Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for paediatric registered nurses to join our highly experienced care team. We are looking for dedicated nurses with a passion for providing holistic family centred care to a caseload of very special and inspiring children, young people, and their families. As a Tŷ Hafan nurse you will be supported in maintaining and developing your clinical skills to a high standard, in addition to working closely with a wider team of professionals to provide truly intuitive and creative care that goes beyond just clinical tasks. At Tŷ Hafan our staff pride themselves on being able to make a difference, through multiple opportunities to get to know the families in our care and supporting what is important to them.
Candidates will be required to work 37.5 hours a week, covering 3 x 12-hrs shifts (days & nights) a week and 1 x 6hrs early or late shift a month.
Our shift patterns are as follows:
- Days 7.00am 7.30pm (12 hours)
- Nights 7.00pm 7.30am(12 hours)
- Earlies 7.00am 1.30pm (6 hours)
- Lates 1.00pm 7.30pm(6 hours)
To apply, please see our website.
Main duties of the job
As a registered Paediatric Nurse your responsibility will be to deliver safe, clinical nursing care to children resident in the hospice, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care. We are looking for Registered Nurses with the skills to assess, plan and deliver individualised nursing care, providing evidence-based clinical intervention in line with current guidelines, regulations and policies. Our skilled team provide specialist care for children and young people with a wide range of complex conditions therefore, at Tŷ Hafan your work will be extremely varied, and deeply fulfilling.
As a Tŷ Hafan employee you will benefit from regular professional development opportunities including up to 10 days a year of focused on-site skills development, and the ability to apply for post graduate short-courses or external training programmes. We encourage our nurses to become champions, supporting progression throughout their career, and developing their skills of interest to the benefit of the wider team and our families.
If you are interested in an exciting new career challenge and share our aim of providing specialist and compassionate palliative care to children, then Tŷ Hafan could be the place for you. We would love to hear from you.
To apply, please see our website.
About us
Tŷ Hafan is one of the UKs leading palliative care charities and offers care, respite and dedicated support to children and young people with life-shortening conditions across Wales. Our families describe us as a lifeline as we enable them to create precious memories with their children during their short lives, as well as end of life and beyond.
Our new enhanced benefits package includes:
- Unsocial pay enhancements for nights, evenings, weekends and bank holidays (Ranging from +25% to +60%)
- Reimbursement of annual nursing registration (PIN) fees
- Investment in your professional development with allocated time for training opportunities.
- Holiday entitlement of 30 days (rising to 32 days with service) plus Bank Holidays
- The ability to continue an existing NHS pension or to enrol in our Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5
- Life assurance (death in service benefit)
- Wellbeing support and clinical supervision available both on site and through external providers
- Employee assistance program, which provides a range of free services including counselling, financial and legal support.
- Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP as well as a range of other health experts
- Healthcare Cash Plan claim back the cost for appointments and treatment such as dental, optical or physio
- Staff complimentary therapy and yoga sessions offered regularly.
- Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
- Subsidised meals, prepared daily by our dedicated catering team
- Free secured parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Tasks
To provide safe and evidence based clinical care to children and young persons resident in the hospice, and to
support the continuity of this care in the wider community when necessary.
To advocate for participation of the child and their family in all aspects of care delivery, in collaboration with
the multi-disciplinary team ensure that the total needs of child and family are met.
To ensure care delivered is in line with current regulations and guidance provided through professional bodies.
To support the assessment, planning and delivery of individual nursing care.
To administer medication and clinical interventions in line with Tŷ Hafan policy, NICE guidelines and NMC
requirements.
To recognise and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration in children and young people.
To participate in standard setting, audit, data collection and quality review.
To utilise equipment and resources in a cost-effective way, in line with the concept of prudent healthcare.
To communicate effectively and in a timely and most appropriate manner with colleagues, children and families.
To maintain accurate, clear and contemporaneous records and documentation in line with NMC requirements.
To engage in other duties as appropriate to the band and level of responsibility of this role. Whilst consider own
level of confidence and competence, ensuring delegated tasks are within own level of experience and training.
Personal & People Development:
To maintain and extend clinical skills to meet the needs of the children in our care, through undertaking relevant
training and competency assessment as appropriate to your role, in support of continued professional
development.
To maintain and engage in Mandatory training, ensuring compliance remains within the agreed levels, adhering
to organisation requirements enabling confident and competent practice.
To ensure you comply with NMC revalidation and annual re-registration requirements.
To share knowledge, experience and skills to benefit of others including colleagues and students. Supporting in
the training of others as appropriate in line with the NMC code of practice.
To provide support and appropriate development opportunities to Volunteers, ensuring their skills and
attributes are utilised to their full potential, whilst encouraging engagement and fulfilment in accordance with
Tŷ Hafan Volunteer Policy and Procedure.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing:
Ensure safeguarding measures are always implemented.
To take reasonable care for the health, wellbeing and safety of self and others, who may be affected by actions
or nonactions in the workplace.
To abide to Tŷ Hafans Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies, undertaking the necessary level of training
and adhering to current IPC guidelines in affect at Tŷ Hafan hospice.
To adhere to the process of reporting accidents and incidents, in support of investigation, auditing and possible
improvements to practice as required.
All those who are in contact with children and young people have a responsibility to safeguard and promote
their welfare and should know what to do if they have concerns about safeguarding/child protection issues.
Equality & Diversity:
To be a positive role model within the organisation advocating for equality and diversity, preventing
discrimination in adherence to Tŷ Hafans equal opportunities policy.
Confidentiality and Data Protection (GDPR):
To understand and adhere to Tŷ Hafans data protection policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
To work in accordance with The Caldicott Principles and Guidelines in regard of patient confidentiality and
access to records.
To always maintain a high standard of information governance and confidentiality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Tasks
To provide safe and evidence based clinical care to children and young persons resident in the hospice, and to
support the continuity of this care in the wider community when necessary.
To advocate for participation of the child and their family in all aspects of care delivery, in collaboration with
the multi-disciplinary team ensure that the total needs of child and family are met.
To ensure care delivered is in line with current regulations and guidance provided through professional bodies.
To support the assessment, planning and delivery of individual nursing care.
To administer medication and clinical interventions in line with Tŷ Hafan policy, NICE guidelines and NMC
requirements.
To recognise and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration in children and young people.
To participate in standard setting, audit, data collection and quality review.
To utilise equipment and resources in a cost-effective way, in line with the concept of prudent healthcare.
To communicate effectively and in a timely and most appropriate manner with colleagues, children and families.
To maintain accurate, clear and contemporaneous records and documentation in line with NMC requirements.
To engage in other duties as appropriate to the band and level of responsibility of this role. Whilst consider own
level of confidence and competence, ensuring delegated tasks are within own level of experience and training.
Personal & People Development:
To maintain and extend clinical skills to meet the needs of the children in our care, through undertaking relevant
training and competency assessment as appropriate to your role, in support of continued professional
development.
To maintain and engage in Mandatory training, ensuring compliance remains within the agreed levels, adhering
to organisation requirements enabling confident and competent practice.
To ensure you comply with NMC revalidation and annual re-registration requirements.
To share knowledge, experience and skills to benefit of others including colleagues and students. Supporting in
the training of others as appropriate in line with the NMC code of practice.
To provide support and appropriate development opportunities to Volunteers, ensuring their skills and
attributes are utilised to their full potential, whilst encouraging engagement and fulfilment in accordance with
Tŷ Hafan Volunteer Policy and Procedure.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing:
Ensure safeguarding measures are always implemented.
To take reasonable care for the health, wellbeing and safety of self and others, who may be affected by actions
or nonactions in the workplace.
To abide to Tŷ Hafans Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies, undertaking the necessary level of training
and adhering to current IPC guidelines in affect at Tŷ Hafan hospice.
To adhere to the process of reporting accidents and incidents, in support of investigation, auditing and possible
improvements to practice as required.
All those who are in contact with children and young people have a responsibility to safeguard and promote
their welfare and should know what to do if they have concerns about safeguarding/child protection issues.
Equality & Diversity:
To be a positive role model within the organisation advocating for equality and diversity, preventing
discrimination in adherence to Tŷ Hafans equal opportunities policy.
Confidentiality and Data Protection (GDPR):
To understand and adhere to Tŷ Hafans data protection policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
To work in accordance with The Caldicott Principles and Guidelines in regard of patient confidentiality and
access to records.
To always maintain a high standard of information governance and confidentiality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications/Training
- 1. Current NMC registration
- 2. Nursing degree or diploma with evidence of continuous professional
- development
- 3.Registered Nurse (Child with recent practice within a paediatric
- setting)
Key Attributes
Essential
- Key attributes
- 1. Able to demonstrate the Tŷ Hafan Values Demonstrating
- compassion, Providing excellent service, Working together and Taking
- ownership.
- 2. Enthusiastic and with a positive attitude
- 3. Pleasant disposition
- 4. Positive change agent
Experience
Essential
- Experience
- 1. Experience of working with children with complex and specialists
- needs.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills
- 1. Good basic level of English language, demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills.
- 2. A good understanding of safeguarding, recognising and reporting
- concern for children and adults.
- 3. Developing and maintaining professional relationships across
- organisational boundaries with health, social care and education with a high level of interpersonal skills.
- 4. Ability work within a team and independently
- 5. IT literate
- 6. Ability to assess, plan deliver and evaluate care for children with
- multiple complex needs
- 7. Accurate record keeping skills
- 8. Good time management with the ability to prioritise clinical tasks
- effectively and work under pressure.
- 9. Evidence of transferrable clinical skills, and continued professional
- development
- 10. Awareness of the philosophies of family centred and palliative care.
Other Requirments
Essential
- Other requirements
- 1. Commitment to equality and diversity
- 2. Ability to work flexibly across a 24/7 care service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications/Training
- 1. Current NMC registration
- 2. Nursing degree or diploma with evidence of continuous professional
- development
- 3.Registered Nurse (Child with recent practice within a paediatric
- setting)
Key Attributes
Essential
- Key attributes
- 1. Able to demonstrate the Tŷ Hafan Values Demonstrating
- compassion, Providing excellent service, Working together and Taking
- ownership.
- 2. Enthusiastic and with a positive attitude
- 3. Pleasant disposition
- 4. Positive change agent
Experience
Essential
- Experience
- 1. Experience of working with children with complex and specialists
- needs.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills
- 1. Good basic level of English language, demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills.
- 2. A good understanding of safeguarding, recognising and reporting
- concern for children and adults.
- 3. Developing and maintaining professional relationships across
- organisational boundaries with health, social care and education with a high level of interpersonal skills.
- 4. Ability work within a team and independently
- 5. IT literate
- 6. Ability to assess, plan deliver and evaluate care for children with
- multiple complex needs
- 7. Accurate record keeping skills
- 8. Good time management with the ability to prioritise clinical tasks
- effectively and work under pressure.
- 9. Evidence of transferrable clinical skills, and continued professional
- development
- 10. Awareness of the philosophies of family centred and palliative care.
Other Requirments
Essential
- Other requirements
- 1. Commitment to equality and diversity
- 2. Ability to work flexibly across a 24/7 care service.
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).