Care Team Nurse

Martin House Children’s Hospice; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's hospice is seeking Care Team Nurses to provide compassionate and effective nursing care. This role involves working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, offering specialized palliative and end-of-life care, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong care skills, effective communication, and a commitment to children's health support.

Benefits

Learning environment

Supportive team

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a care setting, preferably with children and young adults.
• Experience in a palliative care setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to maintaining own professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, clinically effective nursing care.
• Support children and young people in accessing community activities.
• Administer medications as prescribed and ensure adherence to protocols.

Skills

Outstanding care skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work in a team

Education

Nursing qualification (children's nurse or learning disability nurse)

Active NMC Registration

Tools

Electronic health record systems

Job description

MartinHouse is currently undergoing an extensive £21.9 million pound build andrenovation project, which will transform the current building. Our vision is to create a purpose-built spacewith new and improved facilities. It will ensure that whether a family isvisiting for respite or end-of-life care, we can keep providing tailored,specialist care, future proofing the hospice and helping families acrossYorkshire for many more years to come.

As we open our newchildrens wing and with the imminent opening of our new teenager and youngadult facility, we are looking to add to expand our staff team. This is an amazing opportunity forenthusiastic and caring individuals to come and join our dedicatedmulti-disciplinary team in an unrivalled setting.

We are seeking CareTeam Nurses and as valued members of the clinical care team, you will join aunique, award winning and vibrant team providing symptom management, palliativeand end-of-life care, as well as planned and emergency short breaks both at thehospice and in the community. We offer 1:1 nursing and the opportunity toworking as part of the MDT team made up of a variety of skilled membersincluding art and music therapists and a 24 hour medical team.

In return, we willsupport your wellbeing and offer you a learning environment to develop yourskills and competencies in paediatric palliative care, supported by our NursePractice Educators.

Main duties of the job

• Toprovide high quality, clinically effective and evidenced based nursing care andpractice in accordance with Martin Houses policies and standard operatingprocedures.
• To provide holistic 1 to 1 care,including activities such as play and recreation as well as attending to thechild or young persons physical and emotional needs.
• To act as Nurse in Charge or act asshift lead when required.
• Pro-actively support the development ofall Clinical Care Team Members ensuring outstanding standards of care are alwaysdelivered.
• Act as a Practice Assessor for studentnurses.
• Administermedications and treatments as prescribed, ensuring adherence to safetyprotocols and best practices.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate end oflife care plans to meet the diverse and individual needs of children, youngpeople and families.
• Support children and young people to accesscommunity, social and leisure activities.
• Tocontribute to assigned governance group including participation in audits,collecting and documenting feedback and research as required.
• To pro-actively keep up to date with clinicalcompetencies and e-learning as required.
• Develop new clinical skills as appropriate.
• Take accountability for own decision making includingthe delegation of tasks to others.
• Undertake regular contact calls with assignedfamilies to meet their specific needs.
• To participate in general household activities whenrequired, to support the running of the Hospice.
• To support children and young people in theHydrotherapy pool as required.
• To plan and deliver Hospice at Home when andwhere required.
• Undertake personal and professionalreflective practice to support the revalidation process.
• To ensure that care routines andpractice are documented accurately and are clearly communicated.
• To ensure accurate and contemporaneousrecord adhering to standards of confidentiality at all times.
• To hold each member of the multi-disciplinary team in positiveregard and to foster a culture of respect and consideration.
• To work closely with the Care Team Leaderon each shift and inform them of any issues that need resolving.
• Toundertake moving and handling techniques, including the use of hoists, pushingwheelchairs and clamping within vehicles.
• Supportingchildren and young people in accessing planned community, social and leisureactivities.
• Non-medical prescribers only: Toundertake prescribing for children and young people with a range of palliativecare needs, within your scope of competence, if authorised to do so.

About us

Martin House provides free specialistpalliative care to babies, children and young people with complex andlife-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshirehave access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors.Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital andin families own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved familymembers.

Health & safety

• To be aware of the safety needs of thechildren, siblings, parents and colleagues and adopt a preventative safetyapproach to all times.
• To report all accidents, incidents anduntoward incidents as appropriate.
• To be aware of your health and safetyresponsibilities as an employee and adhere to these.
• To adopt a positive and reflective approachto personal and professional development.
• To undertake core competencies for clinicalskills and specific training and to remain updated.
• To work in conjunction with the educationteam to develop your practice.
• Support the wider team to ensure highstandards of care are delivered.
• Has a genuine interest in making adifference, in palliative care with children and young adults.

Nursing standards

• To adhere to the law and adhere topractice in accordance with the NMC.
• To accept responsibility for ensuringthe safe and correct administration of medicines.
• Fullcompetence in clinical procedures as required.
• To share your skills and to helpsupport others in developing their skills.

All Martin House Employees are expected to:

• Uphold the values of Martin House andbehave in a professional manner at all times.
• Value equality, diversity and inclusioncomply with relevant equality legislation.
• Attend 1:1s with line manager, teammeetings and annual appraisals.
• Take part in all relevant mandatorytraining and any other education and training considered necessary to carry outthe role.
• Take responsibility for ones ownpersonal development.
• Cooperate with colleagues, encourageand support positive working relationships (both internally and externally) andfoster a culture of respect and consideration at work.
• Establish and maintain effectivecommunication with relevant individuals and groups, both internally andexternally.
• Take responsibility for ones ownhealth and safety and the health and safety of others whilst at work and complywith Health and Safety legislation.
• Comply with information governancerequirements and maintain confidentiality at all times, in accordance with Professional codeof conduct and/or safeguarding procedures.
• Work within all Martin House policiesand procedures.
• Communicate a positive image of MartinHouse and protect its reputation.
• Undertakeany other duties as reasonably required.

Person Specification

Attributes

• Outstanding care skills with a focus on empathy, compassion, and active listening.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with children, young people, families, and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team environment.
• Diplomacy and advocacy skills in relation to children, young people, families, any other external agencies and within Martin House.
• Ability to work within a palliative care environment.
• Positive attitude, proactive and flexible.
• Ability to meet set targets and work to deadlines.
• Enthusiastic approach to work with a genuine passion to see Martin House Childrens Hospice succeed in its strategic objectives.
• Ability to adapt and reprioritise at short notice based on the immediate needs of our young people and their families.

Experience

• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple priorities effectively while maintaining attention to detail.
• Knowledge of current legislation relating to children and young people including best practice in safeguarding children.
• Proficiency in using electronic health record systems for documentation purpose.
• Ability to document clear and concise details of care routines and practice.
• An understanding of care practice within a palliative care service.
• Evidenced ability to adopt a proactive approach to reporting and resolving health and safety issues.
• Demonstrable commitment to maintaining own professional development.
• Experience of working to recognised clinical/medical standards of care.
• Professional experience of administering medicines in a care setting.
• Proficiency with a range of IT systems.
• Previous experience working with children with complex clinical needs.
• Previous team nursing/management experience or experience of supporting students, or support workers.

Qualifications

• Nursing qualification such as childrens nurse, learning disability nurse.
• Active NMC Registration with no restrictions on practice.
• Experience of working in a care setting, preferably with children and young adults.
• Experience of working in a palliative care setting.
• Demonstration of nursing children with life limiting conditions, including children with special educational needs.

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.