Senior Nurse

Position Summary As a proactive senior member of the Nursing Team you will support the Nursing Management Team in the smooth running of the day and night respite care provision within Kites Corner. You will practice and promote supportive family centred care and encourage a holistic approach to the care of the child, with a life-limiting or life threatening condition, as well as their family.

You will act in the best interests of the child and their family at all times by maximising the use of the nursing team to plan, deliver, evaluate and maintain safe, compassionate and effective care. As a Senior Nurse, you will be required to provide clinical leadership by demonstrating leadership qualities to ensure the safe running of Kites Corner. This is in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Practice and James Hopkins Trusts vision, mission and values.

Leading by example, you will ensure that Kites Corner maintains a caring, supportive and safe environment for the children and infants you and the nursing team look after. You are self-motivated and can work either independently or as a team player and will be responsible for supporting the Nursing Management Team to supervise and support the Nurses and Health Care Assistants (HCAs).

You will encourage staff feedback and involvement in development of care plans and other documentation along with encouraging attendance and participation in staff meetings. You will assess/monitor yours and the nursing teams practice and competence through the use of existing audit processes. You will provide regular supervisions to ensure the nursing team deliver outstanding and safe care; which in turn demonstrates James Hopkins Trusts compliance with CQC regulatory requirements.

You will have an insight and understanding of the issues facing families where there is a baby or young child with a life threatening or life limiting condition. While interacting with the carer or parent you will show the family kindness and compassion as you assess their childs nursing and care needs while evaluating the wellbeing of the whole family.

You are committed to always delivering exceptional family centred care, either at our respite centre or in families homes around Gloucestershire.

• Nursing and Family Care Actively encourage a family atmosphere within Kites Corner.
• Contribute positively towards the maintenance of a child and family focused environment when either working within Kites Corner or the child and familys home.
• Recognise the skills and experience of the family in meeting the individual care needs of their child and work in partnership with them to provide holistic care.
• Assess, maintain and evaluate agreed standards of care in partnership with family carers and the child
• Ensure all medication is accurately and safely administered, recorded and stored.
• Give total care to the child during the agreed period of respite.
• Identify and follow the childs care routine and established pattern of care, negotiating any changes with the child and family.
• Attend, as necessary, multi-professional meetings or similar for the child and family as agreed by the Nursing Management Team and liaise with other relevant professionals as appropriate.
• Where appropriate, inform other relevant professionals of changes to the childs care/management.
• Facilitate outings, play and activity that is appropriate to the age and development needs of the child as supported by the Play Leader.
• Use evidence to underpin practice by adhering to James Hopkins Trusts policies and maintaining an awareness of new and developing care options.
• The safeguarding of children and young people is everyones responsibility and you are expected to pass onto the appropriate manager any child safeguarding concerns that you may have that arise in the course of your work.
• Every staff member has a responsibility to maintain confidential, accurate and timely records.
• Maintain an awareness of the diversity of families supported by James Hopkins Trust and ensure that the cultural needs of the children and families are met appropriately.
• Ensure professional boundaries are maintained and that due attention is paid to confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times.

• Identify and at all times work within your own professional competence and expertise whilst adhering to the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Take advantage of training opportunities to further develop your skills and expertise to enhance your role within the James Hopkin Trust Nursing Team including mandatory training sessions.
• Maintain professional registration with the NMC.
• Keep a Personal Professional Profile and ensure that all mandatory training is updated as appropriate.
• Every member of staff has a professional responsibility to maintain an up to date knowledge and awareness of issues required to deliver quality palliative care within Kites Corner or the family home.
• Every member of nursing staff has a professional…