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We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about palliative and end of life care to join the Children’s Specialist Palliative Care Team. Alongside the Clinical Lead you will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic team who provide specialist advice and support to children, young people and their families and all members of the health care teams involved in the child/young person’s care. The team consists of a specialist palliative care consultant, senior palliative care nurses, senior family support worker and nurse associates. We work very closely with the Children’s Community Nursing and Rapid Response Teams and the acute settings to ensure a high standard of care is offered to children/young people and their families throughout their palliative care journey. The team support children and young people and their families with all aspects of palliative, end of life care and bereavement support. The team offer a 24/7 service which enables timely symptom management and offers family choice around care for place of death. It is desirable that you will hold the Independent Non Medical Prescribing qualification and have a good understanding of symptom control. Advanced communication is essential to this role. Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview.
Main duties of the job
- Give encouragement, support, empathy, time and reassurance and advice to patients, families and carers to enable them to explore and express feelings and issues of concern. - Working at an enhanced practice standard, co-ordinates and manages a defined case load of children facilitating the highest possible standards of individualized care - Demonstrate advanced practice in holistic assessment, development and evaluation of individual specialist nursing care programmes involving patients, families and carers as appropriate. - Facilitate the management and support of palliative care patients to ensure the pathway is seamless and of a high quality. - Demonstrate advanced knowledge as an expert practitioner in palliative care by use of innovative practice and skills. - To undertake non-medical nurse prescribing and to act as a nurse prescriber within the boundaries of qualifications and professional guidelines in accordance with legislation policies and procedures - Identify and apply innovative care and practice to ensure best clinical outcomes to benefit the patients, families, carers and organisational needs. - Analyse complex situations, which may be detrimental to a child’s physical or psychological well-being and develop action plans to improve the quality of patient care in line with Trust and local agency policies e.g. child protection issues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role.
We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
[email protected]
07784 007 462
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Rebecca Carless
Job title
Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
Telephone number
0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable relevant experience in Paediatric Palliative care
- Significant experience of symptom management relating specifically to end of life.
- Significant experience of productive multi and interdisciplinary workin
- Experience in clinical (informal) and formal teaching
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical skills underpinned by advanced knowledge of palliative care and current issues
- Ability to manage own caseload
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Leadership skills
- Change management skills
- Knowledge of principles of research and audit
- Ability to translate evidence into practice
- IT competency with email, internet, Microsoft Office
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and with unpredictable work patterns, managing time, work, commitments and priorities to manage own caseload
- Ability to work as a member of a team
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Access to independent means of transport
- Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of week
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent
- Masters level qualification or equivalent
- Degree in children’s nursing / children’s palliative care or equivalent
- Evidence of continued education.
- Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent.
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This advert is for Band 7 Senior Nurse for Palliative Care with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Jun 2026.
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