Nursing Associate
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]
Nursing Associate (NMC Registered)
28,560 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 looking for a role where you work collaboratively as part of a nurse-led team?
Where your work contributes to delivering the highest quality care to babies, children and young people?
Where every day ends with the knowledge that you've made a meaningful difference?
The Role
We are seeking qualified Nursing Associates 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 holistic care and be able to balance opportunities for children to experience play, social interaction and learning alongside meeting the diverse nursing needs of the children supported by Bluebell Wood.
If you are looking for a working environment where every day is different and are motivated to work flexibly to meets the needs of babies, children and young people both at home and at the hospice then this may be the role for you.
We are looking for resilient, motivated, and innovative individuals who want to deliver high-quality, evidence-based paediatric palliative care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver high-quality, holistic and person-centred care to babies, children and young people with palliative care needs, working within own scope of practice and under the direction of a registered nurse.
Implement a defined plan of care following organisational policies and Standard Operating Procedures to deliver; planned short breaks, symptom management and end of life care.
- Safely administer prescribed medicines, including controlled drugs, via a range of routes in line with policy, ensuring competence, accountability and adherence to legal and professional standards
- Work flexibly and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and effective communication to support safe, continuous care.
Key Attributes:
- Excellent communication, Resilience, and flexibility are essential for success in this role.
Qualifications:
- NMC Registered Nursing Associate
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
Nursing Associate
Reports to:
Team Leader
Job Band
Grade H, Entry point £28,560
Location
Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice
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
The main purpose of the job, as a Bluebell Wood Nursing Associate, is to provide and ensure a high standard of holistic care to babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, while also creating and facilitating opportunities for them to experience play, social interaction and learning.
The role involves delivering child-focused, family-centred palliative and end-of-life care in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team and working flexibly between the hospice and community settings to independently care for children in the most appropriate environment to meet their individual needs.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical:
Deliver high-quality, holistic and person-centred care to babies, children and young people with palliative care needs, working within own scope of practice and under the direction of a registered nurse.
Implement a defined plan of care following organisational policies and Standard Operating Procedures to deliver; planned short breaks, symptom management and end of life care.
Safely administer prescribed medicines, including controlled drugs, via a range of routes in line with policy, ensuring competence, accountability and adherence to legal and professional standards.
Provide and coordinate care for children with complex and changing needs, recognising deterioration and escalating concerns appropriately.
Work flexibly and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated care across hospice and community settings.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and effective communication to support safe, continuous care.
Manage and prioritise own workload, contributing to a safe care environment, supporting the development of others and fostering a positive working environment
Education:
Maintain and develop own clinical knowledge and competence through ongoing learning, reflection and engagement with training opportunities.
Actively share knowledge and skills with colleagues, contributing to a positive, supportive learning environment that promotes continuous development across the team.
Support the learning and development of students, new starters and less experienced staff through supervision, teaching and role modelling safe, effective practice.
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by participating in audit, feedback, and service development activities where appropriate.
Professional Requirements:
Comply with the requirements for NMC Revalidation, identifying own learning needs and ensuring own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments.
Participate in clinical supervision and appraisals.
Successfully complete required competences and demonstrate compliance with standard operating procedures as defined by Bluebell Wood.
Safeguarding:
All hospice staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk, which includes:
an understanding of relevant hospice policies
ensuring that any safeguarding and child protection or vulnerable adults concerns are both recognised and acted on appropriately
attendance at mandatory safeguarding children and adults training and updates at the competency level appropriate to their role and in accordance with the Bluebell Wood safeguarding training guidance.
Confidentiality:
On appointment you may be given access to confidential information which must only be disclosed to parties entitled to receive it. Information obtained during the course of employment should not be used for any purpose other than that intended. Unauthorised disclosure of information is a disciplinary offence.
Equality, diversity and inclusion:
At Bluebell Wood, we value and respect difference, where families, visitors, our staff and volunteers can feel welcomed and confident to be themselves. We ensure this by delivering our values:
We value diversity and recognise that different ...
