Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge and wanting to develop your clinical and leadership skills within the specialised area of paediatric palliative care? Are you looking for a role which enables you to provide 1:1 care to amazing children and their families and an opportunity to make a difference? If you would you like to work in a professional supportive environment where quality and family centred philosophy are paramount, then look no further. Benefits of joining our team are:

• Excellent work life balance
• 27 days Annual Leave plus 8 Bank Holidays, Guaranteed leave for Christmas and New Year period
• Shift enhancements for weekends/nights/bank holiday shifts
• Annual NMC fees paid
• Personal Training Budget
• Paid Breaks
• Free on-site Parking

Main duties of the job
The Registered Nurse will work as part of a team providing specialised respite and palliative care, advising and supporting junior staff and care assistants to facilitate high quality, individualised care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. They will provide a safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led service to the families who access the hospice, to ensure that the children and families who access the service receive holistic family-centred care.

About us
Zoes Place Baby Hospice is nurse-led service, providing 24-hour short breaks, specialist palliative care and end of life support for children up to the aged 0-6 years, with flexibility to support some children up to the age of 8. We specialise in caring for children with complex health needs and supporting their families with compassion and expertise.

Job responsibilities

• Take charge on each clinical shift within a nurse led unit ensuring that staff are supported with and competent to carry out their workload.
• Lead by example, role modelling high standards that reflect best practice guidelines, organisational policies and the hospice values.
• Ensure good time management and punctuality and maintain a professional appearance at all times.
• There is an on-call element to this role

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered nurse with minimum of 1 years post-registration clinical experience

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of the NMC Code and safe clinical practice
• Experience delivering palliative and end-of-life care

Skills Knowledges and Competencies
Essential

• Professional, motivated, and conscientious approach
• Able to work independently, use initiative, and make sound decisions
• Strong teamworking skills and commitment to continuous professional development

Desirable

• Strong safeguarding knowledge relating to children and adults
• Experience supporting families through loss and bereavement

Attributes
Essential

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• Always maintains appropriate professional boundaries

Other Requirements
Essential

• Flexible to meet service needs, including days, nights, and weekends

Desirable

• Always maintains appropriate professional boundaries

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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