Staff Nurse Children & Young Adults Service

Full-time Staff Nurse role in the Children & Young Adults Service at St Oswald's Hospice, on 37.5 hours a week with internal rotation and optional long days. The post plans individual care for children and young adults with life-limiting conditions and complex needs, supporting their families and working without direct supervision across 24 hours. The service covers ages 0 to 25 and includes development in specialist palliative care.

Two years' post-registration experience with a completed preceptorship is needed, and visa sponsorship is not available.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised holistic care packages without direct supervision over 24 hours for children, young people and young adults aged 0 to 25
• Provide high quality palliative and end of life care as part of a multidisciplinary team to children, young people and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions and complex health needs
• Support families and carers in the delivery of care
• Contribute to interagency and inter-professional collaboration and teamwork so that care is timely, well co-ordinated, effective and appropriate to need
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of each child, young person and young adult, maintaining awareness of safeguarding issues and standard reporting procedures

• Registered children's nurse

• Two years' post-registration experience
• Completed preceptorship

• Enhanced DBS check
• Existing right to work in the UK, as no sponsorship is offered

• Pension scheme, or option to continue the NHS pension scheme
• 27 days holiday plus public holidays
• Free car parking
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in specialist palliative care
• Educational opportunities through the Learning & Development department
• Guidance and support with revalidation
• Good staffing levels with time to care