Band 7 Senior Nurse for Palliative Care

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a highly motivated nurse with a passion for palliative and end-of-life care. The successful candidate will join the Children’s Specialist Palliative Care Team and will be responsible for providing interventions based on comprehensive assessments. This role involves working collaboratively with children, families, and an integrated team to deliver 24/7 support. Applicants should possess advanced communication skills and a good understanding of symptom control. Flexibility in work hours is possible.

Qualifications

• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is desirable.
• Good understanding of symptom control required.
• Advanced communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate optimum quality of life for children and families.
• Provide specialist palliative care nursing interventions.
• Offer 24/7 care for timely symptom management.

Skills

Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Symptom control understanding

Advanced communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about palliative and end‑of‑life care to join the Children’s Specialist Palliative Care Team. Alongside the Clinical Lead you will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. The successful applicant will work as part of a well‑established dynamic team who provide specialist advice and support to children, young people and their families and all members of the health‑care teams involved in the child/young person’s care.

Team Structure

The team consists of a specialist palliative care consultant, senior palliative care nurses, senior family support worker and nurse associates. We work very closely with the Children’s Community Nursing and Rapid Response Teams and the acute settings to ensure a high standard of care is offered to children/young people and their families throughout their palliative care journey.

Responsibilities

The post holder will facilitate optimum quality of life for children and their families with life‑limiting / life‑threatening conditions. This will be achieved in collaboration with children and their families through provision of specialist palliative care nursing interventions based on comprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal‑focused care planning and education and support to both children and their families. The team supports children and young people and, working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, provides palliative, end‑of‑life care and bereavement support. The service offers 24/7 care, enabling timely symptom management and family choice around place of death.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Independent Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification (desirable)
• Good understanding of symptom control
• Advanced communication skills
• Full‑time/part‑time/flexible hours to be considered at interview

About the Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services in people’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.