Surrey
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
Our Client 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, they 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 they do are their 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 this team as they have recently increased their inpatient capacity for end of life care and expanded their 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 apply now or call 01303 840 882 for full details.
