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Jessie May is a Children’s Hospice at Home service supporting children and families on their journey from the point of diagnosis, with life-limiting, and life-threatening conditions through to the end of life and in bereavement.
The successful applicant will provide nursing leadership to the Jessie May Nursing team and be passionate and committed to enable children to remain at home and to support families to cope with the very many challenges they face. The applicant must have considerable, recent paediatric nursing experience, preferably with experience of working in a community setting. Car driver and access to own vehicle is essential.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced paediatric nurse to gain valuable experience in supporting children with life limiting conditions and their families in the community.
We currently provide our children’s hospice at home services across Bath, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon & Wiltshire.
The service delivery hours are 08:00-20:00, including weekend, bank holiday and overnight on call as part of the 24/7 end of Life care provision for the core team.
Core hours for the clinical nurse lead will be Monday-Friday 9-5 to oversee the service.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will ensure that quality is sustained within service delivery by developing guidelines and clinical practice standards, reporting and recording activity and undertaking audit which directly relates to clinical practice whilst providing strong leadership to the nursing team.
The post holder will be responsible for procurement, budget and deployment of all resources including equipment, clinical materials and personnel and be proactive and committed to supporting the values and ethos of the Jessie May charity.
The postholder will support the working relationship between Jessie May and UHBW and will be pivotal in providing networking opportunities throughout the Southwest in palliative care working.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* RSCN/RN Child with current registration with NMC
* Evidence of professional and managerial development, which meets NMC requirements
* Masters Level Degree or evidence of working toward it
* Management or leadership qualification
* Post Reg. Qualification in Community/Palliative/ Disability/Complex Care
Knowledge & Experience
* Significant experience at a senior level in a relevant children’s nursing environment.
* Experience of managing teams, including professional development and conduct issues
* Experience of leading a range of nursing staff
* Experience of robust governance and performance management systems
* Experience in working with children and families to improve patient experience
* Experience of effective financial management
* Experience of managing service changes, including role redesign and workforce planning
Skills & Abilities
* Demonstrable clinical, operational and leadership skills
* Ability to build and develop teams and maintain constructive working relationships across multiple disciplines
* Ability to analyse and resolve complex issues
* Excellent interpersonal, managerial, organisational and influencing skills
* Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation skills
* Knowledge of current palliative care issues, including specific nursing, quality & performance issues
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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