Children's Community Staff Nurse

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for Children's Palliative Community Staff Nurses for our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester to provide comprehensive, evidence based and skilled nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions

About the Role

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our Community Staff Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs – and we’re structured so that you’ll simply ‘have the time to care’.

As a Community Staff 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, but not limited to, caring for children who require long term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds etc. These skills will be gained by completing competency-based training.
• Be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of nursing care for children and young people with complex health needs including life limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
• Promote communication with the children and young people, encouraging them to express their wishes and concerns to their best ability (this may include non-verbal, electronic or alternative communication methods)
• Travel within a designated geographic area to visit patients in their homes or community settings
• This role requires autonomous lone working, making clinical decisions and managing patient care independently while coordinating with other healthcare providers as necessary

We’re open every day of the year and are fully responsive to the needs of our children and young people, so we will ask for some flexibility as there will be day and night shifts. 

About You

• Registered nurse
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs
• Knowledge of procedures related to safeguarding adults and children
• Ability to travel independently around the Acorns region

What We Offer

• £30,000 to £37,000 per annum (full time)
• Part-time & full-time roles are available
• Based around the Three Counties Hospice, Worcester (WR5 3EZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held week commencing 25 August

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.  In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?