Job responsibilities
Are you looking for your next opportunity as a Nurse? Then look no further, come and join us at Hope House Children’s Hospices by playing a vital role in delivering ‘Our Mission’ helping every child with a life-threatening condition live their best life.
Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Nurse to join our team based in Oswestry. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. In return, our Nurse will receive a competitive salary of between:
£29,697 – £44,085 per annum, full time equivalent (dependant on experience)
Hope house Children’s Hospices is a special place to work. Our hospices are bright, sunny, child-centred buildings set in spacious grounds, with sensory rooms and a hydrotherapy pool. We support more than 750 local families who are either caring for a terminally ill child, or whose child has died. Children and families are the reason we are here and we all have one thing in common, a shared dedication to providing the best care for our children and their families who use our specialist services.
Our caring staff are an integral part of the care we provide at our hospices, we have a friendly and inclusive culture and you will be joining one of the most respected local charities and become part of an incredible team, who will help us deliver our mission and ensure that no one faces the death of a child alone.
About the Nurse role:
Hope House Children’s Hospice has an exciting opportunity for a registered Nurse (Children’s Nurses or Adult Nurses (RN) with paediatric experience) to join our care team to provide excellent specialist palliative and end of life care to children and young people. You will be a self-motivated and compassionate nurse working as part of a supportive team to provide holistic care to children and young people with complex, life-limiting conditions.
Whether you are an experienced nurse looking for a new challenge, or a newly qualified nurse with a passion for palliative care, we are committed to the development of our employees and will offer you a comprehensive training package. You will continue to develop your knowledge and clinical skills enabling you to deliver the highest standards of care, which supports our values and ethos that no one should suffer the death of a child alone. Whilst maintaining and enhancing your skills, you will have the opportunity and time to build meaningful relationships with children and their families, which make these incredibly fulfilling roles.
As a valued member of our team, you will be providing care to children and young people who have been diagnosed with life limiting illnesses, examples include cancer, cystic fibrosis, Batten Disease, Muscular Dystrophy and cerebral palsy. You will have the compassion and communication skills to put the needs of the child and their family at the heart of everything you do, so that we are able to provide the right care and support for them, when they need us most.
What we are looking for a Nurse who:
- Demonstrates an understanding of the needs of children and young people with life-limiting conditions and children’s palliative care
- Has excellent communication skills
- Sets high standards of care and is a good role model
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes
- Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum with service increments
- NHS pension scheme or organisational pension scheme
- Blue Light Card and Staff rewards programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling
- Flexible working arrangements
- Great development opportunities with protected time to complete training
We would love to hear from you if you have a positive approach to your work and share our values of providing fair and equitable access to our services for the children, young people and families of Shropshire, Cheshire and Powys. This is a worthwhile challenge and a varied job in which your success will make a real difference, click apply today.
If you would like an informal discussion about our Nurse opportunity, please contact our Head of Care, Hayley Woodcock on 01691 671999, or alternatively call our HR Team on 01691 679679 or email jobs@hopehouse.org.uk.
Closing date: 23rd December 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
The successful applicant will be required to obtain an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).
Hope House Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.
Hope House Children’s Hospices has a responsibility and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Hope House Children’s Hospices comply with relevant legislation, guidance and national standards relating to the recruitment of staff and volunteers working with children.
