Staff Nurse Childrens Inpatient Unit

Butterwick Hospice

The closing date is 22 April 2025

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Job summary

Post : Staff Nurse

Hours : Full Time

Salary : £34,378 per annum

Location : Butterwick Hospice Childrens Unit

Deadline: 05/09/24-12pm (We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.)

Job Summary:

Are you looking for a new and challenging career and wanting to develop your clinical skills in the palliative care setting then look no further. Our childrens hospice is recruiting registered childrens/Learning disabilities Nurses to work in our wonderful setting recently rated Good by the CQC. Following the development of our childrens services we are in need of Registered Nurses to join our team in providing excellent care in our 6 bedded unit.

We are looking for experienced nurses interested in Palliative care, alongside experience of working with children with complex needs.

You will be part of a highly competent, motivated and skilled team of Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants who provide nursing care to children and young adults with a life-limiting condition.

Main duties of the job

You will have energy and enthusiasm, commitment, and the ability to successfully deal with the daily challenges of palliative care. In addition, you will need to:

  • Be a Registered Childrens or Learning Disabilities Nurse with experience of working with children/young adults with complex healthcare needs.
  • Be able to demonstrate appropriate and continued personal/professional development.
  • Be able to take the lead in patient care, linking in with community and specialist nurses, doctors and the wider MDT.
  • Contribute to the creation and sustaining of a friendly, welcoming, and caring environment in an informal nature, minimising instructional practices.

A palliative care qualification and/or ENB 998/C&G 730 Teaching Certificate are desirable but not essential for the role.

About us

For almost four decades, Butterwick Hospice Care has supported local people and communities across our region. We deliver our primary objective of holistic palliative and supportive care to those suffering with progressive life limiting conditions, their families and loved ones. We provide an Adult Inpatient Unit, a Children and Young Adults Unit, Day Care Services, Home Care Services, Complementary Therapy plus Bereavement and Counselling Services.

Benefits of joining our team are:

Free on- site parking

27 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays

Company pension scheme/NHS scheme

Date posted

01 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£34,378 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0492-25-0002

Job locations

Butterwick Hospice

Middlefield Road

Stockton-on-tees

Cleveland

TS19 8XN


Job description

Job responsibilities

As an ideal candidate you will need to be able to demonstrate a desire to develop and maintain your professional standards and excellent nursing care, whilst understanding and appreciating the needs of patients with life limiting illnesses and the needs of their loved ones.

Good communication skills, a high level of self-discipline and self-motivation are a must. Flexibility is required to allow for a full range of shift cover. It is essential that you are able to deal with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an ideal candidate you will need to be able to demonstrate a desire to develop and maintain your professional standards and excellent nursing care, whilst understanding and appreciating the needs of patients with life limiting illnesses and the needs of their loved ones.

Good communication skills, a high level of self-discipline and self-motivation are a must. Flexibility is required to allow for a full range of shift cover. It is essential that you are able to deal with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered childrens/learning disabilities nurse with a minimum of 1 year experience.

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Essential

  • -Good interpersonal skills
  • -Flexible and able to use own initiative
  • -Flexible and able to work shifts including days/night shift and weekends.
  • -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.

Desirable

  • -Ability to work under pressure
  • -Mentoring skills

Experience

Essential

  • -Minimum of 1 year post qualification in childrens/learning disabilities nursing.

Desirable

  • -Experience as nurse in charge of shift.
  • -Experience of Paediatric Palliative care.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered childrens/learning disabilities nurse with a minimum of 1 year experience.

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Essential

  • -Good interpersonal skills
  • -Flexible and able to use own initiative
  • -Flexible and able to work shifts including days/night shift and weekends.
  • -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.

Desirable

  • -Ability to work under pressure
  • -Mentoring skills

Experience

Essential

  • -Minimum of 1 year post qualification in childrens/learning disabilities nursing.

Desirable

  • -Experience as nurse in charge of shift.
  • -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.

Employer details

Employer name

Butterwick Hospice

Address

Butterwick Hospice

Middlefield Road

Stockton-on-tees

Cleveland

TS19 8XN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Butterwick Hospice

Address

Butterwick Hospice

Middlefield Road

Stockton-on-tees

Cleveland

TS19 8XN


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Manager CIPU

Julie Evans

Julie.evans@butterwick.org.uk

01642607742

Date posted

01 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£34,378 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0492-25-0002

Job locations

Butterwick Hospice

Middlefield Road

Stockton-on-tees

Cleveland

TS19 8XN


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