Specialist Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Aberdeen City; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 46.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS / LG pension scheme

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Annual leave up to 40 days

6% shift allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

CHAS at Home is seeking a specialist paediatric nurse to deliver expert care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions in the community north team. You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to lead, educate and develop services.

You will coordinate care packages, liaise with families and professionals, and contribute to on-call rotas as required.

Qualifikationen

• Degree-level education or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• NMC registration as a registered nurse.
• Post-registration experience supporting children and young people with complex palliative care needs.

Aufgaben

• Deliver specialist paediatric palliative care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions.
• Support children and families from referral through to stability, deterioration and end-of-life care.
• Coordinate complex support packages and liaise with health, social care and third-sector partners.
• Provide specialist advice and build trusted relationships with families and professionals.
• Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to leadership and education.
• Participate in a Paediatric Care Around Dying on-call standup rota when required.

Kenntnisse

Clinical judgement

Relationships with families

Autonomous working

Child and family-centred care

Leadership & improvement

Commitment to paediatric palliative

Ausbildung

Degree-level education

Jobbeschreibung

This is a specialist nurse post in the community north team of CHAS at Home, a children's palliative care service. The nurse provides expert care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions and their families, from referral through to care around dying. The work is autonomous within a multidisciplinary team, with added leadership, education and service development, and an on-call rota when required. A driving licence and access to a car are essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver specialist paediatric palliative care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions
• Support children and families from referral and diagnosis through stability, deterioration and care around dying
• Ensure care responds to the goals, wishes and priorities of each child and family
• Coordinate complex support packages
• Provide specialist advice across health, social care and third-sector partners
• Build trusted relationships with families and professional partners
• Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to leadership, education, quality improvement and service development
• Contribute to a Paediatric Care Around Dying on-call standup rota when required

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or demonstrable equivalent experience

Registration & licences

• NMC registration
• Registered nurse

Experience

• Post-registration experience supporting children and young people with complex palliative care needs

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent clinical judgement and decision-making in complex and changing situations
• Ability to build trusted relationships with children, young people, families and professionals
• Confidence to work autonomously while valuing collaboration and teamwork
• Compassionate, child and family-centred approach
• Strong commitment to specialist paediatric palliative care
• Commitment to leadership, learning and continuous improvement

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure Scotland PVG check (children and adults)
• Driving licence and access to a car

What's offered

• Opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme or local government pension scheme
• Enhanced pay for unsocial hours and overtime
• Annual leave up to 40 days, matched to NHS service-based entitlement
• 6% shift allowance
• Opportunities for further learning and development
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools
• Career development opportunities
• Support to develop clinical skills across health and social care settings