Job Title: Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6)
Salary: £39,179 - £44,747 plus geographical allowance and enhancements for unsocial hours
Team: In-House Care Team
Hours: 37.5hrs across the 7-day week
Location: Christopher’s, Guildford
About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.
It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have recently increased our inpatient capacity for end of life care and expanded our bereavement offer to support all families in Surrey and to the West of London whose child has died.
About the role
You will be
- Be a professional role model, leading and coordinating the in-house hospice team to provide safe, high-quality care to children, young people and their families
- Take responsibility and accountability for shift management and organisation of the in-hospice care. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities
- Provide nursing advice organisational wide to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to children / young people and families in collaboration with the multi professional team
- Take responsibility for standards of cleanliness within the clinical area during your shift
- Facilitate the development of all junior staff within the team
- Provide an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of child/young person care through research and evidence-based practice
- To undertake delegated responsibility for the hospice in the absence of the Lead Nurses
- To be part of the Clinical On-Call Rota (Providing out of hours support for the In-House Team)
About you
This role requires the successful candidate to hold a RN Child/Learning Disabilities or Adult NMC registration.
To have recent experience of working as a Band 5/6 in a clinical setting.
Ideally you will have experience of working with children who have complex care needs and/or a palliative diagnosis.
You will also have an ability to think on your feet and problem solve in a fast-paced clinical environment.
This role is part of the 24/7 clinical on-call rota
Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
What we offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:
Pension scheme
- NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
Annual leave
- 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
- 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
Contractual benefits
- Generous sick pay scheme
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
- Flexible working arrangements
- Death in service benefits
- Reimbursed professional membership fees
- Eye care
- Employee referral scheme
- Blue Light discount card
Health and wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health
- Mindfulness sessions
- Cycle to work scheme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS Check.
Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.
Please contact geraldine.sheedy@shootingstar.org.uk if you have any questions about this role.
To apply, please complete an application form outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.
Closing Date:27th October 2024
Download full: Band 6 Nurse Job Description
For more information please visit our website: https://www.shootingstar.org.uk/