Keech Hospice are seeking a part-time Transition Senior Nurse (22.5 hours per week) to join our growing close knit team.
Main duties of the job
As a Transition Senior Nurse you will work with our established Transition Lead to support young people receiving hospice care and their families as they prepare for adulthood. You'll be working across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes offering compassion, expertise, and support every step of the way.
1. Support the transition of young people to Adult Social Care, Education and/or health services
2. Offer advice to colleagues regarding transition issues
3. Ensure appropriate advice, advocacy and information is provided to young people aged between 14 and 25
4. Ensure Keech Hospice meets the required standard regarding transition of care
About us
Keech provide free, specialist care for Adults in Luton and South Bedfordshire, and children from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes living with a life limiting illness. Keech supports adults and children to live pain and symptom free, to spend untroubled time with their loved ones, to understand what's happening to them, to stay out of hospital and to make the most of the time they have.
In return you will receive:
* Continuity of your NHS pension scheme
* Develop and progress through the pay grade banding on a competency-based framework
* Access to specialist internal training and additional external courses
* Supported Training through Mentoring and Clinical Coaches
* 29 days annual leave PLUS Bank Holidays
* Free onsite secure parking
* Buy & Sell holidays
* Cycle to work Scheme
* Health Cash plan
* Wellbeing & Employee Assistance Programme
* Blue Light Discount Card
Job responsibilities
Accountable to: Associate Director Patient Services (Children)
Responsible for:
1. Improving Transition for young people in hospice care in line with the Keech transition pathway
2. Supporting young people and their family as they prepare for adulthood
3. Establishing relationships with the range of professionals who support the young people on the caseload
Hours of work: Part time 22 hours per week. Flexibility for some evening and weekend work required.
Location/primary base: Keech Hospice Care
Job Purpose: To support the transition of young people with Life Limiting or Life-Threatening Conditions who access hospice care and are transitioning from Children to Adult Social Care, Education and/or Health Services.
To provide support between children and adult services for the organisation, acting as a resource to colleagues regarding transition issues and offer advice as required.
Ensuring appropriate advice, advocacy and information is available to young people between 14 and 25 years of age, and/or their families.
Ensure the Keech Hospice Care Transitional Care Policy and Procedure and pathway promote achievable processes and outcomes for young people and their families.
To support the wider MDT to maintain transition pathways for all Young People under Keech Hospice Care, requiring transition to adult hospice services.
Work with key partner organisations across designated Keech areas to understand training requirements of relevant staff members across all the partner organisations and support training where appropriate.
To ensure that Keech Hospice Care is meeting the NICE Quality Standards Transition from children to adult services for young people using health or social care services (NG43).
To ensure that new guidance for transition informs delivery of Keech services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse
* Advanced level communication skills
Experience
* Demonstrable experience working with young people with palliative care and complex needs
* Experience of face to face work with young adults and families in a formal or informal setting
* Experience of managing a caseload of young people to meet targeted outcomes
* Experience of working in a community setting
Additional Criteria
* Understanding of the needs of young adults with life-limiting illness
* Ability to engage young adults and families in the process of assessing and identifying needs in relation to transition
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work in collaboration with other professionals/teams
* Teaching and presentation skills
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.
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