Nursing Associate

About us:

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we care for babies, children and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions. We support around 300 families both in the hospice and the community.

Our support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family, including end-of-life care, symptom management, post-death care, planned short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, psychotherapy, and much, much more. We work with staffing ratios that allow us to deliver a high-quality, holistic model of care tailored for each child and family.

As a registered charity, we receive around 16% of our funding from government sources, and our fundraisers and supporters raise the remaining funds needed to keep our services running. All roles within our organisation are valued, and we recognise the importance of a whole-team approach and the great things that happen when we work together.

The role:

We are seeking qualified Nursing Associates who want to be part of our Care team. You will be working as part of a supportive team consisting of nurses, nursing associates, care support workers and allied health professionals. Working as part of a team you will provide a high standard of holistic care and be able to balance opportunities for children to experience play, social interaction and learning alongside meeting the diverse nursing needs of the children supported by Bluebell Wood.

If you are looking for a working environment where every day is different and are motivated to work flexibly to meets the needs of babies, children and young people both at home and at the hospice then this may be the role for you.

We are looking for resilient, motivated, and innovative individuals who want to deliver high-quality, evidence-based paediatric palliative care.

The requirements:

To fulfil the role effectively, you must be NMC registered and be able to work flexibly and collaboratively across the care services.

In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy and sell
• Employee assistance programme – including mental health care and out of hours GP access
• A commitment to your professional development
• Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Free parking on main site
• Subsidised lunch
• Free tea and coffee
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card

If you would like more information about the role, or to apply, please visit Bluebell Woods website here.