Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
To apply send your CV and a Cover Letter outlining how your skills and experience match this role to [email protected]
Nurse (NMC Registered)
£31,906 pa (FTE) plus enhancements for night shifts.
37.5 hours per week part time may also be considered at 30 or 36 hours per week
Location: Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice
Are you seeking a role where you collaborate closely within a nurse-led team? Where your contribution helps deliver outstanding care to babies, children, and young people? Where each day ends with the satisfaction of knowing youve made a real difference?
If your answer is yes, then Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice might just be the perfect place for you.
Join our Care Team as a Nurse and bring more than just your skills, bring your purpose.
The Role:
We are seeking qualified staff nurses who want to be part of our Care team. You will be working as part of a supportive team consisting of nurses, nursing associates, care support workers and other health professionals. You will provide a high standard of evidence-based care and be able to balance opportunities for children to experience play, social interaction and learning alongside meeting the diverse and complex nursing needs of the children supported by Bluebell Wood.
If you are looking for an environment where every day is different and are motivated to work flexibly to meet the needs of babies, children and young people both at home and at the hospice then this may be the role for you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for resilient, motivated, and innovative individuals who want to deliver high-quality, evidence-based paediatric palliative care.
Key Responsibilities:
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking responsibility for clinical decision-making and ensuring care is evidence-based and outcomes-focused
Develop, review and contribute to advance care plans in partnership with families and the multidisciplinary team.
Lead aspects of care delivery within a shift, contributing to the safe running of the clinical area
Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and role modelling of high-quality care
Supervise, support and develop Nursing Associates, students and Early career employees, ensuring safe delegation and competence
Key Attributes:
- Excellent communication, Resilience, and flexibility are essential for success in this role.
Qualifications:
- NMC Registered
About us
About us:
Our vision
At Bluebell Wood is for every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and when they need it. You will join our fantastic team where we all play our part in achieving our vision and creating an incredible culture for everyone.
Our services:
Our uncompromisable support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family. We provide symptom management, end-of-life care, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and more. We support families across 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, staff and volunteers to use.
Every year we need to raise £6.7m to keep our doors open and only around 17% of our income comes from government sources, the rest must be raised through fundraising activity.
Job responsibilities
Job title
Nurse
Reports to:
Team Leader
Job Band:
Grade G, Entry point £31,906
Location
Hospice-based, with expectation of occasional community work, depending on the needs of the service.
About us
Our Vision
For every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and where they need it.
Our Mission
Whether in the hospice, at home or in partnership with another provider in a different setting, babies, children and young people will experience the same high-quality palliative and end of life care, and beyond, alongside specialist family support.
Our Values
We have worked together to create a new set of values which represent our aims as an organisation and these align perfectly with our overall strategy, ensuring that every decision we make and every action we take is guided by these principles.
Job Purpose
As a Bluebell Wood Staff Nurse, you will:
Be accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions
Deliver high-quality, holistic and evidence-based nursing care, acting as a named nurse where appropriate
Provide clinical leadership within the care team, supporting and supervising Nursing Associates, students and support staff
Deliver child-focused, family-centred palliative and end of life care, ensuring care is responsive to individual needs
Work flexibly across hospice and community settings, leading and coordinating care in the most appropriate environment
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking responsibility for clinical decision-making and ensuring care is evidence-based and outcomes-focused
Coordinate and lead the delivery of care for children with complex, dynamic and technology-dependent needs, ensuring safe and effective practice.
Interpret clinical information and escalate or act on deterioration, using professional judgement within scope of practice
Delegate care appropriately to Nursing Associates and care staff, ensuring safe oversight and supervision
Ensure all care is delivered in line with policies, SOPs and best practice, challenging and improving practice where required
Develop, review and contribute to advance care plans in partnership with families and the multidisciplinary team.
Lead aspects of care delivery within a shift, contributing to the safe running of the clinical area
Deliver and oversee care after death, ensuring dignity, respect and family support
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and ensure high standards of documentation across the team
Leadership:
Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and role modelling of high-quality care
Supervise, support and develop Nursing Associates, students and Early career employees, ensuring safe delegation and competence
Contribute to shift coordination, escalating concerns relating to staffing, acuity or safety
Foster a positive team culture, supporting learning and reflective practice
Actively contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
To work towards the ability to lead shifts in the absence of a Team Leader or experienced nurse.
Education:
Maintain and develop own clinical competence through ongoing professional development and NMC revalidation.
Take an active role in teaching, assessing and supporting learners, including acting as a practice supervisor/assessor where appropriate
Support the development and competency assessment of Nursing Associates and new staff
Contribute to a learning culture, sharing knowledge and supporting reflective practice
Governance:
Take responsibility for ensuring care is delivered safely and in line with SOPs and evidence-based standards
Identify, report and lead learning from incidents, complaints and near misses.
Contribute to audit, quality improvement and service development, using findings to enhance care
Challenge poor practice and actively promote a culture of safety, openness and continuous improvement
Professional requirements:
Actively participate in clinical supervision and appraisals.
Fulfil the requirements for NMC Revalidation by actively engaging in professional development and staying current with all advancements in clinical practice
Complete all relevant skill-based competencies as defined by Bluebell Wood.
To maintain confidentiality surrounding the childs or young persons admission and treatment at all times.
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