Clinical Nurse Specialist

The organisation

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 49 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Full-time & Part-time applications considered

EACH Care Salary Band: 7

Working Pattern:

Monday-Friday with on-call duties that may require weekends and nights.

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

Are you:

Enthusiastic?
Hard working?
An autonomous worker?

Do you have:

• High level of paediatric palliative care knowledge and experience
• A passion to provide high quality evidence based care?
• Excellent communication skills Great time management skills?

Responsibilities include:

• Working autonomously to provide holistic, evidence based, advanced level nursing care to BCYPs with life threatening or life limiting conditions.
• Undertaking clinical assessments / consultations using face to face, telephone and virtual methods.
• Managing a caseload within the EACH catchment area.
• Develop, review and evaluate comprehensive symptom management plans.
• Work collaboratively as part of a 24 hour “on call” rota.

The Benefits:

• Free onsite parking
• NHS pension – continuation if already contributing
• Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Role specific training and development opportunities
• Employer pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution) inc. life assurance cover
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Employee wellbeing support scheme

Diversity statement

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

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