Deputy lead nurse (band 6)

We are pleased to announce a rare opportunity for an experienced paediatric nurse to join our care team as a Band 6- Deputy Lead Nurse. We are looking for a dedicated nurse with passion and enthusiasm, able to lead others in providing holistic family centred care to our caseload of very special and inspiring children, young people, and their families.

About the Role

As a Deputy Lead Nurse your responsibility will be to provide high quality leadership to the hospice-based care team, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care. We are looking for a Deputy Lead Nurse with the confidence and skills to recognise deterioration. You should have the ability to prompt and support evidence-based clinical interventions in line with current protocols, guidelines, regulations and policies.

Deputy Lead Nurses should be able to take timely actions including escalation, and reporting of identified concerns, ensuing onward referrals are made in the best interests of the child and their family.

Deputy Lead Nurses make timely, intuitive and evidence-based clinical decisions as an essential part of their role. Support will be provided through working closely with our wider team of professionals.

Our skilled team provide specialist care for children and young people with a wide range of complex conditions.

Candidates will be required to work 37.5 hours a week, covering 3 x 12-hrs shifts (days & nights) a week and 1 x 6hrs early or late shift a month.

Our shift patterns are as as follows:

• Days 7.00am - 7.30pm (12 hours)
• Nights 7.00pm - 7.30am (12 hours)

• Earlies 7.00am - 1.30pm (6 hours)
• Lates 1.00pm - 7.30pm (6 hours)

Further Benefits

• Unsocial pay enhancements for nights, evenings, weekends and bank holidays (Ranging from +25% to +60%)
• Holiday entitlement of 30 days (rising to 32 days with service) plus Bank Holidays
• The ability to continue an existing NHS pension or to enrol in our Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5
• Life assurance (death in service benefit)
• Wellbeing support and clinical supervision available both on site and through external providers
• Employee assistance program, which provides a range of free services including counselling, financial and legal support.
• Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP as well as a range of other health experts
• Healthcare Cash Plan - claim back the cost for appointments and treatment such as dental, optical or physio
• Staff complimentary therapy and yoga sessions offered regularly.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
• Subsidised meals, prepared daily by our dedicated catering team
• Free on-site secured parking.