Clinical Co-Ordinator Childrens Palliative Care and Rapid Response

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Make a Difference When It Matters Most
Are you a compassionate, experienced children's nurse with a passion for delivering high quality clinical care, palliative and end of life care? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can influence service delivery, support colleagues and help children and families receive care in the place they call home?

We are seeking an exceptional Clinical Coordinator to join our Children's Palliative Care and Rapid Response Service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating a dedicated multidisciplinary team that supports children and young people with life limiting, life threatening and complex health needs across Birmingham.

Working closely with the Clinical Lead and Service Manager, you will provide expert clinical leadership, coordinate service delivery and help shape the future of children's palliative and rapid response care.

About the Role
As Clinical Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for the day to day operational coordination of the service, ensuring children and families receive responsive, safe and effective care when they need it most. You will support the allocation of staff and resources, provide expert clinical advice and leadership, and work collaboratively with acute, community and hospice partners to deliver seamless care.

This is a rewarding opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership and service development, helping children and young people remain safely at home, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting families through some of the most challenging times in their lives.

Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a highly respected and supportive specialist service where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of children and families every day. You will be part of a team committed to innovation, compassionate care and continuous improvement, with access to ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.

If you are an experienced children's nurse looking for your next challenge and want to help shape and deliver outstanding palliative and rapid response care, we would love to hear from you.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• RSCN or Registered Nurse Child Branch
• Evidence of recent Post Basic Training
• Community Children's Nursing qualification degree level or willingness to undertake
• ENB 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalent
• Independent supplementary Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards

Desirable criteria

• Clinical assessment course/ Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working with children with life limiting/threatening illnesses and End of Life
• Significant experience working as a RSCH/RN Child Branch

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage the team on a day to day basis
• Demonstrate knowledge relating to child protection issues and procedures
• Evidence of assessment skills and use of the nursing process and nurse models
• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Care
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting Primary Care
• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up-to-date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones particularly concerning Children's Community Nursing
• Ability to teach relatives, patients, clients and staff across all areas of self care and appropriate nursing practice
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and able to participate in a changing NHS Environment.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately

Other Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Access to independent means of transport
• Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of week

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

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