Nurse (Dorset) in Wimborne Minster

Every moment counts. Every memory matters. Come and join our Nursing team as a Nurse and provide exceptional care and support to children with life limiting and life-threatening conditions.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will have experience of working with children with complex 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.
• You will work with a team of Carers, Nurses, Team Nurses, Senior Team Nurses, and Lead Nurses in a supportive environment.
• As a nurse you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality clinical nursing care to meet the diverse individual needs of the children and young people.
• 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.
• If you are passionate about hands on holistic family centred care and are considering developing a career in a children's Hospice, we will support you by offering opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally.
• You will have opportunities to broaden your skills with excellent training and development.

About us

Julias House supports more than 140 families across Dorset and Wiltshire, in the community, at our hospices and in our families' own homes. You will be based at our Dorset Hospice and our Wimborne Care Office and work across Dorset in the homes of the children we look after. Flexibility is required to cover days, evenings, weekends, school holidays and occasional overnights. There are no set hours for contracted staff, our care is provided at the times requested by our families and is therefore variable. Rotas are prepared 6 weeks in advance. This role is a 35 hours per week permanent contract.

Job responsibilities

• 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.
• Role model Julias House Values and Behaviours at all times.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Registered Sick Children's Nurse or Registered Nurse (Child Branch) Diploma or Degree or Registered Learning Disability Nurse or RGN or RN Adult. Counselling training and/or care of the dying and bereaved course or experience. ENB 998 or equivalent teaching and assessing course.
• Experience: Experience of working with sick children and their families. Safeguarding Awareness Level 3. Understanding of equal opportunities. Experience of working with children who have life limiting/life threatening conditions. Experience of working with children who have complex medical needs. Experience of caring for and working alongside families in their own environment.

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.