Jessie May Children's Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
The post holder will work within a small care team to deliver community based palliative nursing care. The post holder will work with families caring for children and young people with life threatening and life limiting illness.
The post holder will provide skilled holistic nursing care to children and young people who have complex medical needs within the family home or other environments where respite is requested including hospital based care. The post holder will provide emotional support and advice to the children, young people and parent\ carers on the caseload, and will be responsible for the planning; implementation and the evaluation of individualised care during each respite visit in the absence of the parents or carers. The post holder will also work with the end of life team leader to plan and deliver end of life care to children on the Jessie May caseload. The post holder may have to be available to work on-call overnight and weekends on a rota basis in collaboration with other services across BNSSG.
The post holder will hold a caseload and complete a majority of their visits in North Somerset, but must be mobile across the whole geographical area that Jessie May covers.
Previous applicants for this role in the last six months should not apply.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the Jessie May care team your main duties will be;
- To deliver a high standard of individualised holistic care and support to children and young people with life limiting conditions and their families, promoting empowerment, advocacy and partnership.
- To supervise the child or young person in the absence of their parents or carers.
- Communicate effectively with all of the Jessie May Care Team.
- Promote evidenced based practices, which are of benefit to the care of the children on the Jessie May caseload, in accordance with clinical governance guidelines.
- Undertake all appropriate aspects of nursing care required within the home base setting, development and delivery of additional clinical skills having gained the appropriate training whilst maintaining competency.
- Be able to manage own workload during a respite visit and office based duties.
- Have knowledge of and work within UHBW policy and Jessie May Guidelines.
- Facilitate effective communication with Jessie May colleagues and other partner agencies
- Work with their line manager to improve services and improve the quality of care to children and young people on the Jessie May caseload.
- Ensure that Health and Safety requirements are met and all accidents and incidents are reported to the line manager
(Cont'd under detailed job description and main responsibilities)
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job responsibilities
(Main duties of the job cont.)
- Ensure that correct procedures are followed in accordance with UHBW policy and Jessie May Guidelines
- Work with the end of life team leader and care team to plan and deliver end of life care to children on the Jessie May caseload
- Provide support and supervision to students and other staff as appropriate.
- Participate in the implementation of government directives
- Follow emergency procedures following guidelines for the child or young person receiving care
- Administer medication prescribed by qualified medical practitioner
- Assist with any nursing needs that a child or young person requires in line with their individualised care plan encouraging the child or young person to be as independent as possible within their capability.
- Listen to the requests of the child or young person you are caring for and the parent/carer and whenever possible provide care consistent with their wishes.
- Listen to the child or young person and the parent/carer and offer emotional support using empathetic communication as appropriate.
- Keep written records of all care given and observations made in accordance with UHBW policy and Jessie May guidelines.
- Identify the need for additional emotional support for the child or young person and the parent/carer, and communicate this in an appropriate manner to the care team and externally as required.
- Recognise the need for specialised bereavement support, especially around the Wishes documents and funeral planning. Maintain communication with the care team and Bereavement lead to ensure the family receives all appropriate support as needed.
- Participate in service evaluation.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RSCN\RN (Child) or equivalent
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
- Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes or modules eg teaching and assessing course/palliative care module
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to use advanced communication skills to communicate compassionately and sensitively, including experience of supporting difficult conversations
- Able to advocate and empower vulnerable young children and their families
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient, including effective assessment and clinical skills
- Flexible and adaptable to challenging and complex changing environment
- Able to organise and prioritise workload using effective time management skills
- Car driver and able to work remotely including computer skills
- Able to manage and make clinical decisions for allocated and shared caseload
- Able to maintain confidentiality and work within GDPR guidelines
- Be a role model for Jessie May and UHBW including supervising and assessing students
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the importance of family centred care and the challenges faced by families on a palliative care pathway
- Relevant Post registration experience, including palliative and/or end of life care
- Shows evidence of team working and ability to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team
- Recognises own limits and seeks appropriate support including drawing on evidenced based practice and accessing individualised training as needed
- Knowledge of safeguarding and shows appropriate, timely action to minimise risk in line with local policies and procedures
Desirable
- Experience of lone working in the community with children, young people and their families
- Experience and interest in working with children with severe, complex or special needs
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
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
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