Registered Nurse
| Posting date: | 26 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,664.00 to £40,021.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32664.00 - £40021.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2024 |
| Location: | Barnstaple, EX31 2PZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0231-24-0034 |
Summary
CHSW delivers services to children and their families who have a palliative care need and meet the agreed referral criteria. The CHSW ethos is support the whole family and our delivery model includes care wherever the child is when they need it most including care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support. The Registered Nurse will work as part of the care multidisciplinary team. Working under the leadership of the Care Team Leaders (TL) to provide direct care and support to children and their families. Major Tasks(not exhaustive): To ensure the care provided to children and families is highly personalised and of the highest quality. To foster a warm, welcoming and caring environment, informal in nature and whilst upholding the highest standards of care, which offers and support tailored to the individual needs of each referred child and their family. To provide holistic nursing care (physical, emotional, social and spiritual) for children and members of the family. This may include feeding; washing; play; specific medical/nursing care; listening/supporting; giving information; and caring for the child wherever they are located. It includes activities with the referred child and/or siblings to reflect their wishes / outcomes and support therapeutic spaces, resilience and meeting their full potential. To provide clinical care wherever the child is working in the hospice, at home and virtually. This includes within the childs home for home visits or community care, care at end of life, being part of assessments, referrals, care plan meetings, MDT meetings. To ensure parents are respected, working in partnership with them in the care of their child. To be proactive in making contact with each family staying at the hospice and ensuring they are satisfied with the care they are receiving and that it is responsive to their needs. To ensure that there is positive and robust engagement with children and families and ensuring the voice of the child is heard, central to all decisions and evidenced in our care provision and measured against the standards set by the CQC and other external organisations including professional bodies. The clinical skills required will need to meet the care requirements of all the children/young people on the CHSW caseload. This list includes (not exhaustive): medication management, IV including infusions, seizure, clinical assessment, tube feeding, effective suctioning, tracheostomy care, ventilation, tissue viability, IPC, moving & handling. To ensure that the ethos and quality standards of CHSW are positively promoted and a safe and professional service is delivered at all times. To support the ongoing compliance evidence assessment processes across care ensuring the hospices and teams are CQC inspection ready and engaging with any improvement plans. Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.