Job summary With excellent clinical and communication skills, you’ll either be an experienced Band 5 Nurse with palliative care experience, ready to take a step upwards in your career, or a Band 6 Nurse already working in the palliative care sector or have previous palliative care experience. You’ll have at least one years experience caring for children with complex care needs. You’ll have experience managing a nursing team, or experience of supporting students, junior staff nurses or support workers. You’ll be able to work collaboratively, experienced in leading a multi-skilled team, or can demonstrable experience of leadership with the support from a lead nurse. Aside from experience, we look for individuals who share our core values of kindness, excellence and courage. We’ll support you to go above and beyond to be there for the children and families we support – we ask that you share this mission with us Main duties of the job We’re expanding our team and are looking for more Nurses to join your charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible. As a member of the Noah’s Ark Nurse and Specialist Care team, you’ll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. As well as understanding their care needs, you’ll get to know what’s important to each child you support – whether it’s knowing what their favorite song to listen to is, how they like to play, or what sooths them when they are sad - at Noah’s Ark it’s so important that each child is treated as an individual. You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and will support them to experience things they may never have thought possible. And by providing care for children, either at our state-of-the art building, The Ark, or out in the community, you’ll be allowing parents and cares to take some time for themselves. The hours of care you’ll provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition. By creating this time, you’ll be creating choice – something which can feel impossible for the families we support. You’ll join our experienced nursing team to help provide a 24/7, on-call symptom assessment/management service for babies, children and young people in The Ark and out in the community. Your commitment to children and families will continue through to end-of-life care. You’ll be a guiding reassuring presence for families elevating anxiety and worry and working with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible. You’ll be providing essential symptom management to help to bring comfort. As well as giving the choice of preferred place of care and preferred place of death. During this time, you’ll continue to treat each child and family as an individual by taking the time to understand what is important to them. You’ll help to create memories to enable as good a death as possible. A natural and experienced leader, you’ll deliver high quality and effective training to other members of the team and family members. You’ll provide direct line management support to Band 5 Nurses and Band 3 & 4 Specialist Carers About us We exist to help babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Our mission is to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers. Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, beyond their condition or circumstances. We do this by listening to families. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so we cater our services to each individual person we support. We can do this from the point of diagnosis. Our help is available wherever it is needed. Our expert staff and trained volunteers can provide support in a families home, in the community, or at our state-of-the-art building, The Ark, in Barnet. We work in collaboration with key NHS Trusts and other care providers to deliver the very best support to children and families. We have created a space where children with complex needs are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence. Date posted 07 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £42,329 to £49,976 a year Joining Bonus (detailed on Job Description) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number RT1122317BarCHNB Job locations The Ark, Byng Rd Barnet London EN5 4NP Job description Job responsibilities At Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice we need paediatric nurses to help babies, children and young people who are seriously unwell make the most of every day. We’re looking for nurses who want to spend more time with the children they look after. You’ll be based in The Ark - a stunning new building, set in a north London nature reserve. It’s a place of laughter, play and real connection, with an atmosphere that’s both supportive and inclusive. With talented individuals who share our passion to improve the lives of seriously unwell children and their families, we’re changing the landscape for paediatric palliative care in north and central London, as well as Herts Valley. As part of our Specialist Care Team, you will care for children who are staying with us at The Ark and those visiting us for day care. Providing families with choice is central to Noah’s Ark’s care model, so you will also support children in their family homes and in community-settings. ABOUT YOU You will be either an experienced Band 5 childrens nurse wanting to take a step upwards, or an experienced Band 6 nurse looking to use your skills in the hospice sector. You will have excellent clinical and communication skills, be creative and want to make a positive difference to the charity. Kindly see attached job description for more information about this opportunity. In addition, an enhanced DBS disclosure with Child Barring will be required for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision, reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support. Noahs Ark Children's Hospice is a Disabilty Confident employer Part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy, and consider them based on their abilities. Our Diversity Council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we kindly advise you to submit your application as early as possible. Job description Job responsibilities At Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice we need paediatric nurses to help babies, children and young people who are seriously unwell make the most of every day. We’re looking for nurses who want to spend more time with the children they look after. You’ll be based in The Ark - a stunning new building, set in a north London nature reserve. It’s a place of laughter, play and real connection, with an atmosphere that’s both supportive and inclusive. With talented individuals who share our passion to improve the lives of seriously unwell children and their families, we’re changing the landscape for paediatric palliative care in north and central London, as well as Herts Valley. As part of our Specialist Care Team, you will care for children who are staying with us at The Ark and those visiting us for day care. Providing families with choice is central to Noah’s Ark’s care model, so you will also support children in their family homes and in community-settings. ABOUT YOU You will be either an experienced Band 5 childrens nurse wanting to take a step upwards, or an experienced Band 6 nurse looking to use your skills in the hospice sector. You will have excellent clinical and communication skills, be creative and want to make a positive difference to the charity. Kindly see attached job description for more information about this opportunity. In addition, an enhanced DBS disclosure with Child Barring will be required for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision, reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support. Noahs Ark Children's Hospice is a Disabilty Confident employer Part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy, and consider them based on their abilities. Our Diversity Council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we kindly advise you to submit your application as early as possible. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Sick Children Nurse or Registered Nurse Child Branch Relevant post-qualification experience at staff nurse band 5 level Teaching qualification eg Mentorship SSSA or equivalent or willingness to undertake Experience in supporting students on placement as a practice supervisor or practice assessor Skills / Knowledge / Experience Essential At least 2 years post registration experience ,including a minimum of one years experience of nursing children with life-limiting, life-threatening, or complex medical needs Demonstration of palliative care experience nursing children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions including children with special needs Previous team nursing management experience or experience supporting students junior staff nurses or support workers Experience in leading a multiskilled workforce or team or evidence of leadership of a multiskilled workforce team with support from lead nurse Desirable Previous experience working with children with tracheostomies and/or requiring long-term ventilation Experience with intravenous line care and therapies including parenteral nutrition Please refer to the Job Description for full requirements Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Sick Children Nurse or Registered Nurse Child Branch Relevant post-qualification experience at staff nurse band 5 level Teaching qualification eg Mentorship SSSA or equivalent or willingness to undertake Experience in supporting students on placement as a practice supervisor or practice assessor Skills / Knowledge / Experience Essential At least 2 years post registration experience ,including a minimum of one years experience of nursing children with life-limiting, life-threatening, or complex medical needs Demonstration of palliative care experience nursing children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions including children with special needs Previous team nursing management experience or experience supporting students junior staff nurses or support workers Experience in leading a multiskilled workforce or team or evidence of leadership of a multiskilled workforce team with support from lead nurse Desirable Previous experience working with children with tracheostomies and/or requiring long-term ventilation Experience with intravenous line care and therapies including parenteral nutrition Please refer to the Job Description for full requirements 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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice Address The Ark, Byng Rd Barnet London EN5 4NP Employer's website https://www.noahsarkhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)