University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is committed to delivering excellent palliative care and bereavement support for children and families. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated individual to join our team as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within the Paediatric Palliative Care & Bereavement Support team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and St Michael's Hospital.

The successful candidate will work alongside existing members of the Team. They will contribute to the delivery of paediatric palliative care and bereavement support by providing expertise in complex decision making, advance care planning and holistic symptom control.

They deliver high quality holistic care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening illness and their families from diagnosis, throughout life and during end of life care. This is supported by a commitment to a model of facilitating and empowering others, it ensures that all staff have the required knowledge & skills to deliver care of the highest quality. The Team also coordinates bereavement support for families following the death of a child at the hospital. We are really excited about the future of paediatric palliative care and bereavement support in Bristol and look forward to appointing an individual who shares our commitment to put children and families at the heart of our care, making a positive difference through life, death and bereavement.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical expertise in palliative care by

• Providing professional and clinical leadership and support to nursing and medical staff within BRHC relating to palliative care and bereavement
• Providing expert advice relating to symptom control
• Having an ambassadorial role when liaising with professionals from outside of BRHC, championing paediatric palliative care
• Facilitating the development and practice of evidence based paediatric palliative care within BRHC in line with the advance care planning and NICE guidelines
• Supporting the advancement of family focussed palliative care through a collaborative approach with all members of the multidisciplinary teams
• Supporting and advocating for timely conversations with families ensuring the provision of choice in place of care.
• Supporting children with palliative care needs and their families whilst they are in-patients at BRHC.
• Outreaching to professionals from all children's hospices, community settings and other outside agencies.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and of caring for families with palliative care needs
• Appropriate proven leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Commitment to and experience of teaching
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentor

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good organisational and management skills
• Competency in medication administration including intravenous medication
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve
• Able to manage difficult situations
• Ability to work effectively as part of a small team but also autonomously when required or to lead

Aptitude

Essential

• Flexibility and adaptability meeting the needs of a changing service
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
• Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others

Training & Qualifiations

Essential

• RSCN / RGN
• 1st Degree in nursing or health related subject or willingness to work towards
• Current NMC Registration

Desirable

• Relevant accredited post registration qualification e.g. in palliative care
• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Upper Maudlin St,

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

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