The Hospice Clinical Nurse (Band 5) role provides direct nursing care for children and young people who require specialist care for additional complex medical needs and palliative care.
We are looking for nurses who will provide a high level of specialist palliative care, encompassing a supportive and holistic approach to the child/young person with a life limiting condition and their family in the Hospice setting. The post holder will uphold the best interests of the child/young person and their family and will maximise the use of the multi-skilled team to plan, deliver, evaluate, and maintain safe, compassionate, and effective care.
This post works flexibly including rotation onto nights to cover a 24/7, 365-day service.
We recognise that working in a Children's Hospice is very different to that of the NHS and sometimes applicants are not sure if working in a Hospice setting best suits their experience. We hold Claire House values central to our recruitment process. Therefore, we welcome interested applicants to arrange an informal visit and spend time at Claire House ahead of the interview.
Main duties of the job
Main Purpose of Job
To provide a high level of specialist palliative care, encompassing a supportive and holistic approach to the child/young person with a life limiting condition and their family in the Hospice setting, and in the child/young person's home environment.
The post holder is responsible as a registered, accountable, and autonomous nurse to always uphold the best interests of the child/young person and their family.
You will maximise the use of the multi-skilled team to plan, deliver, evaluate, and maintain safe, compassionate, and effective care.
You will be required to demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent, and trustworthy. This is in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Practice and Claire House vision and values.
To work flexibly including rotation onto nights to cover a 24/7, 365-day service.
Position of the role in Claire House
The post holder reports to a Hospice Lead Nurse and is accountable overall to the Director of Clinical Services.
Scope of Job
To act as a resource for all members of the multi-disciplinary team providing supervision, guidance, care and support.
To act as a contact worker on shift demonstrating a good level of core communication skills to meet the specific needs of the child/young person and their family.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical and/or emotional requirements of children/young people with complex, palliative and end of life care needs.
About us
Dimensions and Limits of Authority
Hospice Clinical Nurses (HCN) new in post will only take on the full aspects of the role post Probationary-Preceptorship period. For Newly Qualified HCNs this will be a minimum preceptorship period of 12 months.
To work without supervision ensuring personal accountability in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives.
To refer to a senior member of the clinical team for advice-guidance during a shift.
To contribute to the coordination of a shift (post probation-preceptorship period).
All Claire House employees receive a rewards and recognition package which includes generous annual leave, life cover, free access to an Employee Assistance Program and counselling service, free parking, access to training and courses and in-house clinical supervision. We offer additional payments for working unsocial hours and night shifts. You can also continue with your NHS superannuation scheme if you are already a member or join the Claire House pension scheme.
Should you require any further information or want to discuss this opportunity please speak to Ruth Varey, Inpatient Hospice Manager: ruth.varey@clairehouse.org.uk
Job responsibilities
1. Responsibility for Staff
To act as a positive role model by displaying CH values, attitudes, and behaviour. In clinical practice, role model by using evidence/research-based care and practice.
To participate in in-service training programmes and teaching sessions.
To participate in the orientation of new staff, students, and volunteers, acting as mentor when requested.
To work alongside, supervise and induct new members of staff ensuring clinical tasks are delegated appropriately.
To provide training and assessment in core competencies to new members of the team.
To take responsibility for the appropriate delegation of duties to non-registered members of the care team.
To assist and participate in the safe and smooth coordination of a shift, reporting to the senior clinical lead on duty at the time.
2. Responsibility for Patient Care
To work in partnership with parents, carers to identify the care and emotional needs of the child, young person. To plan care recognising best practice and evidence-based guidelines.
To be responsible for maintaining the care plans. Assessing and implementing care based on current evidence-based and researched best practice. Amendments will be negotiated with the child, young person and their parents, carers, documented, and communicated to the other members of the team.
To accurately evaluate and document the care of the child, young person in accordance with NMC's guidance on documentation.
To deliver all aspects of care following the individual's care, pain and manual handling assessment plan.
To ensure patient safety by appropriate delegation of duties to suitably trained members of staff.
To share responsibility within the Hospice to maintain a safe but homely environment taking into account health and safety, including infection control and risk assessments.
To liaise with outside agencies from health, education and social care involved in the care and support of children/young people and their family.
To be responsible and accountable for the safe administration of medicines on a shift basis ensuring medicine management policies and procedures are adhered to.
To adapt the delivery of care according to the changing emotional, physical, and environmental demands.
To be aware of and work to Safeguarding Children and (Vulnerable) Adults policies and procedures.
To comply with manual handling policies and procedures.
To attend regular meetings with the multi-disciplinary team to discuss individual children, respecting and inviting the sharing of skills and expertise.
To provide early bereavement care and support, working in partnership with the Family Support Team.
To be able to undertake the mental, physical, and emotional demands of the role, whilst at the same time taking care to safeguard their own health and safety as well as fellow care team members, children, young people and their family.
3. Responsibility for Clinical Governance and Quality
To participate in quality measures for the delivery of care to maintain high standards through best practice.
To be proactive in identifying ways of improving practice. Contributing positively to the development and audit of standards and, when appropriate, taking responsibility for identified project work.
To participate in audit to enhance the delivery of care.
To identify ways of continued quality improvement, using reflective practice through Clinical Supervision.
To attend, actively participate and learn from significant event analysis.
To actively complete clinical incident documentation in accordance with no blame and whistle-blowing policy.
To adhere to and comply with all Hospice policies and procedures.
4. Responsibility for Clinical Leadership and Practice Development
To take responsibility for maintaining his/her own professional development. Meeting with Senior Nurse, Team Coordinator for regular appraisals, identifying and agreeing personal targets.
To share previous knowledge and experience that promotes best practice.
To be competent in Claire House's core clinical competencies and working toward extending such clinical skills.
To ensure the economical and appropriate use of all resources within the Hospice.
To be responsible for the safe use, storage and maintenance of equipment, technical apparatus.
To maintain appropriate client records ensuring they are stored securely and confidentially.
To attend and participate in Hospice meetings.
To report and record all accidents and incidents in line with Hospice procedure safeguarding the welfare and safety of all staff during working hours with regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act.
To be fully involved in the process of preventing and controlling infections.
To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the role, especially information regarding children, young people and their families.
To participate in hospice special interest groups.
Adhere to and comply with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines at all times.
Implement risk management strategies (including reporting, registering risk and learning), taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination.
Implement Health and Safety regulations through risk assessment. Maintain a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting colleagues, service users, volunteers, visitors and themselves, reporting any accidents or faults in line with organisational policy. Participate fully in health and safety training.
Comply with the organisational policy on confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998 relating to information held manually or on computerised systems.
Respect the confidentiality and privacy of children, young adults, volunteers and staff at all times.
Participate in personal training, development and appraisal, and attend all relevant training courses as required.
Take part in organisational research.
Embrace the positive volunteer culture which Claire House strives to create. The post holder must act at all times in a professional and responsible manner and have due regard to confidentiality and Health & Safety legislation.
This is an outline job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification. Responsibilities will be reviewed periodically in line with service priorities and duties may change or new duties be introduced after consultation with the post holder.
DBS level: Enhanced with child and adult barred list.
Our working premises are no smoking areas.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
* Communicate with peers and supervisors alike; Relates well with families and other healthcare professionals.
* Motivated and willing to assist in the motivation and professional development of others.
* Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
* Ability to record information in a concise, legible and accurate manner.
* Good interpersonal and team working skills.
* Supervisory skills.
Personal Qualities
* Positive attitude, values and behaviours.
* Flexible able to cover a range of shifts in a 24-hour period.
* Professional and approachable.
* Supportive of colleagues, children and families.
* Honest and trustworthy.
Qualifications
* RSCN/RN (Child), RGN & RNLD with relevant Nurse Training for Newly Qualified Staff.
* Understanding/ evidence of NMC requirements in regard to continuous professional development.
* Recognised Mentorship qualification.
Experience
* Knowledge and/or experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs.
* Experience of working in a children's hospice (either through previous employment or student placement).
* Experience in paediatric complex health care palliative/ end of life care.
* Experience of a variety of clinical skills.
* Post registration consolidation/ experience in a relevant setting.
* Knowledge/experience of working for a charity.
Special Circumstances/Additional Requirements
* Basic IT Skills.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr