A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit a Children's Complex, Palliative and Bereavement Nurse Specialist. The post holder will co-ordinate and plan care for patients with complex care needs moving towards end of life care. They will also provide bereavement support for for families following the death of a baby, child, or young person up to the age of 18 years.
You will work together with the Neonatal Complex, Palliative and Bereavement Nurse Specialist and also provide cover cross site for both Derby and Burton Hospital.
• Co-ordinate and plan care for patients with complex care needs moving towards end of life care.
• Provide bereavement support for for families following the death of a baby, child, or young person up to the age of 18 years.
• Delivering the key worker role as defined in the Child Death Review
Statutory and Operational Guidance (2018). Including working with the paediatric and neonatal governance team, under the guidance of the Clinical Governance Facilitator (CGF), to ensure the Trust requirements in relation to the statutory guidance are met.
Closing date of applications: 11 March 2025
Date of interview: 25 March 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Mar 2025