Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Hope House Childrens Hospices have an opportunity for Nurse to join our team based in Ty GobaithChildrens Hospice, Conwy. Youwill join us on a full-time, permanent basis. You will be required to work 12.5-hour shifts both days and nightswithin this role. Inreturn, our Nurse will receive a competitive rate of £31,826 - £38,742 per annum (dependant on experience). Unsociable and weekend enhancements apply.

Main duties of the job

Hope House Childrens Hospice has an exciting opportunity for a registeredNurse (Childrens Nurses or Adult Nurses (RN) with paediatric experience) tojoin our care team to provide excellent specialist palliative and end of lifecare to children and young people.

If you are a qualified nurse with a minimum of 1 years experiencelooking for a new challenge, with a passion for palliative care, we arecommitted to the development of our employees and will offer you acomprehensive training package. You will continue to develop your knowledge andclinical skills enabling you to deliver the highest standards of care, whichsupports our values and purpose. Whilst maintaining and enhancing your skills,you will have the opportunity and time to build meaningful relationships withchildren and their families, which make these incredibly fulfilling roles.

As a valued member of our team, you will be providing care tochildren and young people who have been diagnosed with a life limiting and lifethreatening condition. You will have the compassion and communication skills toput the needs of the child and their family at the heart of everything you do,so that we are able to provide the right care and support for them, when theyneed us most.

About us

Hope house Childrens Hospices is aspecial place to work. Our hospices are bright, sunny, child centred buildingsset in spacious grounds, with sensory rooms and playroom. We support more than750 local families who are either caring for a terminally ill child, or whosechild has died. Children and families are the reason we are here, and we allhave one thing in common, a shared dedication to providing the best care forour children and their families who use our specialist services.

Our caring staff are an integral partof the care we provide at our hospices, we have a friendly and inclusive culture,and you will be joining one of the most respected local charities and becomepart of an incredible team, who will help us deliver our purpose

Providingprofessional care and improving the quality of life for every child with alife threatening condition and their family

Reachingevery child with a life threatening condition as soon as possible to give theirfamilies informed choices about accessing our services

Raisingthe money we need and targeting those resources in the best way to make thebiggest impact

Job description

Job responsibilities

Here at Hope House Childrens Hospices our vision is to ensure thatchildren affected by conditions so serious that they are not expected to reachearly adulthood enjoy with their families the best quality of life withaccess to specialist care and bereavement support when they need it.

Your role as aNurse is to participate in the delivery of our Care Strategy, which looks toexpand the delivery of safe, caring, responsive, effective and well ledchildrens palliative care in our hospices and communities.

Your duties will be to deliver and ensure a highstandard of care in response to the children and young people's needs, whilst developingyour shift leadership experience and coaching of junior staff.

You will be flexiblein your approach to work, willing to travel in our local communities and have abackground in childrens nursing. The ability to communicate in the Welshlanguage would also be an advantage.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Here at Hope House Childrens Hospices our vision is to ensure thatchildren affected by conditions so serious that they are not expected to reachearly adulthood enjoy with their families the best quality of life withaccess to specialist care and bereavement support when they need it.

Your role as aNurse is to participate in the delivery of our Care Strategy, which looks toexpand the delivery of safe, caring, responsive, effective and well ledchildrens palliative care in our hospices and communities.

Your duties will be to deliver and ensure a highstandard of care in response to the children and young people's needs, whilst developingyour shift leadership experience and coaching of junior staff.

You will be flexiblein your approach to work, willing to travel in our local communities and have abackground in childrens nursing. The ability to communicate in the Welshlanguage would also be an advantage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An NMC registered Nurse with childrens experience

Desirable

• Recognised childrens nursing qualification

Experience

Essential

• An understanding of the needs of children and young people with life-limiting conditions and childrens palliative care.
• An up to date understanding of the health, community and social care sectors.
• A working knowledge of consent, GDPR and confidentiality management, Caldicott Principles and Duty of Candour.
• A working knowledge of the principles and implementation of Safeguarding processes and procedures

Desirable

• n/a

Skills

Essential

• The key skills you will require for this role include
• Communication
• Organisational skills
• Work under pressure and stress

Desirable

• n/a

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• An NMC registered Nurse with childrens experience

Desirable

• Recognised childrens nursing qualification

Experience

Essential

• An understanding of the needs of children and young people with life-limiting conditions and childrens palliative care.
• An up to date understanding of the health, community and social care sectors.
• A working knowledge of consent, GDPR and confidentiality management, Caldicott Principles and Duty of Candour.
• A working knowledge of the principles and implementation of Safeguarding processes and procedures

Desirable

• n/a

Skills

Essential

• The key skills you will require for this role include
• Communication
• Organisational skills
• Work under pressure and stress

Desirable

• n/a

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children's Hospices
Address

Ty Gobaith

Tremorfa Lane

Groesynydd

Conwy

LL32 8SS

United Kingdom

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