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Job overview
The successful candidate will also be expected to provide professional support to the Children’s Community Nursing service and Rapid Response Teams. The Palliative Care Service works alongside other Specialist Nursing Services including Children’s Complex Care and Special School Nursing teams. As part of the palliative care nursing team you will participate in the on call to provide end of life care to the children and young people requiring it If you have a passion for ensuring that CYP and their family are well supported at home during the palliative and terminal phase of their care and have the necessary knowledge and skills as identified in the person specification, then we would be very interested in receiving an application from you. This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you are registered Children's Nurse or Adult Nurse and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you.
Main duties of the job
Are you READY for a new challenge? A new exciting opportunity has arisen for three additional skilled, motivated and compassionate nurses with relevant experience in caring for children with life threatening/limiting conditions. Our established, passionate, and dedicated Children’s Palliative Care Nursing Service delivers high quality and holistic child centred care to CYP who require nursing interventions. Focus of care will be on quality of life, supporting the child/young person and family through their palliative care journey and end of life phase whilst in their own home. We require someone who is passionate about palliative care and can make a difference to the lives of children and young people (CYP) and their family. The post holder will be required to support families to ensure all aspects of social, emotional, practical, and nursing needs are met.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will also be expected to provide professional support to the Children’s Community Nursing service and Rapid Response Teams. The Palliative Care Service works alongside other Specialist Nursing Services including Children’s Complex Care and Special School Nursing teams. As part of the palliative care nursing team you will participate in the on call to provide end of life care to the children and young people requiring it If you have a passion for ensuring that CYP and their family are well supported at home during the palliative and terminal phase of their care and have the necessary knowledge and skills as identified in the person specification, then we would be very interested in receiving an application from you. This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you are registered Children's Nurse or Adult Nurse and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with life limiting/ threatening illnesses and end of life
- Significant experience of working as a Children’s Nurse either RSCN/RN Child
- Demonstrable relevant experience in Paediatric Palliative care Significant experience working within adult palliative care
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage team on a day to day basis in the absence of the Team Leader/Senior Nurse
- Demonstrate knowledge relating to child protection issues and procedures or those relevant to Adult Safeguarding practice
- Evidence of assessment skills and use of nursing process and nurse models
- Demonstrate sound use and application of NMC Code of Conduct and scope of professional care
- Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting community care
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of current clinical trends and practices inclusive of evidence based practice in relation to Community Nursing and Palliative Care
- Ability to teach relatives,patients, clients and staff across all areas of self care and appropriate nursing practice
- Demonstrate knowledge of standard setting and audit processes
- Demonstrate individual responsibility in respect to health and safety
- Awareness of diversity of the needs of families in relation to culture and religion
- Excellent communication skills
- Provide evidence of time and resource management
- Demonstrates understanding of family needs and expectations and a willingness to fulfil them
- Ability to problem solve acquiring and utilising information from diverse sources to identify problems, solutions evaluating and recommending and implementing actions where appropriate
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise and evaluate care ensuring effective use of resource in relation to resource and time management
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working
- Demonstrate ability to be flexible and participate in an NHS change environment
- Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
- Positive attitude to service development and Children’s Palliative Care
Other job requirements
Essential
- Independently mobile across the Trust
- Ability to work flexible hours, evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays
Qualifications / training
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child Branch, Adult, Learning Disabilities
- ENB 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalen
Desirable
- Community Children’s Nursing qualification or equivalent
- Specialist Children’s Palliative Care qualification or equivalent
- Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent
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This advert is for Band 6 Children's Palliative Nurse with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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