Job summary
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST
Would you like to joina top 100 Best Large Company rated outstanding to work for?
Would you like the valuable time to dedicate in providing the highest level of care, building long lasting relationships that takes into consideration the wishes and needs to support our patients and families
We are seeking a compassionate and resilient Childrens Palliative Care Nurse to join our team, providing vital support to navigate the remaining phase of their journey, taking into consideration their wishes and needs.
With support from the senior nursing team, you will play a key role in prioritising workloads and collaborating with team members to meet the unique needs of patients and their families.
We offer flexible working shifts across weekdays and weekends both late and earlies rotas.
Main duties of the job
- Collaborate with the senior nursing team to prioritise workloads and work seamlessly with team members to meet the needs of patients and families
- Work within the designated Keech locality team and wider childrens service to maintain effective communication with children, young people, their families and colleagues
- Collaborate with a range of professionals to meet the needs of patients and families, promoting awareness of the services provided by Keech Hospice Care
- Take reasonable care of your health and safety and that of others, cooperating with the Hospice to adhere to statutory and departmental regulations
- Act as an advocate. Promoting empowerment for children and families facilitating informed choices and opportunities
About us
Keech provide free, specialist care for Adults in Luton and South Bedfordshire, and children from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes living with a life limiting illness. Keech supports adults and children to live pain and symptom free, to spend untroubled time with their loved one, to understand whats happening to them, to stay out of hospital and to make the most of the time they have.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Collaborate with the senior nursing team to prioritise workloads and work seamlessly with team members to meet the needs of patients and families
- Work within the designated Keech locality team and wider childrens service to maintain effective communication with children, young people, their families and colleagues
- Collaborate with a range of professionals to meet the needs of patients and families, promoting awareness of the services provided by Keech Hospice Care
- Take reasonable care of your health and safety and that of others, cooperating with the Hospice to adhere to statutory and departmental regulations
- Act as an advocate. Promoting empowerment for children and families facilitating informed choices and opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Collaborate with the senior nursing team to prioritise workloads and work seamlessly with team members to meet the needs of patients and families
- Work within the designated Keech locality team and wider childrens service to maintain effective communication with children, young people, their families and colleagues
- Collaborate with a range of professionals to meet the needs of patients and families, promoting awareness of the services provided by Keech Hospice Care
- Take reasonable care of your health and safety and that of others, cooperating with the Hospice to adhere to statutory and departmental regulations
- Act as an advocate. Promoting empowerment for children and families facilitating informed choices and opportunities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Learning disabilities qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 year post registration relevant experience
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
- Direct work with a wider multi-disciplinary team
- Supporting and developing HCA and students
Desirable
- Nursing children with complex health needs
- Children with disabilities
- Care of the dying child
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of palliative care principles
- Use of reflective practice
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of loss and bereavement
- Working knowledge of child protection and vulnerable adults policies and procedures
- Demonstrates an understanding of health and safety, standard infection control precautions and information governance principles and policies.
- Evidence of recent professional updating
- Demonstrates effective clinical practice, including complex health care needs of children
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work in collaboration with other professionals/teams
- Belief in holistic and family centred care
- Evidence of working competently with IT equipment and electronic patient records
Desirable
- Symptom control in palliative care
- Teaching skills
- Student assessor
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Learning disabilities qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 year post registration relevant experience
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
- Direct work with a wider multi-disciplinary team
- Supporting and developing HCA and students
Desirable
- Nursing children with complex health needs
- Children with disabilities
- Care of the dying child
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of palliative care principles
- Use of reflective practice
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of loss and bereavement
- Working knowledge of child protection and vulnerable adults policies and procedures
- Demonstrates an understanding of health and safety, standard infection control precautions and information governance principles and policies.
- Evidence of recent professional updating
- Demonstrates effective clinical practice, including complex health care needs of children
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work in collaboration with other professionals/teams
- Belief in holistic and family centred care
- Evidence of working competently with IT equipment and electronic patient records
Desirable
- Symptom control in palliative care
- Teaching skills
- Student assessor
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).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
