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Make a difference with us.

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping children safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you’re looking for. At Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Trust, our strategic objectives include delivering safe, high quality care. This provides great job satisfaction making BCHC a great place to work!

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

• Caring
• Open
• Respectful
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Are you READY for a new challenge? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, motivated and compassionate nurse with relevant experience in caring for children with life threatening/limiting conditions.

Our established, passionate, and dedicated Children’s Palliative Care Nursing Service delivers high quality and holistic child centred care to CYP who require nursing interventions. Focus of care will be on quality of life, supporting the child/young person and family through their palliative care journey and end of life phase whilst in their own home. We require someone who is passionate about palliative care and can make a difference to the lives of children and young people (CYP) and their family. The post holder will be required to support families to ensure all aspects of social, emotional, practical, and nursing needs are met.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will also be expected to provide professional support to the Children’s Community Nursing service and Rapid Response Teams. The Palliative Care Service works alongside other Specialist Nursing Services including Children’s Complex Care and Special School Nursing teams.

 As part of the palliative care nursing team you will participate in the on call to provide end of life care to the children and young people requiring it If you have a passion for ensuring that CYP and their family are well supported at home during the palliative and terminal phase of their care and have the necessary knowledge and skills as identified in the person specification, then we would be very interested in receiving an application from you.

This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you

Working for our organisation

As a valued member of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, we will offer   

Robust induction

Supportive preceptorship/ mentorship programme.

Personalised development plan to enhance clinical and leadership skills. 

Opportunities to undertake

Leadership modules, nurse prescriber course, health assessment course and speciality link working champions 

Regular 1-1 support, clinical and safeguarding supervision,

At BCHC NHS Trust, we are committed to putting patients at the forefront of care and are always looking for dedicated professionals who share our core values and strategic objectives.

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