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Palliative Staff NurseAcorns Children's Hospice Trust • Walsall, United Kingdom
Palliative Staff Nurse

Palliative Staff Nurse

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust • Walsall, United Kingdom
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity in our Black Country Hospice, Walsall for an experienced Nurse to join the team. Youll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions. Both full time and part time hours are available.

Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity in our Black Country Hospice, Walsall for an experienced Nurse to join the team. Youll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions. Both full time and part time hours are available.

About us
Acorns is recognised as a great place to work because of our people. Our priority is that our people feel valued, whatever their background and experience, and wherever they work.

Job responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity in our Black Country Hospice, Walsall for an experienced Nurse to join the team. You’ll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions. Both full time and part time hours are available.

About the Role
At Acorns Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children, and young people with life-limiting and lifethreatening conditions, and we support their families through every step of their journey, and through transition. Our work is defined by compassion, expertise, and an unwavering belief that every child deserves comfort, dignity, and the chance to experience joy. Our Children’s Palliative Community Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care that is tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs.

As a Children’s Palliative Staff Nurse, you will:
  • Deliver evidence-based end of life and symptom management and after death care to children and young people
  • Use clinical skills including, but not limited to, caring for children who require long term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds etc. These competencies will be developed and maintained through structured, competency-based training.
  • Undertake comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for children and young people with complex health needs, including life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, while working in partnership with their families.
  • Empower children, young people and their relatives to make decisions about their care and to exercise choice

About You
  • Registered Children’s nurse
  • Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care
  • Experience of working with children with complex health needs
  • Happy to work 12.5 hour shifts, Monday to Sunday (including nights)

What We Offer
  • £30,600 to £40,800 per annum
  • Full time (37.5 hours) or part time (25 hours)
  • Based in the Black Country Hospice, Walsall (WS5 4NL)
  • Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
  • Discounts on refurbished tech
  • Eye Test discount
  • Health cash plan
  • Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
  • Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
  • Wellbeing, legal and financial support
  • Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
  • NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 10 September

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Registered Nurse

Desirable
  • Mentor and assessing training

Experience
Essential
  • Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care

Desirable
  • -

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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