About this role
Job summary Every moment counts. Every memory matters.Come and join our nursing team as a Team nurse and provide exceptional care and support to children with life limiting and life threatening conditions.
Main duties of the job
As a Team nurse you will responsible for the delivery of high quality clinical nursing care to meet the diverse individual needs of the children and young people.
You will have experience in clinical nursing assessment, planning and delivering care which will be evidence based in conjunction with Julias House policies and procedures to deliver safe care to children and young people with complex needs that will often change. Also the confidence to use your clinical judgement and make autonomous decisions about nursing care requirements.
Team Nurses participate in our on call rota system providing telephone advice for staff and families and you will have Day-to-day management of the client base, including the deployment, supervision and teaching of Care Team members. But you will also have the opportunity to broaden your skills with excellent training and development.
About us Julias House is an award-winning childrens hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties.
Each family we support is unique and so is the care we provide. When a family finds out that their child has a very serious medical condition, which is life-limiting or life-threatening, their world falls apart.
Julias House exists to help these children and their families.
Job description Job responsibilities
As part of the Nursing Team, working in line with Julias House policies and procedures, provide family centered respite care both in the Hospice and Community for children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions.
When necessary, provide a flexible and responsive approach to support the requirements of end of life care. Role model Julias House Values and Behaviours at all times
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Sick Childrens Nurse or Registered Nurse (Child Branch) Diploma or Degree or -Registered Learning Disability Nurse or -RGN or -RN Adult Two years relevant post-qualification experience at Band 5 or above Safeguarding Awareness Level 3
Desirable
Counselling training and/or care of the dying and bereaved course or experience -ENB 998 or equivalent teaching and assessing course
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 Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices
Address Devizes Hospice
Bath Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 2AT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.juliashouse.org/ (Opens in a new tab)