Job responsibilities
You will play a vital role in the nursing
team, delivering an exceptional level of care to children and young people
with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
You will be committed to providing compassionate,
personalised and holistic care, maintaining the dignity of the child and
young person and offering support and care to their families and carers within
a variety of settings including the childs home, the childrens centre, on
outings or within a school setting.
You will work in partnership with the
child/ young person and their family to ensure all care needs are met to
ensure a good quality of life.
You will be able to initiate and organise
play/ art activities in response to a childs/young person needs, promoting
choice, independence and self-esteem.
You will safeguard children and young
people who access the service and respond to and escalate concerns
appropriately.
You will be supported to attend training
that enables you to become competent and confident to carry out your role.
Ensure that you maintain an awareness of
the multi-cultural and diverse community we service.
Deliverables / outcomes
Deliver high quality delegated care as
agreed with registered childrens nursing staff, as directed by the child and
young persons individual care plan, promoting play, choice, comfort and
quality of life.
Maintain accurate records in accordance
with GDPR and confidentiality policy and procedures.
Be able to respond calmly to practical
crisis/emergencies and escalate as appropriate, maintaining the comfort,
safety, and dignity of the child or young person in their own home as well as
within various community settings.
Undertake duties relating to the care and
personal care of children and young people.
Take on care that requires technology and particular
techniques as highlighted in individualised care plans.
Administer medicines as an authorised
practitioner.
To assist children and young people with
their dietary needs including alternative routes such as nasogastric or
gastrostomy tube.
Assist
children and young people with moving and handling utilising safe techniques
and use of equipment.
To
engage in the planning and delivery of family events and wellbeing sessions.
To
undertake other duties at the request of your line manager that are within
the scope and purpose of the job role.
Within
the role there is an element of lone working, staff to ensure that they
follow the appropriate policies and procedures to ensure they remain safe at
all times.
Communications
and Teamwork
Actively
listen and communicate with the children, young people their families and carers in a sensitive and
professional manner. Recognising the need to pass on information when
necessary.
Attend
regular one to one supervision, team meetings and multidisciplinary meetings,
sharing and disseminating information as required.
Working
with due diligence
Promote the safeguarding and welfare of
children young people and vulnerable adults
Recognise and contribute to
delivering a quality service, actively participating in clinical governance
practices, audits and reviews
Contribute
to the on-going development of the Childrens service across all areas of the
Hospice.
To
always adhere to standards laid out in the infection control policy and
procedure
To
complete dynamic risk assessments at the beginning of each shift.
Report and record all incidents and near
misses and disseminate lessons learnt to ensure an environment of continuous
learning and improvement.
To work within applicable ethical, legal
and professional frameworks pertinent to childrens palliative care
practices.
Training
and Development
Complete
training essential to individualised care needs of the children and young
people, and core competencies as identified in the childrens training
framework
Attend training and study days as
identified by your manager in line with organisational needs, aims and
objectives.
Be
proactive in personal and professional development identifying and seeking
areas in which to broaden.
Maintain personal development through
the Hospice Personal Development Plan. Continuously updating and improving
knowledge and competencies.
Develop an area of interest/ specialism to
share with other team members and enhance knowledge and learning
General
Uphold Our Values
Maintain
professionalism through adherence to recognised Codes (e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC)
and work within the boundaries of Hospice in the Wealds policies.
Maintain personal
development through the Annual Review process, continuously updating and
improving knowledge and competencies.
To attend clinical
supervision.
Engage in the use
of information and communication technology (ICT) and full implementation of
mobile/ remote working.
Always strive for
excellence.
