Nurse - Young Adult

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To be responsible for the following:

1. To work as an autonomous practitioner in assessing, implementing and evaluating nursing care to children, young people and families served by the Trust.

2. Work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to provide planned child and family focused care.

3. To act in an advisory role to other professionals and staff from other agencies in respect of palliative care for children and families.

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Train and assess competence of Care Support Workers

· Acting as a role model within team, motivating staff and setting an appropriate example

· To contribute to the training, education and support of a range of both medical and nursing students on clinical placement with the Trust.

· Co-ordinate annual leave and sickness records in the absence of Team Leader

Responsibility for patient care

· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate plans of care for children in partnership with child, parents/ carers and other professionals

· Provide effective care, treatment and management within the hospice and/or community setting

· To ensure all documentation is complete and kept up to date in accordance with Trust policy

· Liaise with healthcare and social care professionals across organisations to ensure an integrated package of care and support designed to meet the specific needs of the family, is delivered and co-coordinated.

· Ensure care delivered is delivered to predetermined standards

· Work in partnership to actively involve parents/carers and children in the implementation and evaluate of care plans.

· Provide information for children, young people and families, giving clear ongoing information as the child’s illness progresses, ensuring that parents are facilitated to maintain control and make informed decisions relating to the care of their child.

Responsibility for Resources

· Promote the safe and effective use of equipment and resources

· Inform and liaise with Team Leader in regard to resource needs, including skill mix

· Have a good knowledge of equipment available and process of appropriate equipment supply.

Strategic and service responsibilities

· Attend meetings relevant to post and on behalf of the Team Leader or Organisation

· Implement changes to established practices and/or policies

· Participate in service development under direction of Team Leader and Director of Care.

· Participate in and conduct audits of service in partnership with team leader.

· Deputise for Team Leader in their absence

· Ensure practice is clinically effective and evidence based

· Responsible for own professional development

· Contribute to the development and provision of a safe, effective and efficient service

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Childrens Nurse RNCB/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse RNLD (If RNLD it is essential to have relevant recent experience in caring for sick children or children with additional needs)

Desirable

• ENB 998 or C&G 7307 or equivalent.
• Childrens Palliative Care qualification

Experience

Essential

• - Experience of partnership working across agencies including social care, education and the voluntary sector.
• - Experience of working in a skill mixed team of staff
• - Experience of working with children with additional needs, physical and / or learning disabilities
• - Experience of working with children and families with complex and /or palliative care needs

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• - IT skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
• - A wide ranging knowledge and understanding of the needs of Children with life limiting conditions and their families and the services available for them
• - Knowledge and understanding of palliative care, loss and bereavement for children.
• - Competent in carrying out a wide range of clinical skills
• - Ability to work independently and as a team member
• - Planning and organisational skills.
• - Negotiation and problem solving.
• - Able to define own personal boundaries and professional behaviour
• - Effective communication/ inter-personal skills

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• - Due to the nature of the workplace, a Covid vaccine is necessary for all new starters. You will be required to provide proof of your vaccine status.
• - Dress in a manner that conforms to accepted formal codes of business dress
• - Flexible working to meet shift requirements
• - Able to meet the requirement of the job role
• - Have an excellent face to face & telephone manner
• - Ability to relate to the multi-disciplinary team within the hospice.
• - Ability to drive is highly desirable due to the community aspect of this role

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

Douglas Macmillan Hospice

Address

1 Grace Road

Stoke-on-trent

ST4 8FN

Employer's website

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