Job summary
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for qualified nurses for our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester to assess, plan and deliver holistic care to life-limited and life-threatened children and young people at the hospice and in their homes. Both full time and part time hours are available.
About the Role
Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, both in our hospices and in their homes. Our nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each childs individual holistic needs and were structured so that youll simply have the time to care.
Our nurses offer holistic care, so youll be employing a wide variety of skills. As well as taking care of our children and young peoples day-to-day clinical needs, you could be planning food choices, organising trips or supporting family and friends.
Were open every day of the year and are fully responsive to the needs of our children and young people, so we will ask for some flexibility. Typical shift patterns:
12.5 hour day: 7.30am - 8.00pm or 9.00am - 9.30pm
7.5 hour day: 7.30am - 3.00pm or 2.00pm - 9.30pm
12.5 hour night : 7:30pm - 8am
Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
We have two types of nurses in our hospices: Palliative Care Nurses and Hospice Nurses
Palliative Care Nurse
Our Palliative Care Nurses have specialist palliative care skills, delivering effective symptom management to ensure children's comfort and ensuring effective medicines management. They assess, plan and deliver care that meets complex needs including LTV, TPN, tracheotomies and central lines.
Palliative Care Nurses undertake the role of Nurse-In-Charge.
To join as a Palliative Care Nurse, you'll need to be a registered nurse (child or adult), with experience of palliative care and symptom management. You'll have experience of working with children with complex health needs and of supporting families who have experienced loss or bereavement.
Salary: £35,304 to £41,000 per annum
Hospice Nurse
Our Hospice Nurses assess, plan and deliver care to babies, children and young people, using a systematic approach and creating an individualised care plan. They strive to develop their knowledge and skills around care of children and young people with complex needs.
To join as a Hospice Nurse, you'll need to be a registered nurse (child or adult). Experience of paediatric palliative care and work with children with special needs or disabilities would be advantageous. Hospice Nurses participate in training programmes that support professional growth and palliative care skills.
Salary: £28,919.91 to £34,910 per annum
About us
What We Offer
- Enhancements for Saturdays (30%), Sundays (50%) and nights (50%)
- Part time & full time roles are available
- Flexible working considered, including night shifts only
- Employee discounts from leading retailers
- Employee gym discount scheme
- Bike-to-Work scheme
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for qualified nurses for our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester to assess, plan and deliver holistic care to life-limited and life-threatened children and young people at the hospice and in their homes. Both full time and part time hours are available.
About the Role
Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, both in our hospices and in their homes. Our nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each childs individual holistic needs and were structured so that youll simply have the time to care.
Our nurses offer holistic care, so youll be employing a wide variety of skills. As well as taking care of our children and young peoples day-to-day clinical needs, you could be planning food choices, organising trips or supporting family and friends.
Were open every day of the year and are fully responsive to the needs of our children and young people, so we will ask for some flexibility. Typical shift patterns:
12.5 hour day: 7.30am - 8.00pm or 9.00am - 9.30pm
7.5 hour day: 7.30am - 3.00pm or 2.00pm - 9.30pm
12.5 hour night : 7:30pm - 8am
Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.
Discover what it's like to work in an Acorns Children's Hospice: More Than End of Life Care
We have two types of nurses in our hospices: Palliative Care Nurses and Hospice Nurses
Palliative Care Nurse
Our Palliative Care Nurses have specialist palliative care skills, delivering effective symptom management (both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions) to ensure childrens comfort and ensuring effective medicines management. They assess, plan and deliver care that meets complex needs including LTV, TPN, tracheotomies and central lines. They maintain and refresh their skills through mandatory and clinical competency training.
Palliative Care Nurses undertake the role of Nurse-In-Charge, co-ordinating each shift and acting as a trusted colleague, ensuring effective communication across the team.
To join as a Palliative Care Nurse, youll need to be a registered nurse (child or adult), with experience of palliative care and symptom management. Youll have experience of working with children with complex health needs and of supporting families who have experienced loss or bereavement.
Salary: £35,304 to £41,000 per annum
View our full job description and person specification here
Hospice Nurse
Our Hospice Nurses assess, plan and deliver care to babies, children and young people, using a systematic approach and creating an individualised care plan. They strive to develop their knowledge and skills around care of children and young people with complex needs, taking advantage of training opportunities that we provide, to further develop skills and expertise to enhance the delivery of care.
To join as a Hospice Nurse, youll need to be a registered nurse (child or adult), with awareness of safeguarding issues. Experience of paediatric palliative care and work with children with special needs or disabilities would be advantageous. Hospice Nurses participate in training programmes that support professional growth and palliative care skills.
Salary: £28,919.91 to £34,910 per annum
View our full job description and person specification here
What We Offer
- Enhancements for Saturdays (30%), Sundays (50%) and nights (50%)
- Part time & full time roles are available
- Flexible working considered, including night shifts only
- Employee discounts from leading retailers
- Employee gym discount scheme
- Bike-to-Work scheme
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.
As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Childrens Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.
Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why work for Acorns?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for qualified nurses for our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester to assess, plan and deliver holistic care to life-limited and life-threatened children and young people at the hospice and in their homes. Both full time and part time hours are available.
About the Role
Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, both in our hospices and in their homes. Our nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each childs individual holistic needs and were structured so that youll simply have the time to care.
Our nurses offer holistic care, so youll be employing a wide variety of skills. As well as taking care of our children and young peoples day-to-day clinical needs, you could be planning food choices, organising trips or supporting family and friends.
Were open every day of the year and are fully responsive to the needs of our children and young people, so we will ask for some flexibility. Typical shift patterns:
12.5 hour day: 7.30am - 8.00pm or 9.00am - 9.30pm
7.5 hour day: 7.30am - 3.00pm or 2.00pm - 9.30pm
12.5 hour night : 7:30pm - 8am
Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.
Discover what it's like to work in an Acorns Children's Hospice: More Than End of Life Care
We have two types of nurses in our hospices: Palliative Care Nurses and Hospice Nurses
Palliative Care Nurse
Our Palliative Care Nurses have specialist palliative care skills, delivering effective symptom management (both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions) to ensure childrens comfort and ensuring effective medicines management. They assess, plan and deliver care that meets complex needs including LTV, TPN, tracheotomies and central lines. They maintain and refresh their skills through mandatory and clinical competency training.
Palliative Care Nurses undertake the role of Nurse-In-Charge, co-ordinating each shift and acting as a trusted colleague, ensuring effective communication across the team.
To join as a Palliative Care Nurse, youll need to be a registered nurse (child or adult), with experience of palliative care and symptom management. Youll have experience of working with children with complex health needs and of supporting families who have experienced loss or bereavement.
Salary: £35,304 to £41,000 per annum
View our full job description and person specification here
Hospice Nurse
Our Hospice Nurses assess, plan and deliver care to babies, children and young people, using a systematic approach and creating an individualised care plan. They strive to develop their knowledge and skills around care of children and young people with complex needs, taking advantage of training opportunities that we provide, to further develop skills and expertise to enhance the delivery of care.
To join as a Hospice Nurse, youll need to be a registered nurse (child or adult), with awareness of safeguarding issues. Experience of paediatric palliative care and work with children with special needs or disabilities would be advantageous. Hospice Nurses participate in training programmes that support professional growth and palliative care skills.
Salary: £28,919.91 to £34,910 per annum
View our full job description and person specification here
What We Offer
- Enhancements for Saturdays (30%), Sundays (50%) and nights (50%)
- Part time & full time roles are available
- Flexible working considered, including night shifts only
- Employee discounts from leading retailers
- Employee gym discount scheme
- Bike-to-Work scheme
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.
As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Childrens Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.
Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why work for Acorns?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experiene of working with children
Desirable
- Experience of paediatric palliative care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experiene of working with children
Desirable
- Experience of paediatric palliative care
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
