Nurse

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.
Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.
We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 51 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Nurse – The Nook, NR14 7PX

*A Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle is essential for this role*

Full-Time & Part-Time applicants considered
– Minimum 24 hours per week

Our service is provided in a 24/7, 365 day environment; shifts include weekend & Bank Holidays

Shift Pattern:
Our standard shift structure is 12 1/2 hour shifts (includes unpaid break)

• Day Shift – 7:30am-8:00pm
• Night Shift – 7:30pm-8:00am
• Homecare Shift – In the community (Hours vary)

Enhanced Rates – Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays
+30% Saturdays & Evenings
+60% Sundays & Bank Holidays
Competitive on-call rates

• Permanent Contract
• £29,970 – £44,962 FTE per annum, dependant on experience
• Care Salary Band: 5/6

We are looking for registered Children’s, Adult or Learning Disabilities Nurses who want to work within a multidisciplined team to further their experience or develop skills working in children’s palliative care.

Comprehensive range of benefits:
• Pool car provided when working in the community
• Free onsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices
• Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
• NHS pension – continuation if already contributing
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement – 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
• Free eye tests & cycle to work scheme

In our commitment to you, we will provide you with:

All the training and development required to deliver children’s palliative care including:

• Bespoke palliative and end of life care, clinical skills and long term ventilation training programmes
• Support to attend external training opportunities
• Participation in quality and safety groups
• Regular clinical, safeguarding and management supervision to support your professional development.
• The support you need to enable you to provide safe and effective care and support to the children and their families who use our service.

Is this the right opportunity for you?
Are you:
• a highly motivated person who thinks going the extra mile at work is the norm?
• wanting to be part of an enthusiastic, progressive, forward-thinking and professional team?
• aspiring to make a real difference to the lives of babies, children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their families?

Please visit our website here, to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.