Job requirements
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Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of partnership working across agencies including social care, hospital and community, education and voluntary sector
- Experience
A good knowledge of the needs of children with life-limiting conditions
- Experience
Competent delivery of core nursing clinical skills (observations, clinical competence, empathy and compassion, critical thinking)
- Experience
Experience using electronic records systems
- Experience
An understanding of working with children with a learning disability or complex needs
- Experience
Experience of working in a skill mixed team
- Qualifications
Registered Childrens Nurse
- Qualifications
Ability to travel independently throughout the locality with access to suitable vehicle for business purposes
- Additional Criteria
Good verbal and written communication skills
- Additional Criteria
Awareness of the national guidance and policy relating to children
- Additional Criteria
Knowledge of safeguarding and consent
- Additional Criteria
A willingness to learn and embed nursing competencies
- Additional Criteria
Compassionate and respectful approach
- Additional Criteria
Able to communicate clearly and sensitively, adapting to the audience
- Additional Criteria
Supportive of others at all levels of the team
- Additional Criteria
To be able to meet the requirements of the post
- Additional Criteria
Flexible working to meet shift requirements
- Additional Criteria
Present a professional appearance appropriate to the role
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in hospice or palliative care setting
- Experience
An understanding of end-of-life care or child bereavement
- Qualifications
Childrens Palliative Care Qualification
- Additional Criteria
Awareness of health & safety or infection national guidance
- Additional Criteria
Experience of audit or research
- Additional Criteria
Resilience and ability to remain calm under pressure
- Additional Criteria
Ability to relate to the multi-disciplinary team within the hospice
- Additional Criteria
Actively seeks opportunities for personal and professional development
Job summary
At Dougie Mac, we are proud to offer a Nurse-led, family-centered service for children with life-limiting or life-shortening conditions. We expect each Nurse (RNC/RNLD) to share our passion for providing compassionate, personalised, and expert care that truly makes a difference to children and their families. As a Registered Childrens Nurse you will assess, implement and evaluate nursing care for children living with palliative and often complex health conditions. You will share our passion to provide excellent, personalised and compassionate care for children & their families. You will work flexibly over a 7-day period; this will include a combination of early, late, & night shifts.
Main duties of the job
As well as managing a wide range of complex conditions, you will help create precious memories through play, arts and crafts and new experiences; creating an environment where children are truly able to live life to the full. You will enjoy working as part of a close-knit team and have a positive, resilient attitude. This exciting opportunity involves providing leadership opportunities and specialist clinical expertise. Providing a high standard of palliative nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, you will support families in making the most of the time they have together.
About us
Dougie Mac provides compassionate care and support for babies, children, young adults and adults with life-limiting conditions across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. As a values-driven organisation, we strive to deliver high-quality, person-led, and inclusive care across our inpatient, community, and supportive care services. Following our merger with Approach Dementia Support and expansion into children and young adult services, Dougie Mac now supports more people than ever before across all age groups and diagnoses. Our team is made up of dedicated, skilled professionals who are committed to delivering responsive and meaningful care in line with our hospice values. We offer a collaborative working environment with access to professional development, reflective practice, and staff wellbeing support. Dougie Mac is proud to be a financially independent local charity, offering a competitive salary and benefits package including generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, funded study opportunities, hospice-paid healthcare cash plan, and free on-site parking.
Details
- Date posted: 25 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £34,343 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: DMH1230771
- Job locations: Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Children & Young Adult Services, 1 Grace Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 8FN, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
As a Childrens Nurse, you will work both autonomously and collaboratively with the team assessing, planning and delivering high-quality palliative care. You will: Coordinated holistic, individualised care for children with complex palliative health needs Support and guide families through emotionally challenging journeys Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning, clinical audits, service development, and safeguarding Supervise and support care staff, students, and newly qualified nurses and nurse associates Deliver nursing care that is clinically effective, evidence-based, and always centered on the childs needs and meet the Dougie Mac core values and NMC standards, either within the hospice building or in the community/family home Attend mandatory training for clinical competencies required for this role Ensure that all service user documentation is kept up to date in accordance with the Hospice policy, using the electronic patient record system To work as a role model within the team, motivating staff and setting an appropriate example Be responsible for your own professional development
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Children’s Nurse (Preceptorship) #1176 with Douglas Macmillan Hospice in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is listed as a Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £34343.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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