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Acorns Children's Hospice

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Birmingham
£42.3k – £48.2k/yr
Posted about 24 hours ago
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Acorns Children's Hospice

Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for a Children's Palliative Nurse Specialist to join the team in our Hospice in Birmingham. As an experienced practitioner, you will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients’ families.

About The Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children, and young people with life-limiting and life‑threatening conditions, and we support their families through every step of their journey, and through transition. Our work is defined by compassion, expertise, and an unwavering belief that every child deserves comfort, dignity, and the chance to experience joy.

As Children's Palliative Nurse Specialist, You Will

  • Use your specialist clinical knowledge for the delivery of high-quality patient care in the hospice
  • Holistically assess the situation and needs of children with life limiting conditions inclusive of family needs
  • Work in partnership with children, families and carers, to provide optimum outcomes for each child by acknowledging individual preferences and lifestyles
  • Support with the review, discussion and fulfilment of Advance Care Plans for children and families with life limiting/threatening conditions
  • Promote and support effective discharge planning
  • Participate in the on-call rota to provide telephone clinical support, out of hours, across Acorns hospice sites and community teams

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About You

  • Registered Nurse
  • Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake)
  • Relevant experience in palliative care
  • Clinical leadership skills
  • Nursing assessment skills

What We Offer

  • £42,330 to £48,177 per annum
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Based in Acorns in Birmingham Hospice (B29 6HZ)
  • Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
  • Discounts on refurbished tech
  • Health cash plan
  • Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
  • Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
  • Wellbeing, legal and financial support
  • Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
  • Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
  • NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
  • Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service

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Interviews

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 29 October

Eligibility

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.

UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting Organisation

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.

Contact Us

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?

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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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