Children's Nurse - RSCN

Children’s Hospice South West; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's hospice provider in the United Kingdom is seeking registered nurses to provide individualised pediatric and palliative care. You will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, ensuring families receive not only medical care but also emotional and social support during critical times. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £34,316 to £42,046 per year plus enhancements. A caring and collaborative nature is essential.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced sickness benefits

NHS pension retention

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• RSCN or RN (Child) with current professional registration.
• Education to degree level or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience working with children with life-limiting conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide children's nursing expertise to the multi-disciplinary Care Team.
• Create a welcoming environment for families.
• Offer emotional, physical, and spiritual care to children and families.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Team working

Education

RSCN or RN (Child)

Degree level education or equivalent

Current Professional UK registration (NMC)

Certificate or degree in palliative care for children

Job description

• Time to be partof a nursing team like no other

If you are lookingfor a new nursing experience with time to care and time to develop yourclinical skills, whilst feeling valued as part of a supportive team, there hasnever been a better time to join us as we embark on our ambitious plans for thegrowth and development of children's hospice care in the South West.

Main duties of the job

You will use yourspecialist clinical skills to help provide individualised paediatric andpalliative care that puts the family at the centre of everything you do.

Our beautiful,welcoming hospices provide an incredibly calming and supportive haven forfamilies facing the death of their child.

You will have timeto develop your skills as part of a clinical, educational, psychological andholistic network across South West England, enabling you to care for our mostclinically complex children with confidence.

On a typical dayyou could be dealing with a tracheostomy, supporting a ventilated child ormaking up a syringe driver in the morning and enriching the lives of thechildren through fun and play in the afternoon.

A rare opportunityto provide truly holistic care, ensuring dreams are fulfilled and preciousmemories are made.

The care andsupport we provide can span many years, or be a brief moment in time, beingthere when families need us most.

You will leave eachday knowing you have made a real difference.

About us

Our hospices inDevon, Bristol and Cornwall have been providing expert, individualised care tosupport children, young people and their families for more than 30 years. Weare hoping to reach even more families in 2023 and are currently recruitingNurses from a variety of different nursing settings and backgrounds for ourhospices.

Benefits of joining our team include:

• Registered nursestarting salary of £34,316 with annual increments
• 33 days annualleave rising to 35 with long service, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced sicknessbenefits rising to 6 months full pay, 6 months half pay
• Nurturing andsupportive working environment
• Retention of NHSpension
• Free on-siteparking

What our Nurses sayabout working at CHSW:

We have time tocare and time with the opportunity to grow, to nurture, to support and learn.

I thought thehospice was going be all end of life care, but as well as the end of life andbereavement care, it is also about getting to know the family and supportingthem on their journey, long or short, and having the time to do that. As anurse there's not many jobs where you are able to spend quality time with afamily. It is a real privilege.

Job responsibilities

To provide childrens nursing expertise to the multi disciplinary Care Team at the hospice, offering clinical leadership, advice and support.

To create a homely and welcoming environment in which families feel nurtured and rested.

To provide friendship and care, (including physical, emotional, social and spiritual care) to the sick child and their immediate and extended family working flexibly alongside the families, supporting them in the manner that they choose.

To develop a supportive relationship as a professional friend to named children and their families, keeping in touch with them between visits to the hospice and maintaining close liaison with other practitioners and agencies involved in their care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RSCN or RN (Child)
• Education to degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a combination of alternative study, or employment experience.
• Current Professional UK registration e.g. NMC
• Certificate, diploma or degree in: palliative care for children; counselling; or care of the dying.

Personal Qualities

• Caring, warm and friendly. A personal commitment to and empathy for the philosophy of children's hospice care.
• A collaborative manner, which is caring, courteous, confident and non-confrontational with both children and families and fellow team members. Resourceful and energetic.
• Sense of humour. Flexible. Motivated. Creative, can do approach. Commitment to working in partnership with families and providing a family led service. Willing to share own knowledge, but also keen to learn from others.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of children with life limiting conditions and their families and effective responses to these needs. Understanding of the philosophy and practice of childrens hospices.
• Knowledge and understanding of palliative care for children. Knowledge and understanding of loss and bereavement in childhood.

Skills

• Evidence of ability to work to a high standard within chosen professional field. Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills. Evidence of problem solving ability. Good team worker with co-operative and supportive approach to fellow team members. Evidence of previous partnership working with children and families with a sensitive and non-judgmental approach.

Experience

• Post qualification practice and experience, preferably working with children and their families.
• Previous experience working with children with life limiting or life threatening conditions and their families.
• Experience of working with children and families facing loss / bereavement.
• Previous experience working on a multi-disciplinary team.

Other requirements

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
• Full UK Drivers License.
• Ability to work unsocial hrs including nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Occupational Health clearance

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.

£34,316 to £42,046 a yearplus enhancements for night, weekend and bank holiday working