Band 6 Senior Registered Nurse (Palliative Care)

Job Summary
We seek skilled, passionate nurses to join our team caring for children facing serious or life-limiting conditions. Our South East London team delivers high quality, evidence-based, complex assessment and symptom management services within a nurse-led environment.
Main Duties of the Job
The main duties include:

To take the lead as a shift coordinator and participate in the on-call rota.
Deputise in the absence of the Team Leader or Care Services Lead.
To safeguard all children and young people accessing services; by responding to concerns raised in a timely and appropriate manner and effectively escalating, acting and referring these in accordance with policies and procedures.

About Us
Demelza delivers extraordinary care to extraordinary children who are facing serious or life-limiting conditions, throughout Kent, South East London, and East Sussex. We're here to support them and their families at every step from first diagnosis and for as long as we're needed. Demelza believes in care that doesn't back down. We are Demelza.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

Demonstrate close alignment to all Demelza values.
Registered Nurse on subpart 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Registers (Children's Nurse, Adult Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse).
Educated to Level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework, or willingness to undertake.
Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of clinical skills in paediatric nursing.
Able to demonstrate understanding of the latest developments in nursing practice and reflect them in care delivery.
Able to demonstrate awareness of safeguarding children and young people.
Experience of working with children and/or young people with disabilities and complex health needs.
Hold a mentorship qualification or be prepared to work towards one.
Excellent IT skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Willingness to travel to other sites as required.
Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for business use or access to reliable transport arrangements.

Desirable

Experience of delivering end of life care.
Experience of paediatric intensive care.
Experience of long-term ventilation.
Qualification or expertise in practice specialism relevant to paediatric palliative care.
Experience of being a Preceptor for newly qualified and/or overseas nurses.
Degree/Masters level module in relevant subject or willingness to undertake.

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