Kentown Specialist Palliative Care Community Nurse

Latest jobs at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Kentown Specialist Palliative Care Community NurseNHS AfC:
Band 7

Main area Childrens Palliative Care Specialist Nurse Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (to cover maternity leave) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday
-Friday) Job
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Site Newton Drive Health Centre Blackpool Town Blackpool Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/09/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Kentown Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (12 months fixed term )

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our children's community nursing team for a Band 7 role to cover for 12 months maternity period

The post holder is required to hold a children's nursing qualification and is required to have advanced knowledge and experience in the care and management of children with life limiting and palliative care needs. They will directly deliver nursing care and support the Children's community team team in delivering safe, personal, effective and compassionate care to children, young people and their families, ensuring empathy and quality.

They will work within the well established Blackpool Children’s Community Nursing team and network alongside the other Kentown nursing team across Lancashire

To develop skills as a Kentown nurse for Children’s Palliative Care within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust , supporting and advising children, young people and their families requiring palliative care, including those families facing the end of their child’s life; at the time of death and following death.

Support children, young people, and their families to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and enable children with palliative care needs to be cared for in the place of their choice.

To work collaboratively with all professionals involved with the child and family and support and sign post to other available services to optimise available holistic support

To work closely with the child, young person and their families’ developing and reviewing their Advance Care Plan, supporting them to ensure their hopes and wishes are explored and documented. Involving children, young people and their families encouraging them to make informed choices concerning their health and wellbeing.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients. We employ more than 6,500 staff, have approximately 900 beds and have a planned turnover in excess of £410m for 2017/2018.

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