Children's Palliative Nurse Specialist

NHS; Worcester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's hospice organization in Worcester is seeking a Children's Palliative Nurse Specialist. The successful candidate will provide holistic care for life-limited and life-threatened children, manage complex health needs, and facilitate palliative care training. Applicants should be registered nurses with experience in palliative care, excellent problem-solving and clinical leadership skills. Competitive salary and benefits including employee discounts, health cash plan, and pension contributions are offered.

Benefits

Employee discounts from leading retailers

Health cash plan

Gym membership

Bike-to-Work scheme

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance scheme

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with demonstrated experience in palliative care.
• Ability to solve problems by acquiring information from diverse sources.
• Willingness to undertake non-medical prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Holistically assess needs of children with life-limiting conditions.
• Provide symptom management and end-of-life care.
• Facilitate training on palliative care for staff.

Skills

Clinical leadership skills

Problem-solving abilities

Palliative care experience

Education

Registered nurse qualification

Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)

Job description

Job summary

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for a Children's Palliative Nurse Specialist to join our Three Counties Hospice in Worcester. Using your specialist clinical knowledge you will assess the care needs and development of life‑limited and life‑threatened children and provide holistic care, while facilitating the provision of palliative care training and research to enhance service delivery.

Job responsibilities

• Holistically assess the situation and needs of children with life‑limiting conditions, including family needs.
• Provide symptom management and end‑of‑life care/after‑death care to children and young people with complex health needs.
• Offer psychological support to parents of life‑limited children.
• Work in partnership with children, families and carers to achieve optimum outcomes by acknowledging individual preferences and lifestyles.
• Collaborate in initiating, planning and facilitating multidisciplinary discharge and care‑planning meetings.
• In the absence of the Clinical Lead, actively manage the service addressing sickness and operational issues as they arise.
• Participate in the on‑call rota to provide telephone clinical support, out of hours, across Acorns hospice sites and community team(s).
• Initiate and participate in research and audit relevant to the development and delivery of the service.
• Facilitate and participate in the provision of training regarding palliative care for all grades of staff within and outside the service to ensure knowledge and skills are achieved to fulfil roles.

About you

• Registered nurse.
• Non‑medical prescribing (or willing to undertake).
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care.
• Clinical leadership skills.
• Ability to solve problems by acquiring and utilising information from diverse sources and recommending and implementing actions.

Benefits and working conditions

• £41,500 to £45,000 per annum.
• 37.5 hours per week (3 × 12.5 hour shifts).
• Based in the Three Counties Hospice, Worcester (WR5 3EZ).
• Employee discounts from leading retailers including the Blue Light Card.
• Discounts on refurbished tech and eye‑test services.
• Health cash plan, gym membership and equipment discount scheme.
• Bike‑to‑Work scheme – save up to 42% on bikes and equipment.
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support.
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of NHS pension scheme.
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme.

Eligibility: you must be eligible to work in the UK and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children. Applicants will also be asked to provide two satisfactory references and evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or a willingness to receive the required vaccinations.

Contact: [e-mail]

Learn more about our culture, career development and benefits: https://www.acorns.org.uk/