Band 5 Nurse

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job description

You can be that lifeline of care for Haven House children and families.

Join our passionate team of Haven House Nurses (Band 5) where you can be part of something extraordinary.

The demand for the outstanding care Haven House provides is increasing and more vital than ever. We need you to help us deliver our care to families who so desperately need us during the most difficult of times.

Our Nurses are privileged to spend precious time with babies, children, young people and their families. We need your expertise to provide compassionate care and create special memories.

As a valued member of the Care team, you will join a unique and vibrant team providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as planned and emergency short breaks both at the hospice and in the community. As a Haven House Nurse, you will support the wider team to ensure high standards of holistic care are delivered.

In return, we will support your wellbeing and offer you a learning environment to develop your skills and competencies in paediatric palliative care, supported by our Nurse Practice Educator.

Main duties of the job

This role is based at our beautiful woodland hospice in Woodford Green, offering free parking and easy access from the Central line.

To be able to support families to be together in those last precious days is immensely important to me. Giving children and their families choice and being able to provide a caring and compassionate environment is why I work at Haven House. (Aisling, Haven House nurse)

A children's hospice is all about providing wonderful care to children and their families and creating special memories.

When I saw the advert for nurses on the Haven House website, I applied straight away knowing that I was coming to a place where I can learn from colleagues about how to deliver an exceptional service and be the nurse that I always wanted to be. (Anne, Haven House nurse)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Job responsibilities

Job title: Staff Nurse Band 5

Accountable to: Integrated Nursing Service Lead

Hours of work: Full time / part time. Flexible working.

Internal rotation between day and night shifts (11.5 hours).

Job summary: To work as part of the Integrated Care Team providing direct care to children and young people who have palliative care needs, in the hospice, home or hospital as directed by the child's care needs and service delivery. The post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts as the hospice provides care services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

1. To provide high quality nursing care for children and young people who have palliative care needs.
2. To promote a person-centred care approach within the multi-disciplinary team.
3. To contribute to the care plans and assessments required to ensure the child/young person receives safe and effective care from hospice services.
4. To liaise with the lead for mental capacity assessments and ensure that these are completed as required.
5. To ensure care is planned and delivered in accordance with the Care Quality Commission Inspectorate standards of quality and safety.
6. To be fully conversant with and contribute to all clinical guidelines, policies and procedures of Haven House.
7. To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to service users, care staff and other members of the team.
8. To further develop clinical skills and knowledge and maintain own competency for NMC portfolio.
9. To work with the Nurse Practice Educator in delivering training and further support junior colleagues with responsibility towards health care support workers.
10. To ensure that safeguarding is embedded in practice and concerns are escalated at the earliest opportunity.
11. To contribute to effective medicines management in accordance with Haven House policies.
12. To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic evidence-based nursing care.
13. To act as an advocate for the child and family.
14. To ensure that the child/young person's nutritional needs are met whilst at Haven House.
15. To have a knowledge of the commonly used drugs in paediatric palliative care and to undertake the relevant drug administration competencies.
16. To have a knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
17. To use Haven House's Electronic Patient Record System to ensure data is entered in an accurate and timely fashion, in accordance with policy and procedure.
18. To demonstrate a professional approach to work and act in accordance with the NMC Code.

Work collaboratively with other team members to:

1. To constructively identify issues with care strategy, policies and procedure in the interests of the organisation and users of the service.
2. To contribute in the evaluation of services as required ensuring that children, young people and family's views are represented.
3. To be aware of allocated resources and ensure effective time management in own role.

Clinical Governance

1. To participate in audit, service user feedback collection and research as required.
2. To report clinical and non-clinical incidents in accordance with policy.

Educational

1. To identify own learning needs and ensure professional development is maintained and contributes to the appraisal system.
2. To attend all mandatory training as required by the service.
3. To mentor pre-registration nursing students, providing feedback to students' assessor.
4. To contribute to overall staff and service development by updating the evidence base for the team re clinical practice.
5. Education and training of parents/carers to meet the health care needs of their child.
6. Education and training of junior staff and students to meet the health care needs of service users.
7. To comply with Haven House's arrangements for continuing professional development.

Professional

1. To adhere to Haven House policies and NMC Code of standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives.
2. To keep clear and accurate records.
3. To maintain confidentiality at all times in conjunction with Data Protection and Caldicott guidance.

Other duties

1. To promote and live the Haven House values of Compassionate, Professional, Respectful and Safe.
2. To work with colleagues across the hospice as part of the Haven House One Team approach.
3. To conduct yourself in line with the Haven House cultures and behaviours at all times, acting as an ambassador for the hospice.
4. To contribute towards a culture of continuous improvement to help drive our service to Outstanding.
5. To offer flexible support for the work of the organisation, with a flexible approach to new duties and responsibilities as needed to support our vision, mission and values.

This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual performance process.

Haven House is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment and therefore it is our aim to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on grounds of gender, disability, religion, race, colour, sexual orientation, and nationality, ethnic or national origins or is placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Haven House is responsible under the existing equality and diversity legislation to ensure equality issues are promoted and you are expected to work with Haven House to fulfil these obligations, policies and codes of good practice.

Employees must take reasonable care and be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.

Haven House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN Child / Adult / LD
• Palliative Care / Symptom Management in Life Limiting Illness or similar module

Experience

• Experience of working independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to parents/care staff.
• Ability to work alone in a variety of settings.
• Self-motivated.
• Literate and Numerate in English.
• IT/Computer literate: able to word process and use basic spreadsheets.
• Flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities.
• Understanding of a range of paediatric conditions including life limiting, life threatening, and end of life care needs.
• Understanding of infection control procedures.
• Understanding of personal health and safety responsibilities.
• Good understanding of the meaning of clinical supervision/mentoring.
• An understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post.
• Able to work unsocial hours as required.
• Experience of a broad range of paediatric nursing needs and e.g. complex needs care, technology dependent child, childhood cancer.
• Experience of caring for children/young people who require end of life support.
• Technical paediatric nursing skills such as care of enteral feeding tubes, tracheostomies, emergency medication for seizures etc.
• IV competent.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to parents/care staff.
• Understanding of a range of paediatric conditions including life limiting, life threatening, and end of life care needs.
• Access to vehicle and clean driving licence.

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a year plus high cost area supplements and unsocial hours payment