Specialist Palliative Care Nurse inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED
TUE 19 NOV 2024
The Specialist Palliative Care Nurse will play a crucial role in enhancing the nursing service to meet the needs of children with palliative diagnoses, focusing on optimising quality of life and providing family support. Responsibilities include leading symptom management plans, educating colleagues, and facilitating excellent end-of-life care delivery. Ongoing education, supervision, and reflective practice are essential for maintaining the nurse's knowledge and skills in providing high-quality palliative care.
We are looking for a compassionate individual to fill this exciting and challenging position and work as a specialist nurse to lead, co-ordinate and deliver palliative and end of life care to children and young people aged 0-19 years, and bereavement care to their families. Care is provided in a variety of settings including the home, hospices or in a hospital. The specialist nurse will need to work closely and foster good relationships with all members of the child's multi-disciplinary team and with colleagues from health, social care and education.
The post holder will support the delivery of specialist palliative care by working as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Team (SPCT), based at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The SPCT supports children who have palliative care needs and their families, from referral through to the end of life, discharge or transition.
Provide continuity of care to a caseload of children with palliative care needs across the commissioned footprint, acting as a keyworker where appropriate and developing advance care plans.
Be integral in the ongoing development of the nursing service to meet the assessed needs of children with a palliative diagnosis to optimise quality of life and provide support to the family, either directly or by referral to appropriate services.
Take a lead role in supporting children and families to receive end of life care in their preferred place of care. The post holder will assist in supporting and educating others and facilitating excellence in the delivery of end of life care such as developing symptom management plans and co-ordinating all services involved.
Maintain knowledge, skills and competence in providing excellent palliative care through education, supervision and reflective practice.
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Communicating effectively with children with palliative care needs
Providing holistic care to children with palliative care needs in any setting
Identify and manage symptoms
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