Bank Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

a. Actively encourage a family atmosphere within Acorns.

b. Use a systematic and individualised approach to plan care of the child and family both within their homes and the hospice to deliver quality care that is consistent with care delivered by other providers.

c. Assess, maintain and evaluate agreed standards of care in partnership with family carers and the child

d. Ensure all medication is safely administered, recorded and stored.

e. Facilitate outings play and activity that is appropriate to age and development needs of the child.

f. Use evidence to underpin practice by adhering to acorns policies and maintaining an awareness of new and developing care options.

g. Every employee has a professional responsibility to maintain an up to date knowledge and awareness of issues required to deliver quality care at the end of life.

h. Every employee has a professional responsibility to maintain an up to date knowledge and awareness of issues around care of children and young people with complex needs including LTV, TPN, Tracheotomies, Central Lines and any other complex care required.

i. Every employee has a professional responsibility to maintain an up to date knowledge and awareness of issues around the safeguarding of children, and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to protect children facilitated through effective communication across multidisciplinary agencies.

j. Every employee has a responsibility to maintain confidential, accurate and timely records.

k. Develop the required computer skills to use technology based solutions to facilitate effective communication and record keeping.

l. Maintain an awareness of the diversity of families supported by Acorns , and ensure that the cultural needs of the children and families are met appropriately.

m. Ensure professional boundaries are maintained and that due attention is paid to confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN/ RN (Child)

Desirable

• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Bereavement and Loss Counselling.
• Paediatric Palliative Care Qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of paediatric nursing.
• Experience as Nurse-in-Charge of shift
• Family centred work.
• Awareness of safeguarding issues

Desirable

• Experience of paediatric palliative care.
• Experience of work with children with special needs or
• disability.
• Experience of Community Nursing
• Experience of work for a voluntary agency.
• Experience of supporting families who have experienced loss
• or bereavement.

Skills & Ability

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain boundaries. Holistic approach.
• Flexible and used to working on own initiative.
• Demonstrate practice is evidence-based an up to date.
• Ability to take responsibility for adopting best practice in the
• implementation of individual care plans.
• Team management skills

Desirable

• Counselling skills.
• Mentoring 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust

Address

Acorns Childrens Hospice

350 Bath Road

Worcester

WR5 3EZ

Employer's website

https://www.acorns.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)