Hospice Nurse Band 6 Maternity Cover

Were expanding our team and are looking for more Nurses to join your charity. As a member of the Noahs Ark Nurse and Specialist Care team you’ll get to know what’s important to each child you support, whether it’s knowing who their favourite song is, how they like to play, or what soothes them when they are sad – at Noah’s Ark it’s so important that each child is treated as an individual.

By providing care for children – at The Ark, or out in the community – you’ll be allowing parents and carers to take some time for themselves. The hours of care you’ll provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition. By creating this time, you’ll be creating choice something which can feel impossible for the families we support.

You’ll join our experienced nursing team to help provide a 24/7, on‑call symptom assessment/management service for babies, children and young people in The Ark and out in the community. You’ll be providing essential symptom management to help bring comfort as well as giving the choice of preferred place of care and preferred place of death. A natural and experienced leader, you’ll deliver high quality and effective training to other members of the team and family members.

We exist to help babies, children and young people with life‑limiting or life‑threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Our mission is to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers. Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, beyond their condition or circumstances. We do this by listening to families.

We know one size doesn’t fit all, so we cater our services to each individual person we support. We can do this from the point of diagnosis. Our help is available wherever it is needed. Our expert staff and trained volunteers can provide support in a family's home, in the community, or at our state‑of‑the‑art building, The Ark, in Barnet.

We work in collaboration with key NHS Trusts and other care providers to deliver the very best support to children and families. We have created a space where children with complex needs are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.

With excellent clinical and communication skills, you’ll either be an experienced Band 5 Nurse with palliative care experience, ready to take a step upwards in your career, or a Band 6 Nurse already working in the palliative care sector or have previous palliative care experience. You’ll have at least one year’s experience caring for children with complex care needs. You’ll have experience managing a…