Band 6 Nurse inWoodford Green inWoodford Green PUBLISHED WED 2 OCT 2024

You can be that lifeline of care for Haven House children and families.

Join our passionate team of Haven House Nurses (Band 6) 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 Senior 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.

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

Job Title: Senior Staff Nurse Band 6

Responsible To: Integrated Nursing Service Lead

Accountable To: Director of Clinical Services

Pay Scale: Agenda for Change

Unsocial hours payment payable dependant on shift pattern

Hours of work: Full time / part time considered. Flexible working.

Internal rotation between day and night shifts (11.5 shifts).

Job summary

To work as part of the Integrated Care Team providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as planned and emergency short breaks both at the hospice, in the home or hospital. The postholder will take on a lead role to support work required to ensure high standards of care are delivered and maintained. 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 support the senior nurses with the implementation of high-quality services including delivering direct care to babies, children, young people and their families.
2. To co-ordinate the shift/ caseload work, ensuring safe, effective and responsive delivery of individualised care.
3. To provide high quality nursing care for children and young people who have palliative care needs in the hospice and community as required as part of a child led integrated service.
4. To contribute to the care plans and assessments required to ensure the child/young person receives safe and effective care.
5. To be fully conversant with and contribute to all clinical guidelines, policies and procedures of Haven House.
6. To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to service users, care staff and other members of the team.
7. To work with the education team and further support junior colleagues with accountability for health care support workers.
8. To ensure that safeguarding is embedded in practice and concerns are escalated at the earliest opportunity to the safeguarding lead.
9. To contribute to effective medicines management in accordance with Haven House policies.
10. To effectively use the electronic patient record system to ensure accurate and timely data is entered.
11. To demonstrate a professional approach to work and act in accordance the NMC code.
12. To be available to partake in line management of junior staff working towards effective development, wellbeing and progression for each team member.

Work collaboratively with other team members:

1. To contribute to the evaluation the service as required ensuring that children, young people and family's views are represented.

2. To be aware of allocated resources and ensure effective time management in own role.

3. To promote good relationships and good working practice across teams.

Clinical Governance

1. To participate in audit, service user feedback collection and research as required.

2. To report all clinical and non-clinical incidents and accidents and engage in incident reviews as a learning opportunity in order to improve service.

3. To constructively identify issues with care strategy, policies and procedures in the interests of the organisation and users of the service.

Educational

1. To identify own learning needs and ensure professional development is maintained.
2. To engage in Haven House performance and appraisal system.
3. To contribute to overall staff and service development by updating the evidence base for the team re clinical practice.
4. Education and training of parents/carers to meet the health care needs of their child.
5. Education and training of junior staff and students as required.

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.