This senior nursing post sits in the community team at Chestnut Tree House, the children's hospice within Southern Hospice Group serving Sussex and South East Hampshire. The work is holistic palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, mainly in family homes and the community. The role adds clinical leadership, mentoring of junior colleagues and a place on the 24/7 community on-call rota. Fit depends on being a registered children's nurse with a mentorship qualification.
What the job involves
- Carry out holistic assessments of the child's and family's needs, acting as their first point of contact after acceptance to the service
- Provide high-quality palliative care to children and young people under Chestnut Tree House, autonomously and as part of the community team
- Provide professional clinical leadership in palliative care across care settings
- Work with the Chestnut Tree House care teams, wider MDT and statutory professionals, attending discharge planning, network and review meetings
- Ensure care is family-centred, research-based, meets statutory requirements and follows clinical governance and best practice
- Coordinate transition to adult services in a planned and timely way
- Form part of the community on-call service for a responsive 24/7 end-of-life service
- Escalate safeguarding concerns in a timely manner under SHG and statutory policy
- Lead, mentor and support junior team members and share expertise through training
- Contribute to developing the community service through research, audit and quality improvement, and take a lead role such as transition or medicines management
- Keep documentation in line with Chestnut Tree House policies and standards
- Adapt care to the multi-cultural catchment and prioritise a changeable caseload
What’s required
Qualifications
- Registered Children's Nurse
- Mentorship qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Prepared to work towards Advanced Communication Skills Training
Registration & licences
- NMC registration, maintained through revalidation
Experience
- Post-registration experience at Band 5 or Band 6 in a relevant area
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience of palliative care, end of life care, symptom management or community care
- Knowledge or experience in bereavement
- Experience of working in community or hospice settings
- Experience of audit and research
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Sound educator
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
