Nurse Band 6
Share
Job Location:
Yearly Salary:
Posted on:
Vacancies:
Job Summary
East Anglias Childrens Hospices EACH are looking for a experienced childrens adult or learning disabilities nurse who want to work within a multidisciplined team delivering holistic nursing care and support to babies children and young people with palliative and end of life care needs and their families.
The role will be based at The Treehouse Hospice in Ipswich and is offered on a permanent full or part-time basis working 24-37.5 hours per week.
As a band 6 nurse you will lead the shift taking responsibility for coordinating the team on duty ensuring that all required care is allocated and actioned for that shift for that shift are in place and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required.
Our service is provided in a 24/7 365 day environment; shifts include weekend and bank holidays
Our standard shift structure is 12 1/2 hour shifts (includes unpaid break)
Day shift - 7:30am-8:00pm/night shift - 7:30pm-8:00am/homecare shift - in the community (hours vary).
- Deliver safe and effective nursing care involving use of a wide range of clinical skills.
- Deliver holistic nursing care and support to babies children and young people with palliative and end of life care needs and their families.
- Lead and co-ordinate shifts and undertake day-to-day operational duties as required.
- Assess plan implement and evaluate care plans to meet the diverse and individual needs of babies children young people and their families ensuring holistic care provided is family centred needs led evidence informed and meets all statutory requirements.
- Implement symptom management escalation and advance care plans evaluating them in partnership with the children or young people and their families under the direction of a clinical nurse specialist matron or nurse consultant.
- Delegate nursing care to senior care assistants.
- Lead and coordinate shifts.
- Maintain clinical records using both paper-based and SystmOne electronic care records system in accordance with best practice guidance.
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Please see job description attached for more information.
About the Candidate
- Qualified registered nursewith demonstrable experience of caring for babies children or young people.
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies children and young people including best practice in safeguarding children.
- Knowledge and understanding of social care.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to work towards it.
- Shift leading in a paediatric setting.
- Evidence of mentoring team members.
- Strong clinical skill set
- Working with children with complex needs and/or palliative care.
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills including intravenous therapy.
- Highly motivated person who goes the extra mile.
- Enthusiastic forward-thinking and professional individual.
- Aspiring to make a real difference to the lives of babies children and young people with life-threatening conditions and their families.
- You will require a full UK driving license and access to own vehicle for this position.
About Us
East Anglias Childrens Hospices (EACH)ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire Essex Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care symptom management nursing short breaks wellbeing activities therapies care at end of life bereavement support counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child young person and whole family.
In 2020 all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk) The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.
Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in care fundraising retail facilities IT finance marketing and communications and human resources.
We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1800 volunteers across the organisation including 51 shops and a retail distribution centre.
- Pool car provided when working in the community
- Free onsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices
- Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
- NHS pension - continuation if already contributing
- Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days 8 UK Bank Holidays
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- AVIVA pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
- Free eye tests & cycle to work scheme
If you have any questions please dont hesitate to contact our HR department atemailprotectedwho will put you in contact with the Hospice team.
Please visit our more information.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
NHS General Practitioner GP Medical Centre | Cavendish Health Centre | Marylebone, Central London, England
