Staff Nurse Childrens Inpatient Unit
- NHS
- Full Time
- Stockton-on-Tees
- 34378.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Post : Staff Nurse
Hours : Full Time
Salary : £34,378 per annum
Location : Butterwick Hospice Childrens Unit
Deadline: 05/09/24-12pm (We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.)
Job Summary:
Are you looking for a new and challenging career and wanting to develop your clinical skills in the palliative care setting then look no further. Our childrens hospice is recruiting registered childrens/Learning disabilities Nurses to work in our wonderful setting recently rated Good by the CQC. Following the development of our childrens services we are in need of Registered Nurses to join our team in providing excellent care in our 6 bedded unit.
We are looking for experienced nurses interested in Palliative care, alongside experience of working with children with complex needs.
You will be part of a highly competent, motivated and skilled team of Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants who provide nursing care to children and young adults with a life-limiting condition.
Main duties of the job
You will have energy and enthusiasm, commitment, and the ability to successfully deal with the daily challenges of palliative care. In addition, you will need to:
- Be a Registered Childrens or Learning Disabilities Nurse with experience of working with children/young adults with complex healthcare needs.
- Be able to demonstrate appropriate and continued personal/professional development.
- Be able to take the lead in patient care, linking in with community and specialist nurses, doctors and the wider MDT.
- Contribute to the creation and sustaining of a friendly, welcoming, and caring environment in an informal nature, minimising instructional practices.
A palliative care qualification and/or ENB 998/C&G 730 Teaching Certificate are desirable but not essential for the role.
About us
For almost four decades, Butterwick Hospice Care has supported local people and communities across our region. We deliver our primary objective of holistic palliative and supportive care to those suffering with progressive life limiting conditions, their families and loved ones. We provide an Adult Inpatient Unit, a Children and Young Adults Unit, Day Care Services, Home Care Services, Complementary Therapy plus Bereavement and Counselling Services.
Benefits of joining our team are:
Free on- site parking
27 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays
Company pension scheme/NHS scheme
Job responsibilities
As an ideal candidate you will need to be able to demonstrate a desire to develop and maintain your professional standards and excellent nursing care, whilst understanding and appreciating the needs of patients with life limiting illnesses and the needs of their loved ones.
Good communication skills, a high level of self-discipline and self-motivation are a must. Flexibility is required to allow for a full range of shift cover. It is essential that you are able to deal with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered childrens/learning disabilities nurse with a minimum of 1 year experience.
Desirable
- Teaching certificate.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Essential
- -Good interpersonal skills
- -Flexible and able to use own initiative
- -Flexible and able to work shifts including days/night shift and weekends.
- -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.
Desirable
- -Ability to work under pressure
- -Mentoring skills
Experience
Essential
- -Minimum of 1 year post qualification in childrens/learning disabilities nursing.
Desirable
- -Experience as nurse in charge of shift.
- -Experience of Paediatric Palliative care.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Butterwick Hospice
Address
Butterwick Hospice
Middlefield Road
Stockton-on-tees
Cleveland
TS19 8XN
