Children's Specialist Nurse - Complex Palliative Care

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland seeks a Children's Specialist Nurse for Complex Palliative Care. This role involves joining a dedicated team within the Tayside Children's Hospital, providing essential care and support for children with complex needs. The successful candidate will have NMC registration and a strong background in pediatric care, ready to embrace leadership responsibilities while ensuring high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Child with NMC registration required.
• Experience in complex palliative care is preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and provide clinical support.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the multidisciplinary teams within Children and Young Peoples Services.
• Provide clinical or managerial cover during workloads and leave.
• Work across the Children & Young Peoples Service - Tayside.

Skills

Leadership

Caseload management

Clinical experience

Education

UK NMC Registration as a Nurse - Child

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Women, Children and Families Division

Nurse Specialist-

Children’s Specialist Nurse: Complex Palliative Care

Band 6

29.7 hours / 0.8wte

An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nurse - child, who is keen to develop their scope of practice and clinical experience by joining the multidisciplinary teams within Children and Young Peoples Services.

The Children’s Nurse Specialist: Complex Palliative Care, will be expected to contribute to the NHS Tayside team.

The individual must be able to demonstrate leadership and professional knowledge and experience within this role including an understanding of caseload management.

The individual will work across the Children & Young Peoples Service- Tayside providing cover (either clinical or managerial) where needed during periods of leave and workload pressures.

The post will be based in Armistead Child Development Centre, part of Tayside Children’s Hospital, Ninewells Hospital Dundee.

The ability to travel/work across Tayside and the surrounding area is essential.

You must be UK NMC Registered: Registered Nurse - Child.

Informal enquiries to: Catriona Don, Senior Nurse for Children and Young Peoples Services & Paediatric Complex Disabilities. Telephone [phone] x 71004, email: [e-mail]

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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