fun, dynamic and caring place to work. Whether you’re based at the Hospice, home or out in the community, you’ll join a team with a can-do attitude, ready to make a positive impact on the world of hospice care.
Our Vision
To become a household name across the East Midlands for the outstanding care we provide, wherever it’s needed.
Our Mission
Whether in our hospice, in hospital, or at home, we deliver unrivalled care to seriously and terminally ill babies, children, young people and their families. Our purpose is to make every moment of their short lives the best it can be.
Our vision is to create the “Rainbows Experience” wherever you are. Our mission is that across the East Midlands we will:
27. Transform care for those babies, children and young people who have a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
28. Relieve the pain and symptoms associated with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions
29. Support every baby, child and young person to achieve their full potential
30. Create memories for families to treasure
31. Provide comfort and compassion at the time of and following the death of a baby, child or young person
Across the East Midlands we will:
32. transform care for those children and young people who have a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
33. relieve the pain and symptoms associated with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions
34. support every child and young person to achieve their full potential
35. create memories for families to treasure
36. provide comfort and compassion at the time of and following the death of a child or young person
Our values
Because WE CARE, we are:
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