Team Nurse (Wiltshire)

Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices; Devizes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's hospice charity in Devizes seeks a Team Nurse to provide respite care for children with life-limiting conditions. You will work both independently and as part of a team, utilizing evidence-based practice while developing strong relationships with families. Candidates must have a relevant nursing qualification and experience in nursing children with complex needs. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact on the lives of families during challenging times.

Qualifications

• Two years' post-qualification experience of working with children with complex needs.
• Experience in providing family-centered respite care.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rota system.

Responsibilities

• Provide family-centered respite care for children with life-limiting conditions.
• Manage the deployment, supervision, and teaching of Care Team members.
• Use clinical judgment to make autonomous nursing decisions.

Skills

Clinical nursing assessment

Evidence-based care

Autonomous decision making

Education

RSCN/RN (Child Branch) - Diploma or Degree

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

RGN or RN Adult

Job description

Team Nurses get the chance to spend time with the children and their families, developing strong relationships with families and meeting their individual needs. You will have the ability to work both in a team and independently and work using your own initiative as well as accessing and contributing to the skill base of the wider team.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Nursing Team, working in line with Julias House policies and procedures, provide family centered respite care both in the Hospice and Community for children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions. When necessary, provide a flexible and responsive approach to support the requirements of end of life care.

About us

Julias House is an award-winning childrens hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties. Each family we support is unique and so is the care we provide. When a family finds out that their child has a very serious medical condition, which is life-limiting or life-threatening, their world falls apart. Julias House exists to help these children and their families.

Job responsibilities

You will have experience in clinical nursing assessment, planning and delivering care which will be evidence based in conjunction with Julias House policies and procedures to deliver safe care to children and young people with complex needs that will often change. You will feel confident in using your clinical judgement and making autonomous decisions about nursing care requirements. You will participate in an on call rota system to provide telephone advice for staff and families. You will have Day-to-day management of the client base, including the deployment, supervision and teaching of Care Team members. You will have opportunities to broaden your skills with excellent training and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification requirements: Applicants for this role must have RSCN/RN (Child Branch) - Diploma or Degree, Registered Learning Disability Nurse, RGN or RN Adult and have two years' post-qualification experience of working with children with complex needs.

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.