Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Do you have experience as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) working with babies children and/or young people with complex needs Are you passionate about delivering highquality familycentered care in a supportive multidisciplinary environment If so we would like to hear from you!

Here at Rainbows Childrens Hospice we provide specialist palliative care and endoflife support to over 750 Babies Children and Young People living with lifelimiting and lifethreatening conditions as well as approximately 3000 people including families siblings and carers across the East Midlands. Simply put were here to brighten short lives and support families wherever they are.

We are seeking an exceptional and organised ACP to join our incredible and dedicated Specialist Palliative care team at Rainbows Childrens Hospice covering all 5 counties of the East Midlands: Hospice Hospital and Community. In this vital role you will provide advanced clinical expertise contribute to symptom management lead on end of life care and work closely with families to ensure the best quality of care for the babies children and young people in our care. You will also support the Head of Palliative Care in managing leading and introducing new services within the Hospice and manage a team of CNSs and unregistered professionals

You will be based at the Hospice in Loughborough and be required to travel across the East Midlands covering all 5 counties: Leicestershire Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.

Hours of work: This role will be between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm on a rota covering 7 days a week. There will be a requirement to be on the oncall rota.

Our Benefits

In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales we offer a range of benefits including:

• Free onsite parking at the Hospice Lark Rise Loughborough.
• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme.
• Healthcare Cashback plan.
• Life Assurance.
• 27 days holiday.
• Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to occupational health.
• Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership.
• Contributory pension scheme or Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Affordable meals at the Hospice Lark Rise Loughborough.

About the role

Be responsible for the daily care of Babies Children & Young People resident in the Hospice and those receiving end of life care within the hospitals and community across the East Midlands.

Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• To have lead nursing responsibility for a defined caseload of Babies Children and Young People with Palliative and end of life care needs within the hospice hospital and community.
• Be an independent prescriber & support the prescribing/transcribing process
• To professionally support staff within the hospice hospital and community to ensure that childs needs are assessed care planned implemented and evaluated and that there is consultation and involvement of child/parents and carers.
• Liaison with staff and services within Hospital both Paediatrics and Neonates to identify and facilitate the transfer plan and subsequent ongoing care needs of Babies Children & Young People.
• To be a member of the senior nurse team demonstrating effective leadership skills and taking part in the on call rota.
• Further responsibilities in the role of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner at Rainbows can be found by downloading the Job Description.

What were looking for:

• Qualifications: Advanced Clinical Practitioner AND/OR MSc Current registration with NMC/HCPC/GPC Nonmedical prescriber History taking and clinical examination qualification.
• Experience: Significant Post Registration paediatric palliative care experience Demonstrative track record working with own paediatric/neonatal client base managing the assessment treatment and discharge of patients and the ability to work in partnership with a range of other professionals including health social care and education.
• Excellent Communication Skills: The ability to effectively engage both verbally and written with team members nurses and families in a sensitive and professional manner as well as manage challenging conversations effectively and with compassion.
• Effective organisational Skills: Strong ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing demands within a fastpaced care environment.

Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact Jo Woolley Head of Palliative Care on

To apply for the role please click apply now to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further please contact the people team at

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and preemployment checks.

Please note:We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note: Previous applicants need not reapply.

Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is committed to improving the quality of its services to all people irrespective of race/ethnicity disability gender religion or belief age or sexual orientation.Our objective is to deliver high quality services that are accessible responsive and appropriate to meet the diverse needs of different groups and individuals.As such we will continue to take action to ensure that staff and volunteers employed by Rainbows Hospice are culturally aware and treat every person with dignity respect and fairness in a way that is sensitively responsive to differences and similarities.Unlawful discrimination and other forms of exclusion have no place within Rainbows Hospice.