The Care Teams are the heart of our organisation, consisting of dedicated nurses, healthcare assistants, and support staff. They provide compassionate and personalised care to children with life-limiting conditions, focusing on pain management, symptom control, and emotional support for both the child and their family. The Care Teams work closely with medical professionals to ensure holistic care is tailored to each child's needs.
Main duties of the job
1. Be a professional role model, leading and coordinating the in-house hospice team to provide safe, high-quality care to children, young people, and their families.
2. Take responsibility and accountability for shift management and organisation of the in-hospice care. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities.
3. Provide nursing advice organisationally to support and facilitate high-quality, individualised care to children/young people and families in collaboration with the multi-professional team.
4. Take responsibility for standards of cleanliness within the clinical area during your shift.
5. Facilitate the development of all junior staff within the team.
6. Provide an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of child/young person care through research and evidence-based practice.
7. Undertake delegated responsibility for the hospice in the absence of the Lead Nurses.
8. Be part of the Clinical On-Call Rota (providing out-of-hours support for the In-House Team).
About us
Shooting Star Children's Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child, or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London, and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional, and medical care.
Our specialist care and support is free of charge to families and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It includes specialist nursing in the community, symptom management and pain relief, overnight respite stays, end-of-life care, specialist bereavement care, and a comprehensive range of therapies, groups, and clinics for the whole family.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.
It costs £10 million a year to run Shooting Star Children's Hospices. Just 30% of our funding comes from the government, so we rely on our supporters' generosity to keep the service running. We employ 175 members of staff, including 98 nursing and medical staff, and support around 700 families.
Person Specification
Experience
* 2 years post-registration experience.
* Demonstrable knowledge and experience within relevant clinical specialty.
* Teaching, supervision, and managerial experience.
* Experience of coordinating and managing patient care.
* Experience of working in a Children's Hospice.
* Previous experience of change management and problem solving.
* Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints.
Other Requirements
* A flexible approach to work.
* Ability to work across the 24-hour range of shifts.
* Ability to work across all SSC sites.
* Effective time management.
* Evidence of fulfilling PREP.
* Ability to deal with conflict situations.
* Demonstrate a caring and compassionate attitude.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse (Child) (or registered nurse).
* Evidence of ongoing professional development within the clinical specialty.
* NVQ D32/33 Assessors Course.
* Basic Life Support.
* Evidence of fulfilling PREP.
* Palliative care module.
* Assessing and mentoring qualification.
* Clinical Supervision Course.
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.
Depending on experience £39,179-£44,747 plus geographical allowance and enhancements.
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