This is a specialist nurse post in the community north team of CHAS at Home, a children's palliative care service. The nurse provides expert care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions and their families, from referral through to care around dying. The work is autonomous within a multidisciplinary team, with added leadership, education and service development, and an on-call rota when required. A driving licence and access to a car are essential.
What the job involves
- Deliver specialist paediatric palliative care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions
- Support children and families from referral and diagnosis through stability, deterioration and care around dying
- Ensure care responds to the goals, wishes and priorities of each child and family
- Coordinate complex support packages
- Provide specialist advice across health, social care and third-sector partners
- Build trusted relationships with families and professional partners
- Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team
- Contribute to leadership, education, quality improvement and service development
- Contribute to a Paediatric Care Around Dying on-call standup rota when required
Qualifications
- Degree-level education or demonstrable equivalent experience
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
- Registered nurse
Experience
- Post-registration experience supporting children and young people with complex palliative care needs
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent clinical judgement and decision-making in complex and changing situations
- Ability to build trusted relationships with children, young people, families and professionals
- Confidence to work autonomously while valuing collaboration and teamwork
- Compassionate, child and family-centred approach
- Strong commitment to specialist paediatric palliative care
- Commitment to leadership, learning and continuous improvement
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure Scotland PVG check (children and adults)
- Driving licence and access to a car
What's offered
- Opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme or local government pension scheme
- Enhanced pay for unsocial hours and overtime
- Annual leave up to 40 days, matched to NHS service-based entitlement
- 6% shift allowance
- Opportunities for further learning and development
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools
- Career development opportunities
- Support to develop clinical skills across health and social care settings
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
