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Candidates should have a background in community nursing, oncology, and children's palliative care, and will be tasked with creating individualized care plans that respect family values. The position offers opportunities for professional development and includes a competitive benefits package. Applicants will be expected to maintain high standards of care, engage in bereavement support, and promote the organisation’s services while ensuring patient dignity and equality are prioritized.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
ellenor is a charity and a specialist palliative care provider for adults and children in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley, and for children across the London Borough of Bexley. The Organisation has In-patient, Community, Wellbeing and therapeutic services at Northfleet.
We are seeking a skilled, compassionate Registered Children's Nurse with experience in community nursing, oncology, complex care, and childrens palliative care to join our dedicated childrens community palliative care team.
About the role:
This position is primarily Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, including bank holidays. There may be occasional 24/7 on call duties to provide end-of-life care at home.
Working with us at Ellenor goes beyond nursingits about creatively supporting families through their challenges and enabling a child to live as normal and fulfilling a life as possible. We understand the impact a sick child has on the entire family, and our services are designed to support everyone involved. This role is diverse and rewarding and can make a real difference to a familys journey.
We offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme (with the option for NHS Pension Scheme members to transfer their pension), an employee assistance program, discount schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and much more.
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
Advocating for and empowering families to manage their childs condition
Education of parents, professionals and care providers
Delivery of acute oncology care in the community, including use of CVADs
Excellent multi-disciplinary working that is centred around the needs of the family
Holistic nursing assessment and management of a patient caseload
About us
To undertake comprehensive palliative care nursing assessments, agreeing on an individualised plan of care for patients and families living with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses that recognises the familys priorities and values.
To care for children receiving Cancer treatment, including routine care of their central venous access devices, phlebotomy, and administering intravenous medications and cytotoxic chemotherapy at home.
To participate in a 5-day-per-week operational service, including out-of-hours provision when required for end-of-life care.
To proactively collaborate with various community and hospital-based health and social care professionals to ensure seamless care across services.
To ensure patients/families preferred place of care is discussed and identified and advanced care plans are in place wherever possible.
To work alongside colleagues, taking responsibility for a defined group of patients in the community, ensuring the highest possible standards of individualised care.
To ensure that the patients dignity is promoted and respected and that equality and diversity are a top priority in the care of patients and families.
To provide advice and guidance on symptom management and psychological, social and spiritual needs, referring to appropriate professionals or services accordingly.
To support and coordinate the transition of young people with life-limiting illnesses into adult services.
To undertake bereavement follow-up in line with the agreed pathway and bereavement risk assessment.
To promote the work of the organisation in all settings,
encouraging collaborative working and the referral of appropriate patients with all diagnoses.
To ensure accurate and contemporaneous records, patient data must be input as required by the organisation.
To be aware of ethical issues that can arise within palliative care and seek professional advice in a timely manner to ensure the best possible outcome for the child and family.
To empower families to understand their childs illness better and recognise signs of deterioration.
To work alongside medical and allied health professionals to optimise child/young person preventative care.
To advocate for families to ensure their views are heard.
To liaise with GPs, local paediatricians and tertiary services as appropriate for medical advice and prescribing
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