Job summary
This is a new exciting opportunity to work as part of the palliative care team in a fixed term role for 2 years funded by The True Colours trust. This role will enhance palliative care for our joint cardiac palliative care patient caseload. A palliative cardiac clinical nurse specialist is required to provide that essential link between services and optimise the care provided to this patient cohort, who often struggle with symptom management and require end of life care.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining an innovative and progressive multi-disciplinary palliative and bereavement care team. The post will involve working across organisational boundaries to serve the needs of children with life-limiting cardiac conditions across the West Midlands offering specialist care and continued development of expert palliative and cardiac care services within BWCH. The post holder will provide essential liaison between hospital and community services for babies, children and young people with life-limiting cardiac conditions acting as a specialist in signposting and facilitating appropriate, timely and safe discharge, discharge planning and care when a child has died.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration (Child)
- First degree in relevant subject/equivalent qualification or equivalent experience
- Recent experience of working within Children's Nursing including working with children and their families with life limiting conditions/cardiac conditions
Desirable
- Masters degree relevant to post
- Advanced communication skills course
Experience
Essential
- Relevant, up to date clinical skills; excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage complex and difficult emotional situations
- Up to date knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Articulates understanding of health and safety, risk management and the patient safety agenda relating to children and young people
Desirable
- Clear understanding and commitment to clinical governance
Professional knowledge
Essential
- Working in a person-centered way
- Understanding of Patient Safety initiatives
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in partnership with patients and staff
- Political awareness, knowledge / interest of current issues, legislation and ability to articulate an understanding of local and national guidelines and evidence of work with diverse and emerging communities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration (Child)
- First degree in relevant subject/equivalent qualification or equivalent experience
- Recent experience of working within Children's Nursing including working with children and their families with life limiting conditions/cardiac conditions
Desirable
- Masters degree relevant to post
- Advanced communication skills course
Experience
Essential
- Relevant, up to date clinical skills; excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage complex and difficult emotional situations
- Up to date knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Articulates understanding of health and safety, risk management and the patient safety agenda relating to children and young people
Desirable
- Clear understanding and commitment to clinical governance
Professional knowledge
Essential
- Working in a person-centered way
- Understanding of Patient Safety initiatives
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in partnership with patients and staff
- Political awareness, knowledge / interest of current issues, legislation and ability to articulate an understanding of local and national guidelines and evidence of work with diverse and emerging communities.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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