About this role
Job summary
Are you a compassionate, skilled and motivated children's nurse with a passion for palliative and end of life care for children and their families?
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and dedicated children's nurse to join our Children's Palliative Care Team at Staffordshire Children's Hospital @ Royal Stoke (SCH@RSUH) for a 12-month maternity cover period. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and to support their families during some of their most challenging moments.
Main duties of the job
As part of our Children's Palliative Care Team, you will deliver high-quality, holistic, child-centred palliative and end-of-life care across home, community and hospital settings. You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless, coordinated care that respects dignity, choice and family needs.
SCH@RSUH at UHNM belongs to one of the largest and modern hospitals in the country. We are proud to serve a population of around three million, and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
At UHNM we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for a more detailed view of the roles and responsibilities or contact Emma Kelsall on 01782 679082
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse on NMC Register Degree in Nursing or health/Nursing related studies at Level 3 or Masters. Paediatric palliative care Degree/Module
Desirable
Independent Nurse Prescriber.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience Essential
Minimum of 3 years post registration experience to include 1 year management/leadership Advanced knowledge and experience of providing expert advice, guidance, training and counselling to patients requiring nutrition support.
Desirable
Phlebotomy and Cannulation skills
Personal Qualities Essential
Ability to work as part of a team Excellent interpersonal skills Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
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 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 University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address Royal Stoke Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)