Senior Paediatric Palliative Care Nurse – Community

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Wick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a senior paediatric palliative care nurse to provide clinical leadership and coordinate care for children with palliative needs across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The role focuses on keeping children out of hospital where possible, supporting families through end of life and bereavement, and developing guidelines, pathways and staff education across community, hospital and hospice settings.

Qualifications

• Degree level or evidence of working at this level.
• MSc in palliative or end of life care, or relevant experience.
• Teaching or mentorship qualification.
• Evidence of training in the relevant speciality.
• Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Support children with palliative needs and their families, including end of life and bereavement.
• Prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and enable care in the preferred place.
• Assess and develop care plans as children move between hospital and community.
• Coordinate local services to support families at home during palliation and bereavement.
• Develop and review advance care plans with children and families.
• Lead development of guidelines, protocols, pathways and policies for paediatric palliative and end of life care.
• Advise and educate staff across community nurses, paediatric teams, GPs, health visitors, social workers and school staff.
• Support professionals in end of life conversations, clinical decision making and symptom management.
• Be the point of contact following a child’s death and participate in child death review meetings.
• Contribute to service evaluation, research and audit.
• Support the transition of young people with palliative needs into adult services.
• Provide age appropriate, culturally sensitive written and verbal information for families.

Skills

Significant paediatric palliative care

Community and acute nursing

Advanced communication training

Understanding of EHCPs

Education

Degree level or equivalent

MSc in palliative or end of life care

Teaching or mentorship qualification

Evidence of relevant training

Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training

Job description

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a senior paediatric palliative care nurse to provide clinical leadership and coordinate care for children with palliative needs across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The role focuses on keeping children out of hospital where possible, supporting families through end of life and bereavement, and developing guidelines, pathways and staff education across community, hospital and hospice settings.