About this role
Job summary
Kentown Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (12 months fixed term )
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our children's community nursing team for a Band 7 role to cover for 12 months maternity period
The post holder is required to hold a children's nursing qualification and is required to have advanced knowledge and experience in the care and management of children with life limiting and palliative care needs. They will directly deliver nursing care and support the Children's community team team in delivering safe, personal, effective and compassionate care to children, young people and their families, ensuring empathy and quality. They will work within the well established Blackpool Children's Community Nursing team and network alongside the other Kentown nursing team across Lancashire
Main duties of the job
To develop skills as a Kentown nurse for Children's Palliative Care within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust , supporting and advising children, young people and their families requiring palliative care, including those families facing the end of their child's life; at the time of death and following death.Support children, young people, and their families to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and enable children with palliative care needs to be cared for in the place of their choice.
To work collaboratively with all professionals involved with the child and family and support and sign post to other available services to optimise available holistic support
To work closely with the child, young person and their families' developing and reviewing their Advance Care Plan, supporting them to ensure their hopes and wishes are explored and documented. Involving children, young people and their families encouraging them to make informed choices concerning their health and wellbeing.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients. We employ more than 6,500 staff, have approximately 900 beds and have a planned turnover in excess of £410m for 2017/2018.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Job description Job responsibilities
To develop skills in the assessment of childrens palliative care needs and develop plans of care to meet the needs of the child, young person, and their families so that appropriate care and support is established and maintained as they move between hospital and community settings. This may include attendances at clinic appointments for individual patients.
To develop skills in coordination and mobilisation of services ,complex discharge planning to support the patient and family during palliation and bereavement and signposting them to the most appropriate professional to act as a key worker.
To develop skills in advanced care planning by networking with colleagues and undertaking required training to ensure that all children and families are offered the choice of an advance care plan.
Provide verbal and written information for families which is age appropriate and culturally sensitive.
Be responsible for ensuring that the environment and Trust processes are responsive to the needs of the bereaved parents and family, recognising the importance of maintaining privacy and dignity. Working closely with Trust Swan team and shared care palliative care teams in adult and paediatric arenas
To develop and strengthen links with local and regional palliative care networks and be a key player/support within the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, appropriate and effective management of children with palliative care needs.
Have a commitment to collaborative working and support the transition process for young people with palliative care needs into adult services.Leadership
Act as a good role model, providing effective palliative and end of life care advice, guidance and support to the childrens community nursing team and advice paediatric teams as needed.
To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development.
Participate in the development of guidelines, protocols, pathways, policies in relation to palliative and end of life care for children and young people supported by the Kentown programme
Be the source of contact following the death of a child, participating in child death review meetings, sharing good practice and any lessons learnt.
Undertake training for quality service improvement and redesign supporting Contribution to service evaluations and reviews to assess the workload and make plans for service development.
Participate in the research and audit process ensuring that childrens palliative and end of life care is endorsed.
Provide up to date education and expert advice for other health care professionals including GPs, Health visitors, social workers, school staff and others to ensure they are able to support children and families with palliative care needs.Communication and networking
Always represent the Trust, demonstrating core values and behaviours whilst promoting collaboration and teamwork.
Champion advance care planning and palliative care, promoting effective communication, across all community settings and reaching into ward environments.
Advocate for children, young people and their families during palliation and raise awareness of the service.
Be able to demonstrate empathy and communicate effectively in difficult situation.
To develop and maintain expertise in working across organisational boundaries
Support professionals to have end of life/preferred place of care conversations with families, supporting families who wish to transition their care from hospital to home or to a hospice setting.
Support clinical decision making, supporting clinicians in having difficult conversations, supporting families when there is uncertainty and offering clinical review and symptom management.
Utilise advanced communication skills communicating effectively with the children, young person and their families to understand their condition and the impact it may have. To give sensitive, emotive information regarding prognosis and outcomes.
To work closely with the child, young person and their families developing and reviewing their Advance Care Plan, supporting them to ensure their hopes and wishes are explored and documented. Involving children, young people and their families encouraging them to make informed choices concerning their health and wellbeing.
To have an awareness of the barriers to effective communication and methods that can be used to reduce those barriers.
Effectively communicate with colleagues, peers, senior managers, and clinical leads within the Trust.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous professional records in accordance with the NMC guidelines and Trust Record Keeping Policy.Training and development
Act as a mentor for students and other junior staff, providing effective education facilitating their development and promoting high standards of childrens palliative and end of life care. Supervising and assessing competencies as required.
Be responsible for creating a dynamic learning environment for all staff, overseeing the provision of education, research and practice development in childrens palliative and end of life care.
To assist in the updating of teaching resources, patient information, protocols, guidelines.
Provide training and updates for children, parents, and their carer.
To assess, identify and evaluate own knowledge and practice needs in relation to knowledge and skills required to meet the demands of the service, taking responsibility for continuing personal development and performance in addition to key training identified within the trainee programme
To stay abreast of up-to-date research and developments ensuring evidence-based practice is used at all times.Professional responsibilities
Work as a positive role model to ensure that the delivery of nursing care is at the highest possible level to meet the complex palliative care and/or end of life care needs of children and their families.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
First level registered nurse, BSc hons or equivalent Registered children's nurse Community Specialist Practitioner or equivalent First level leadership training Non-medical prescribing Advanced communication Skills Training
Desirable
Master level qualification in related field or willingness to undertake level of study Teaching qualification Evidence of training in relevant speciality
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Previous experience as band 6 Evidence of on-going professional development within the past 2 years. Experience of clinical work and skills in a children's community services Evidence of multidisciplinary/agency working. Significant experience of working with children and young people with life limiting conditions and at end of life Extensive knowledge of Safeguarding Procedures and legislation Knowledge of GDPR, Fraser Guidelines, Gillick Competency etc Experience of delivering formal structured training and teaching of practical skills . Experience of communication and liaison with tertiary level centres and understanding and leading on complex care plans for children nursed in the community and/ or attending specialist School Provision. Experience of advance care planning
Desirable
Experience with training, coaching and supervision for colleagues Experience with transition /preparing for adulthood and supporting tools Evidence of leadership skills Experience of developing clinical pathways and SOPS
Skills and Ability Essential
Knowledge of own professional accountability and limitations Able to maintain accurate records consistent with own professions guidelines. Able to demonstrate highly skilled and accurate written and verbal communication skills, including with non-engaging and hard to reach children. Able to promote best practice in service delivery and undertake audits, risk assessment, investigations. Confident in dealing with professionals from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of seniority. Able to provide detailed reports and presentations when working with multiagency teams Significant knowledge of Paediatric palliative care nursing including both theory and practical skills
Desirable
car driver Understanding of EHCP's
Personal Attributes Essential
Compassionate Empathetic Supportive Communication Skills Non-judgemental Innovative
Other Essential
Own car and able to use it for work
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Newton Drive Health Centre Blackpool
Newton Drive
Blackpool
FY38NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)