About this role
Job summary Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for a Children's Palliative Clinical Lead to join the team in our Hospice in Birmingham. As Clinical Lead, you will manage a multi-disciplinary team, develop programmes of care and provide nursing care to children and young people with a range of complex health needs, life limiting or life-threatening conditions.
Main duties of the job Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for a Children's Palliative Clinical Lead to join the team in our Hospice in Birmingham. As Clinical Lead, you will manage a multi-disciplinary team, develop programmes of care and provide nursing care to children and young people with a range of complex health needs, life limiting or life-threatening conditions.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for a Children's Palliative Clinical Lead to join the team in our Hospice in Birmingham. As Clinical Lead, you will manage a multi-disciplinary team, develop programmes of care and provide nursing care to children and young people with a range of complex health needs, life limiting or life-threatening conditions.
About the Role
At Acorns Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children, and young people with life-limiting and lifethreatening conditions, and we support their families through every step of their journey, and through transition. Our work is defined by compassion, expertise, and an unwavering belief that every child deserves comfort, dignity, and the chance to experience joy.
As Children’s Palliative Clinical Lead, you will:
Manage and be responsible for the supervision and development of a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of all grades of nursing staff, students and support workers Manage and co-ordinate the clinical area, participating in direct patient care and supervision of staff. Demonstrate expertise in symptom management and end of life care including after death care, to support staff to develop skills Participate in the development and implementation of new initiatives and contribute to the advancement of clinical practice within the hospice Promote communication with the children and young people, encouraging them to express their wishes and concerns to their best ability (this may include non-verbal, electronic or alternative communication methods)
About You
Registered Nurse Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake) Leadership experience Experience of palliative care Ability to demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical skills to include IV therapy, patient assessment skills, airway management and to develop further skills as required.
What We Offer
£46,920 to £53,040 per annum 37.5 hours per week Based in Acorns in Birmingham Hospice (B29 6HZ) Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card Discounts on refurbished tech Health cash plan Gym membership and equipment discount scheme Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment Wellbeing, legal and financial support Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more. Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
Interviews are scheduled to be held on 23 September
You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.
As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse, Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake)
Desirable
Physical Assessment Skills (or be willing to undertake)
Experience Essential
Experience of palliative care
Desirable
Palliative care qualification
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.
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 Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust
Address Acorns in Birmingham Hospice
103 Oak Tree Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B29 6HZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.acorns.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)