Palliative Staff Nurse

Acorns Children's Hospice is looking for a Children's Palliative Staff Nurse to join our Birmingham Hospice. Our Staff Nurses are responsible for the assessment of care needs and the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based programmes of care for life-limited and end-of-life children and young people who have a range of complex health needs.

About The Role

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our Staff Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs – and we’re structured so that you’ll simply ‘have the time to care’. Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible – a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of nursing care for children and young people with complex health needs including life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
• Use your clinical skills including (but not limited to) caring for children who require long-term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds. These skills will be gained by completing competency-based training.
• Deliver evidence-based end-of-life and symptom management and after-death care.
• Promote communication with the children and young people, encouraging them to express their wishes and concerns to their best ability (this may include non-verbal, electronic or alternative communication methods).
• Provide health education information to the child and family to promote a healthy lifestyle and where appropriate address public health issues.
• Offer flexibility for day and night shifts as the hospice operates every day of the year.

About You

• Registered nurse.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD relevant to the role.
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care.
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs.
• Tracheostomy care and/or long-term ventilation needs (or willingness to undertake competency training).
• Oxygen therapy, suction, enteral feeds etc.
• Catheterisation (or willingness to undertake competency training).

What We Offer

• £30,600 – £40,800 per annum.
• 37.5 hours per week (part-time hours will be considered).
• Based in our Birmingham Hospice (B29 6HZ).
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card.
• Discounts on refurbished tech.
• Eye test discount.
• Health cash plan.
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme.
• Bike-to-work scheme – save up to 42% on bikes and equipment.
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support.
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme.
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme.

Other Requirements

• You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
• You will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and required to provide two satisfactory references.
• Candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or to confirm willingness to receive necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights-Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a duty bearer for children’s rights and support all children to be rights holders.