B) Main duties and key responsibilities Providing professional clinical leadership in the provision of palliative care across care settings for CYP under the care of SSCH. To work in partnership with the SSCH care teams and wider MDT, demonstrating excellent communication skills to ensure high quality seamless care. To ensure that holistic care is family centred, research based, and meets with all statutory requirements and adheres to clinical governance initiatives and best practice. Provide support to CYPs and their families where required through community visits to hospital, home or hospice alongside relevant external professionals from statutory services. Maintain an awareness of the multi-cultural nature of the SSCH catchment area, adapting care culturally as required. To ensure all documentation is maintained in accordance with SSCH policies, guidelines and standards. To act in accordance with the SSCH and statutory Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedure. Clinical To be actively involved with the on-going development of the SSCH care service, in particular the community team, contributing to development through research, audit and quality improvement. Provide clinical support and continuity of care to CYPs with palliative needs. Work alongside specialist symptom management teams to assess symptoms and provide clinical feedback to form part of decision making under the lead of the specialist services. Ability to follow an agreed symptom management plan and liaise with teams to offer high level care in the home as needed. Working in partnership with all members of the MDT, encouraging and promoting effective team working from all disciplines within SSCH. Attend professional meetings as a representative for SSCH and provide proactive input to ensure high level care for CYPs and families. Coordinating transition to adult services when appropriate in conjunction with the transition coordinator. Ensure written communication and correspondence is used to communicate with external professionals and services. Form part of the community on call service in conjunction with statutory services to endeavour to offer a responsive 24/7 service in end of life care. Quality / Audit / Research Enhancing the interface between the community team and user involvement into the development of the service. To share professional expertise with Care Team colleagues, providing support and training where appropriate. To work to the SSCH medicine policy and adhere to the NMC guidelines at all times when giving medication. Participating in audits with the clinical governance facilitator to maintain and improve clinical care. In collaboration with the team, producing and reviewing operational policies and procedures specific to the team. Attending the Morbidity and Mortality meeting and having a proactive input. To take responsibility for your own lone worker safety, support the team and comply with SSCH policy/practices. To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times. Supporting research activity through service user recruitment and data collection as required. Leadership Attending appropriate clinical meetings. Reporting all incidents and accidents in accordance with local policy. Taking prompt and appropriate action if a complaint is received in accordance with SSCH policy. Communicating with the MDT, providing case presentation for a unified approach to care for CYP and their family. To take a lead on a specific role within the team, for example transition or medicines management. Actively participate in team away days to support with development of the community team. Education To be responsible for your own on-going education and professional development, to facilitate lifelong learning which complies with the professional educational requirements of your training. To take responsibility to undertake all required elements of annual mandatory training i.e. Fire Safety, Safeguarding Children, Infection Control, CPR, Moving and Handling. To recognise the importance of personal and team support and participate in the informal and formal support opportunities available. To act as a mentor to student nurses and new staff and participate in the education and development of colleagues. Sharing professional expertise, providing support and training where appropriate. To participate with in-service training programmes both as a recipient and facilitator. Professional To value the knowledge, skills and expertise of all team members to maintain an efficient and mutually respectful team. To ensure that Team Members and Team Leaders are fully informed of any changes in the family or child's needs. To act as an ambassador for SSCH. To ensure the relevant diaries are an accurate reflection of your whereabouts, when working in the community, to promote personal safety. To maintain positive and effective communication with other agencies involved with the care of families receiving a service from SSCH. To attend discharge planning, network and review meetings as appropriate. Prioritising workload to be responsive to a changeable caseload. External communication either written or verbal to update on the community teams input in to CYPs care. To participate in the appraisal and personal development mechanisms available. Ensure that SSCH policies are complied with and that policy documents are read. Report any equipment issues to the community nurse team lead and ensure that SSCH equipment is well looked after. Always adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct To ensure clinical notes are up to date to ensure colleagues are able to access the most current clinical information. Meet the requirements of revalidation and ensure continued registration with the NMC. Valuing and participating in clinical supervision and other support opportunities. To maintain budgetary awareness and foster effective use of all resources. Expectation to carry out any reasonable duty as requested by the Head of Symptom and Community Services and/or the Director of Care As a voluntary organisation our ambition is to see highly professional services which place life-limited children and their families at the heart of everything we do. Therefore, capitalising on this opportunity and to achieve this ambition we require that all of our staff share our common values and display behaviours that will enable us to achieve our goal. c) Mandatory Criteria Other duties The post holder will be working in a developing environment and they will therefore be expected to undertake other appropriate duties as required for the effective operation of Shooting Star Childrens Hospices. Professional Codes of Conduct The post holder will be required to respect professional codes of conduct and practice relevant to their role, as appropriate. Health and Safety The post holder will be responsible for health and safety in the area under their control and they must ensure that they are familiar with Shooting Star Childrens Hospices policy on health and safety at work. Mandatory Training The post holder will attend all mandatory training relevant to their role Our values and behaviours Shooting Star Childrens Hospices is a leading childrens hospice charity for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We require that all of our staff share our common values and display behaviors that will enable us to achieve our goals. Professionalism we will safeguard our families, each other and our organisation by working to ethical and professional standards at all times. Respect We will treat each other with the utmost respect. Integrity We will be open, honest and transparent in all that we do. Diversity We will respect individuality and ensure inclusion and fairness to all. Excellence We will strive for excellence in all that we do. Shooting Star Childrens Hospices is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of children and young people. All staff members are expected to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures. This includes undergoing appropriate training, following reporting protocols for any concerns related to child welfare, and promoting a safe and supportive environment for children and young people. We are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Before commencing employment, successful candidates will be required to provide satisfactory references and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.