Registered Nurse

Hours

37.5 hours per week (part time considered, minimum of 22.5 hours per week)

Salary

£28,660 – £35,690 depending on depth and variety of experience in a similar role

Closing date: 6 December 2023

About the role

This is an exciting time to join our clinical team whilst we are undergoing service transformation and development. We’re investing in a wide range or roles within the clinical team to support our outreach and engagement with children, young people and families.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and passionate nurses to provide Children / Young People (CYP’s) palliative care as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working in Chestnut Tree House care team. Children’s palliative care involves delivering short respite breaks aimed at having fun and living well with life limited conditions as well as end of life care.

We have a mixture of adult, learning disability and paediatric nurses working in the inhouse team, we also welcome newly qualified nurses. You do not need to have experience of working in palliative care or paediatrics as we offer a comprehensive development and preceptorship programme along with inhouse training which can be delivered to support staff to achieve clinical skills.

We are striving for excellence and have new workstreams to support transition, palliative care, learning disabilities, patient experience and patient safety. You’ll have the opportunity to develop skills and contribute to these areas of development.

Due to the remote location and lack of public transport, access to your own transport is essential.

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About us

We’re a children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

We’re committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer various family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• On-site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access Health Shield and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

An enhanced DBS will be sought, if you are successful in this role. The safe recruitment of staff at St Barnabas Hospices is the first step to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults in our care. As an employer, we expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment to safeguarding. The information you provide on your application form is the only information we will use to decide whether or not to short-list you for interview.