Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Description
Job summary
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging opportunity where your work really matters? If so, Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice may be the place for you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our nurse-led symptom management team, to provide excellent palliative and end of life care to the babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions. We have a catchment area covering, South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, North Nottinghamshire and parts of North Lincolnshire.
As part of the Symptom Management Team, you will be working alongside Advanced Nurse Practitioners and other Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide symptom management and advance care planning.
A career at Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice is an incredibly rewarding one as you can make a real difference to the lives of children with life limiting conditions and families. We seize every opportunity to create memories to treasure for every child and their family.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work both within the community and hospice, providing support to children, their families and colleagues, working alongside the advanced nurse practitioners, providing specialist nursing care to children and young people with life limiting conditions, as an integral part of the hospice interdisciplinary care team.
Work alongside colleagues to provide 24-hour care, 7 days per week through an on-call service.
Sit on the hospice care leadership team.
Contribute to governance, including the writing of policies, procedures, audit and research and delivering of training and education.
To fulfil the role effectively, you will be enthusiastic with a commitment to developing the knowledge and skills of not only yourself but also other care staff and agencies we work in partnership with.
The successful candidate will be an independent non-medical prescriber or will be willing to undertake the course.
About us
At Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice, we care for children and young people whose lives are just too short. Our aim is to reach every family that needs our help and to offer them the very best choice of care. Did you know that every year we need to raise £6.5m to keep our doors open and only around 16% of our income comes from government sources, the rest has to be raised through fundraising activity.
Our services include short overnight stays and community breaks at home or in the hospice. We also support the whole family from diagnosis with our multi-disciplinary Family Support team who provide counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy and much more. Our care team support these families in our modern, purpose-built building. All our rooms bedrooms have a homely feel. We have a sensory room, spa pool, cinema room and six acres of gardens.
We support families from a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families and staff to use.
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE: To provide specialist level palliative care and support to children and young people with life limiting conditions and their families living within our catchment area of South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, North Nottinghamshire and parts of North Lincolnshire.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work both within the community and hospice, providing support to children, their families and colleagues, working alongside the advanced nurse practitioners, providing specialist nursing care to children and young people with life limiting conditions, as an integral part of the hospice interdisciplinary care team.
Work alongside colleagues to provide 24-hour care, 7 days per week through an on-call service.
Sit on the hospice care leadership team.
Contribute to governance, including the writing of policies, procedures, audit and research and delivering of training and education.
Clinical Responsibilities
Undertake clinical assessment and to plan, deliver and evaluate holistic and evidence-based specialist nursing care to children and young people with life limiting conditions, as an integral part of the hospice interdisciplinary care team.
Act as an independent prescriber within scope of professional practice, prescribing a range of medicines (if not already an independent prescriber, will be willing to undertake the V300 independent prescribing course)
Act as a point of contact for symptom control and palliative management advice for children and young people, in the full range of settings (home, hospital, hospice and school).
Develop and maintain specialist level palliative care knowledge and skills across a range of procedures and practices including medicines management.
Participate in the 24/7 on call service, working collaboratively with senior nursing colleagues to provide an on-call support service to children on our caseload both in hospice and the community.
Develop, review and evaluate comprehensive symptom management plans (including CYPACPs), coordinating and supporting their implementation and use across agencies and Teams that children access.
Facilitate the links between the hospitals, community teams and Bluebell Wood Hospice, providing a coordinated system of referral, to maximise continuity of care for children and their families, including supporting the smooth transition of young people into adult services.
Network at local, regional, and national level.
Represent the hospice at the child death overview panels and share associated learning with the care team.
Effectively communicate information accurately and timely to support effective team working.
Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with the Care Team, Family Support Team, Senior Care Leadership Team.
To be an advocate of and role model for Bluebell Woods values.
Provide support, advice and guidance to the in house and community care teams.
Attend regular meetings as appropriate contributing positively to discussion and debates for shared decision-making.
Act as an NMC practice supervisor and assessor (mentor), participating in and supporting the professional development of colleagues and students.
Care Lead Management requirements:
Work as part of the Care Leadership Team, support service and quality improvement within the care3 team and wider organisation.
Establish effective communication with relevant individuals and groups, including key members of the hospice, the locality community nursing teams, service users, other hospices, and relevant statutory and voluntary organisations.
Participate in the effective recruitment and retention of care staff, working closely with the Care Management Team and ensure appropriate support and supervision to other staff. and regular appraisal of hospice associate clinical nurse specialist.
To contribute to the development and implementation of organisational policies and guidelines as required.
To deputise for the advanced nurse practitioners, as required, representing the hospice with external stakeholders.
Education
Provide clinical teaching within the hospice and to agencies we work alongside.
Empower and encourage staff to reach their potential.
To work closely with the care4 leadership team to identify areas of need within the hospice and support the learning of the Care Team to enable them to deliver a quality service.
Safeguarding
Compliance with hospice and Local Safeguarding Childrens Board policies, procedures and practice.
Following hospice policy regarding the management of safeguarding concerns.
Communicating and escalating concerns over a child in need of protection or a child in need of support to safeguarding lead, child protection teams or other statutory partners or agencies
Equality and diversity
Supporting equality, diversity and rights of all, including children, young people and their families and staff.
Actively promoting the consultation of children, young people and families and encouraging their involvement and participation in decision-making.
Health and safety
To comply with health and safety policies and ensure compliance by others.
Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
Ensuring that all members of the team are aware of, and adhere to, current policies regarding infection control always. Ensuring an awareness and observation of Fire and Health and Safety Regulations.
Professional Standards
Ensuring that your professional conduct within and outside of the hospice does not conflict with professional expectations.
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