Job summary
Nurse
- Long Term Ventilation, The Nook Hospice NR14 7PX
Full/Part-Time considered
Permanent
vacancy
Salary £37,338-
£44,962 FTE, per annum
Were looking
for someone who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, and passionate about
delivering high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
Do you have:
- Experience of
caring for children and young people who require LTV support?
- A passion to
provide high quality evidence based care?
- Excellent
communication skills?
- Great time
management skills?
Responsibilities
include:
The post holder
will plan and develop, implement and evaluate a specialist LTV service
alongside the EACH LTV team and wider multi-disciplinary team. Ensuring that
patients receive the highest standard of clinical care, safety and support.
The post holder
will provide specialist advice, education/training, assessment and care
planning and support to health care professionals within EACH and externally.
The post holder
will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of the LTV
service, research and standards of care within EACH.
Please visit
our website www.each.org.uk to view the
full job description and person specification and to apply.
Closing
date: 15 June 2025
Interviews:
24 June 2025
About us
Comprehensive
range of benefits:
-
Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
-
Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK
Bank Holidays
-
Additional holiday purchase scheme
-
Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support
schemes
-
AVIVA pension package up to 7% Employer
Contribution inc Life Assurance
-
NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
-
Free Eye Tests
-
Cycle to work scheme
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares
for children and young people with life threatening conditions across
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual
feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of
inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent
from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation,
creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where
everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome
candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and
adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection
process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to the delivery of care on shift including end of life care if required.
- Mentor new staff in relation to LTV care.
- The post holder will work in collaboration with other services providing care and support
for the child / young person and family.
- To work as part of a team supporting a ventilator dependent child within the hospice/
community setting and to continue that support independently within the hospice and
wider community.
- To be a designated lead for LTV care.
- Contribute to LTV service and care developments, including policy and procedures, under
the clinical direction of the locality Matrons to ensure provision of holistic care and support
to children with LTV care needs.
- Deliver LTV teaching, training and assessment of competency within EACH and also when
required to in the community via commissioned or charitable agreement.
- Develop and deliver teaching, training and assessment of competency in care team staff
through working alongside them in a range of settings in the community and at the
hospices.
- Work collaboratively with other services providing LTV care packages for the child and
family as necessary to ensure continuity of delivery of consistent and safe care across
agencies.
- To deliver care on shift as required and ensure that holistic care is family centred, needs
led, evidence-based and meets all statutory requirements.
- To apply clinical decision making and practice at a level that reflects skill and
competencies in relation to LTV practice.
- Seek opportunity to be an active member of a quality and safety group.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate RAHAs and care plans to meet the diverse and
individual needs of children and families.
- To contribute to the management of BCYP caseload with LTV requirements in conjunction
with the care team.
- To make an active contribution to the on-going development of EACH care services in
relation to LTV practice.
- To work proficiently and effectively within the relevant legal, ethical and professional
frameworks applicable to childrens palliative care practice in the community and in the
hospice at all times, including the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- To be responsible for maintaining and updating own professional practice by actively
participating in reflective practice, appraisal, management and practice supervision and to
be a full and willing participant in opportunities for learning.
- To act as an ambassador for the organisation and to maintain positive and effective
communication with other agencies involved with families receiving EACH services. To
attend discharge planning, review and debrief meetings as appropriate.
- To undertake any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the
title of the post and its grading, as requested by your line manager or someone acting on
their behalf.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to the delivery of care on shift including end of life care if required.
- Mentor new staff in relation to LTV care.
- The post holder will work in collaboration with other services providing care and support
for the child / young person and family.
- To work as part of a team supporting a ventilator dependent child within the hospice/
community setting and to continue that support independently within the hospice and
wider community.
- To be a designated lead for LTV care.
- Contribute to LTV service and care developments, including policy and procedures, under
the clinical direction of the locality Matrons to ensure provision of holistic care and support
to children with LTV care needs.
- Deliver LTV teaching, training and assessment of competency within EACH and also when
required to in the community via commissioned or charitable agreement.
- Develop and deliver teaching, training and assessment of competency in care team staff
through working alongside them in a range of settings in the community and at the
hospices.
- Work collaboratively with other services providing LTV care packages for the child and
family as necessary to ensure continuity of delivery of consistent and safe care across
agencies.
- To deliver care on shift as required and ensure that holistic care is family centred, needs
led, evidence-based and meets all statutory requirements.
- To apply clinical decision making and practice at a level that reflects skill and
competencies in relation to LTV practice.
- Seek opportunity to be an active member of a quality and safety group.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate RAHAs and care plans to meet the diverse and
individual needs of children and families.
- To contribute to the management of BCYP caseload with LTV requirements in conjunction
with the care team.
- To make an active contribution to the on-going development of EACH care services in
relation to LTV practice.
- To work proficiently and effectively within the relevant legal, ethical and professional
frameworks applicable to childrens palliative care practice in the community and in the
hospice at all times, including the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- To be responsible for maintaining and updating own professional practice by actively
participating in reflective practice, appraisal, management and practice supervision and to
be a full and willing participant in opportunities for learning.
- To act as an ambassador for the organisation and to maintain positive and effective
communication with other agencies involved with families receiving EACH services. To
attend discharge planning, review and debrief meetings as appropriate.
- To undertake any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the
title of the post and its grading, as requested by your line manager or someone acting on
their behalf.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child / RSCN / RN Adult / RNLD
- Have completed or be willing to complete train the trainer LTV training provided externally
- Knowledge of best practice standards for providing long term ventilation to a BCYP
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to children & young people including best practice in safeguarding children
- Knowledge and understanding of childrens palliative care
Desirable
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or diploma or other professional training.
- Mentor qualification or experience of training staff
- Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system
Experience
Essential
- Current experience of caring for children with LTV needs in the
- community/ hospice / hospital
- Current signed LTV competency or evidence of near completion
- Evidence of effective training, teaching, facilitation and presentation skills
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering care to children and families in a health care setting
- Experience of assessment (including risk), development, implementation, delivering and evaluating programmes of care
- across a range of environments
- Evidence of working within a
- professional multi-disciplinary
- team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a palliative care service
- Experience of working with BCYP with complex health needs
- Experience of providing community care services
- Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day to day basis, including practice supervision, mentoring and appraisal
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Enthusiastic and proactive approach to work
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes
- Ability to problem solve, use initiative and plan and manage own time
- Ability to work as part of a team
- A flexible attitude and approach to the changing work environment and to provide the flexibility of service required by the families seeking EACH services
- Ability to undertake a wide range of clinical tasks
- Proven track record of reliability
- IT literate
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Must have a current, full UK drivers licence and own transport
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child / RSCN / RN Adult / RNLD
- Have completed or be willing to complete train the trainer LTV training provided externally
- Knowledge of best practice standards for providing long term ventilation to a BCYP
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to children & young people including best practice in safeguarding children
- Knowledge and understanding of childrens palliative care
Desirable
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or diploma or other professional training.
- Mentor qualification or experience of training staff
- Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system
Experience
Essential
- Current experience of caring for children with LTV needs in the
- community/ hospice / hospital
- Current signed LTV competency or evidence of near completion
- Evidence of effective training, teaching, facilitation and presentation skills
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering care to children and families in a health care setting
- Experience of assessment (including risk), development, implementation, delivering and evaluating programmes of care
- across a range of environments
- Evidence of working within a
- professional multi-disciplinary
- team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a palliative care service
- Experience of working with BCYP with complex health needs
- Experience of providing community care services
- Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day to day basis, including practice supervision, mentoring and appraisal
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Enthusiastic and proactive approach to work
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes
- Ability to problem solve, use initiative and plan and manage own time
- Ability to work as part of a team
- A flexible attitude and approach to the changing work environment and to provide the flexibility of service required by the families seeking EACH services
- Ability to undertake a wide range of clinical tasks
- Proven track record of reliability
- IT literate
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Must have a current, full UK drivers licence and own transport
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
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).
