Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
Do you have experience as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) working with babies, children, and/or young people with complex needs? Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, family-centered care in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an exceptional and organised ACP to join our incredible and dedicated Palliative care team at Rainbows Childrens Hospice, covering all 5 counties of the East Midlands: Hospice, Hospital and Community. In this vital role, you will provide advanced clinical expertise, contribute to symptom management, and work closely with families to ensure the best outcomes for the babies, children and young people in our care. You will also support the Head of Palliative Care in managing, leading and introducing new services within the Hospice and manage a team of CNSs and unregistered professionals. You will be based at the Hospice in Loughborough and be required to travel across the East Midlands covering all 5 counties: Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.
About us
Here at Rainbows Childrens Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we're here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.
Job responsibilities
Hours of work: This role will be between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm, on a rota covering 7 days a week. There will be a requirement to be on the on-call rota.
Key Responsibilities
* Be responsible for the daily care of Babies, Children & Young People resident in the Hospice and those receiving end of life care within the hospitals and community across the East Midlands.
* To have lead nursing responsibility for a defined caseload of Babies, Children and Young People with Palliative and end of life care needs within the hospice, hospital and community.
* Be an independent prescriber & support the prescribing/transcribing process.
* Support staff within the hospice, hospital and community to ensure that child's needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated, and that there is consultation and involvement of child/parents and carers.
* Liaise with staff and services within Hospital both Paediatrics and Neonates to identify and facilitate the transfer plan and subsequent ongoing care needs of Babies, Children & Young People.
* Be a member of the senior nurse team, demonstrating effective leadership skills and taking part in the senior nurse on call rotas.
What we're looking for:
Qualifications:
* Advanced Clinical Practitioner AND/OR MSc
* Current registration with NMC/HCPC/GPC
* Non-medical prescriber
* History taking and clinical examination qualification
Experience:
* Significant Post Registration paediatric palliative care experience
* Demonstrative track record working with own paediatric/neonatal client base, managing the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients.
* Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with a range of people in different contexts.
* Effective organisational skills and ability to prioritise.
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.
Employer name
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
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