Job summary
You can be that lifeline of care
for Haven House children and families.
Join our passionate team of Haven
House Nurses (Band 5) where you can be
part of something extraordinary.
The demand for the outstanding care Haven House
provides is increasing and more vital than ever. We need you to help us deliver
our care to families who so desperately need us during the most difficult of
times.
Our Nurses are
privileged to spend precious time with babies, children, young people
and their families. We need your expertise to provide compassionate care and
create special memories.
As
a valued member of the Care team, you will join a unique and vibrant team
providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as
planned and emergency short breaks both at the hospice and in the
community. As a Haven House Nurse, you will support the wider team to
ensure high standards of holistic care are delivered.
In return, we will support your wellbeing and offer
you a learning environment to develop your skills and competencies in
paediatric palliative care, supported by our Nurse Practice Educator.
Main duties of the job
This role is based at our beautiful woodland
hospice in Woodford Green, offering free parking and easy access from the
Central line.
To be able to support
families to be together in those last precious days is immensely important to
me. Giving children and their families choice and being able to provide a
caring and compassionate environment is why I work at Haven House. (Aisling, Haven
House nurse)
A childrens hospice is all
about providing wonderful care to children and their families and creating
special memories.
When I saw the advert for nurses
on the Haven House website, I applied straight away knowing that I was coming
to a place where I can learn from colleagues about how to deliver an
exceptional service and be the nurse that I always wanted to be. (Anne, Haven
House nurse)
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this
commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an
enhanced DBS check.
For more information about the role, please
download a copy of the job description and person specification.
About us
Benefits
As an employee you will be entitled to the following range of benefits:
- Retention of your NHS pension (if applicable and subject to meeting NHS criteria)
- Agenda for Change long service holiday (if applicable)
- Pension Scheme (employer matching up to 7%)
- Free on-site parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye Care voucher scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Unfortunately we can only consider applications from people who are able to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
Closing date
Friday 31 May 2024, although Haven House reserves the right to commence the interview process before the closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job
title: Staff Nurse Band 5
Accountable to:
Integrated Nursing Service
Lead
Pay scale: Agenda for
Change
Unsocial
hours payment payable dependent on shift pattern
Hours of work: Full
time / part time. Flexible working.
Internal rotation between day and night
shifts (11.5 hours).
Job summary
To work as part of the
Integrated Care Team providing direct care to children and young people who
have palliative care needs, in the hospice, home or hospital as directed by the
child's care needs and service delivery. The post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts as the
hospice provides care services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
CORE
RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
1.
To provide high quality nursing care for children and
young people who have palliative care needs.
2.
To promote a person-centred care approach within the
multi-disciplinary team.
3.
To contribute to the care plans and assessments
required to ensure the child/young person receives safe and effective care from
hospice services.
4.
To liaise with the lead for mental capacity assessments
and ensure that these are competed as required.
5.
To ensure care is planned and delivered in accordance
with the Care Quality Commission Inspectorate standards of quality and safety.
6.
To be fully conversant with and contribute to all
clinical guidelines, policies and procedures of Haven House.
7.
To communicate complex and sensitive information
effectively to service users, care staff and other members of the team.
8.
To further develop clinical skills and knowledge and
maintain own competency for NMC portfolio.
9.
To work with the Nurse Practice Educator in delivering
training and further support junior colleagues with responsibility towards
health care support workers.
10. To
ensure that safeguarding is embedded in practice and concerns are escalated at
the earliest opportunity.
11. To
contribute to effective medicines management in accordance with Haven House
policies.
12. To
develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide
holistic evidence-based nursing care.
13. To
act as an advocate for the child and family.
14. To
ensure that the child/young persons nutritional needs are met whilst at Haven
House.
15. To
have a knowledge of the commonly used drugs in paediatric palliative care and
to undertake the relevant drug
administration competencies.
16. To
have a knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
17. To
use Haven Houses Electronic Patient Record System to ensure data is entered in
an accurate and timely fashion, in accordance with policy and procedure.
18. To
demonstrate a professional approach to work and act in accordance the NMC Code.
Work collaboratively with other
team members to: -
1. To constructively identify
issues with care strategy, policies and procedure in the interests of the
organisation and users of the service.
2.
To contribute in the evaluation of services as required
ensuring that children, young people and family's views are represented.
3.
To be aware of allocated resources and ensure effective
time management in own role.
Clinical Governance
1.
To participate in audit, service user feedback
collection and research as required.
2.
To report clinical and non-clinical incidents in
accordance with policy.
Educational
1.
To identify own learning needs and ensure professional
development is maintained and contributes to the appraisal system.
2.
To attend all mandatory training as required by the
service.
3.
To mentor pre-registration nursing students, providing
feedback to students assessor.
4.
To contribute to overall staff and service development
by updating the evidence base for the team re clinical practice.
5.
Education and training of parents/carers to meet the
health care needs of their child.
6.
Education and training of junior staff and students to
meet the health care needs of service users.
7.
To comply with Haven Houses arrangements for
continuing professional development.
Professional
1. To adhere to Haven House policies and NMC
Code of standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives.
2. To keep clear and accurate records.
3. To maintain confidentiality at all
times in conjunction with Data Protection and Caldicott guidance.
Other duties
1. To promote and live the Haven
House values of Compassionate, Professional, Respectful and Safe.
2.
To
work with colleagues across the hospice as part of the Haven House One Team
approach.
3.
To
conduct yourself in line with the Haven House cultures and behaviours at all
times, acting as an ambassador for the hospice.
4.
To
contribute towards a culture of continuous improvement to help drive our
service to Outstanding.
5.
To
offer flexible support for the work of the organisation, with a flexible
approach to new duties and responsibilities as needed to support our vision,
mission and values.
This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive
list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of
the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to
review as part of the individual performance process.
Haven House is committed to Equal Opportunities in
Employment and therefore it is our aim to ensure that no applicant or employee
receives less favourable treatment on grounds of gender, disability, religion,
race, colour, sexual orientation, and nationality, ethnic or national origins
or is placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be
shown to be justifiable. Haven House is
responsible under the existing equality and diversity legislation to ensure
equality issues are promoted and you are expected to work with Haven House to
fulfil these obligations, policies and codes of good practice.
Employees must take reasonable care and be aware of the
responsibilities placed on them under the Health & Safety at Work Act
(1974) and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain
a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.
Haven House is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects
all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- ENB 998/Teaching/Mentoring qualification
- Palliative Care /Symptom Management in Life Limiting Illness or similar module
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to teach clinical skills to parents/care staff.
- Ability to work alone in a variety of settings.
- Self-motivated.
- Literate and Numerate in English.
- IT/Computer literate: able to word process and use basic spreadsheets.
- Flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities.
- Understanding of a range of paediatric conditions including life. limiting, life threatening, and end of life care needs.
- Understanding of infection control procedures.
- Understanding of personal health and safety responsibilities.
- Good understanding of the meaning of clinical supervision/mentoring.
- An understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post.
- Able to work unsocial hours as required.
Desirable
- Experience of a broad range of paediatric nursing needs and
- e.g. complex needs care, technology dependent child, childhood cancer.
- Experience of caring for children/young people who require end of life support.
- Technical paediatric nursing skills such as care of enteral feeding tubes, tracheostomies, emergency medication for seizures etc.
- IV competent.
- Ability to teach clinical skills to parents/care staff.
- Understanding of a range of paediatric conditions including life limiting, life threatening, and end of life care needs.
- Access to vehicle and clean driving licence.
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Haven House Children’s Hospice
Address
The White House
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 9LB