Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 03 December 2024

Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate individual to fill this exciting and challenging position and work as a specialist nurse to lead, co-ordinate and deliver palliative and end of life care to children and young people aged 0-19 years, and bereavement care to their families. Care is provided in a variety of settings including the home, hospices or in a hospital. The specialist nurse will need to work closely and foster good relationships with all members of the child's multi-disciplinary team and with colleagues from health, social care and education.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the delivery of specialist palliative care by working as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Team (SPCT), based at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The SPCT supports children who have palliative care needs and their families, from referral through to the end of life, discharge or transition.

Provide continuity of care to a caseload of children with palliative care needs across the commissioned footprint, acting as a keyworker where appropriate and developing advance care plans.

Be integral in the ongoing development of the nursing service to meet the assessed needs of children with a palliative diagnosis to optimise quality of life and provide support to the family, either directly or by referral to appropriate services.

Take a lead role in supporting children and families to receive end of life care in their preferred place of care. The post holder will assist in supporting and educating others and facilitating excellence in the delivery of end of life care such as developing symptom management plans and co-ordinating all services involved.

Maintain knowledge, skills and competence in providing excellent palliative care through education, supervision and reflective practice.

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Date posted

19 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-MED-24-6800544

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

East Prescot Road

Liverpool

L14 5AB

Job description

Job responsibilities

See full job description for details of the role.

Communicating effectively with children with palliative care needs

Providing holistic care to children with palliative care needs in any setting

Identify and manage symptoms

Job description

Job responsibilities

See full job description for details of the role.

Communicating effectively with children with palliative care needs

Providing holistic care to children with palliative care needs in any setting

Identify and manage symptoms

Person Specification

Essential

Current NMC registration
Non medical prescriber
At least 12 months palliative care experience
End of life care experience
Palliative care symptom management experience
Knowledge and experience of the most frequently used drugs in children's palliative care
Advance Care Planning
Car owner and driver
Initiating and managing syringe drivers at end of life
Able to work weekends
Able to participate in the on call rota

Desirable

Leadership training
Community experience
Clinical skills training
Coaching skills

Person Specification

Essential

Current NMC registration
Non medical prescriber
At least 12 months palliative care experience
End of life care experience
Palliative care symptom management experience
Knowledge and experience of the most frequently used drugs in children's palliative care
Advance Care Planning
Car owner and driver
Initiating and managing syringe drivers at end of life
Able to work weekends
Able to participate in the on call rota

Desirable

Leadership training
Community experience
Clinical skills training
Coaching skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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