Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
LE11
The vacancy
Rainbows are currently looking for qualified Nurses to join our dedicated and supportive care team here at the Hospice in Loughborough. Our Nursing team provides a high standard of care to babies, children, and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
If you can demonstrate experience working with babies, children, and young people with complex care needs and are passionate about providing a high standard of nursing care in a family-led environment, we would like to hear from you.
We are currently seeking experienced Band 5 Nurses to join our valued clinical care team. You will join a unique and vibrant team providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care, and planned short breaks at the hospice. We offer 1:1 nursing to all babies, children, and young people at the hospice. As part of the care team, you will have the opportunity to work within the multidisciplinary team made up of a variety of skilled members including Music Therapists, Complementary Therapists, and our non-medical workforce team of ACPs.
Rainbows Hospice is available for families all year, 24 hours a day, and we therefore operate on a shift basis to provide the best possible service.
Benefits of working at Rainbows:
In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales, we offer a range of benefits including:
1. Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership
2. Free car parking on site at the Hospice
3. Shift enhancements
4. Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
5. Established Training programme that will enable you to comply with NMC registration.
6. Training and support in palliative care
7. Time to care for patients. Each baby, child, and young person has 1:1 care
8. Working within a supportive team with specialist knowledge
9. Bupa healthcare cashback plan
10. Affordable freshly cooked meals whilst on shift at the Hospice
11. Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme
12. Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
About the Role
As a Rainbows Band 5 nurse, you'll be responsible for supporting the Deputy Lead Nurse Shift Coordinator in planning and implementing care for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care on a 1:1 basis within the hospice.
You will be responsible for:
1. Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care of children and young people in partnership with them and their parents/guardians
2. Providing excellent short break, palliative, and end-of-life care at Rainbows in a family-centered environment in conjunction with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
3. Ensuring all procedures are carried out in accordance with local and national policies in force within the Hospice
4. Further responsibilities in the role of a Band 5 Nurse at Rainbows can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements:
As an experienced Band 5 Nurse at Rainbows, you'll need to be qualified RSCN (Child Branch)/RNLD with post-registration experience working with children, relevant placement experience, or pre-nurse training care experience. Experience with babies, children, and/or young people (0-25 years) with complex needs is also required for the role.
Palliative care experience is desirable; however, specialist training and development opportunities will be provided. Excellent communication skills and the ability to demonstrate high standards of clinical care are essential. Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
For more information about this role, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact zena.barratt@rainbows.co.uk
To apply for the role please click 'apply now' to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the people team at recruitment@rainbows.co.uk
This is a rolling advert and will remain open until we successfully appoint the ideal candidates. We are committed to finding the right people who fit our organisation's needs and share our passion for delivering exceptional care. Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis, so we encourage you to apply promptly if you are interested in joining our dedicated team.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and pre-employment checks.
Equality, diversity & inclusion
We are an inclusive organisation, from our trustees and team members to our children and young people. We treat all job applicants equally regardless of class, age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other equality characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the Health and Social care sector.
About us
Rainbows cares for hundreds of families every year from across the East Midlands who have a child or young person with a serious or terminal illness that means that their lives will be shorter than most.
We support every child and young person to fulfil their potential and help families make the most of every precious moment, while capturing memories and keepsakes to treasure. We're here for the whole family, offering comfort and compassion during tough times, providing the highest level of professional care until the end, and support after.
Simply put, we're here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are - at home, in hospital, or at our Hospice. #J-18808-Ljbffr