Part Time Community Nurse

About the Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children and young people with life‑limiting and life‑threatening conditions, supporting their families through every step of the journey. Our Children’s Palliative Community Nurses are part of a supportive, multi‑disciplinary team delivering care that is tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs.

As a Children’s Palliative Community Nurse you will:

• Deliver evidence‑based end‑of‑life and symptom management and after‑death care to children and young people outside of the hospice.
• Use clinical skills, including caring for children who require long‑term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeding, and other related care. These competencies are developed and maintained through structured, competency‑based training.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for children and young people with complex health needs, working in partnership with their families.
• Empower children, young people and their relatives to make decisions about their care and to exercise choice.
• Travel within a designated geographic area to visit patients in their homes or community settings.
• Work autonomously as a lone professional, making clinical decisions and managing patient care independently while coordinating with other health‑care providers as necessary.

• Registered Children’s nurse, having completed preceptorship.
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care.
• Proven experience of delivering care within a community environment.
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs.
• Ability to travel independently around the Acorns region.
• Availability to travel within the Black Country Hospice, Walsall (WS5 4NL
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• 30 hours per week, over 4 days (Monday to Friday).
• Travel allowances for visits within the Black Country Hospice, Walsall.
• Employee discounts from leading retailers, including the Blue Light Card.
• Discounts on refurbished tech and health‑cash plan.
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme.
• Bike‑to‑Work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and equipment.
• Well‑being, legal and financial support.
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of the current NHS pension scheme.
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme.

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse.
• Completion of Mentor and Assessing Training or willingness to undertake it.

Experience:

• Relevant experience in palliative care.
• Lone working experience.
• Proven experience of delivering care within a community environment.

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. Successful candidates will be required to provide an enhanced DBS check for children, two satisfactory references, and evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.