Job responsibilities Main Purpose of the 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/YPs 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. Position of the role in Claire House The post holder reports to the Young Adult Co-ordinator 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 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 Dimensions and Limits of Authority Clinical Community Nurses (CCN) new in post will only take on the full aspects of the role post Probationary/Preceptorship period. For Newly Qualified CCNs 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 To contribute to the coordination of a shift (post probation/ preceptorship period) Qualification and Skills Level Professional background as a Registered Nurse- Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities Knowledge and/ or experience working in a childrens hospice or caring for children with life limiting/life threatening conditions 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 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 NMCs guidance on documentation To deliver all aspects of care following the individuals 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 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 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 Houses 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 General Claire House Requirements Engage with the organisational strategic planning Build and promote cross care team working, developing working relationships which facilitate the effective delivery of care across all care services Actively look to develop volunteer opportunities across the care team to support care delivery Ensure that strategic and operational planning processes are cascaded across the care team. To be proactive in identifying ways of improving and developing clinical practice. Contributing positively to the development and audit of standards and, when appropriate, taking responsibility for identified project work / research Represent Claire House externally at regional and national level to further the organisations aims and champion the cause of childrens hospice and palliative care Represent Claire House at relevant hospice / palliative care networks and other similar groups Be an ambassador for Claire House 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.