Family Support Nurse

Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (Band 6)

Location Home & Community based

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The vacancy

Here at Rainbows Childrens Hospice, we are growing our outreach services. We want to bring the Rainbows’ experience to families, wherever they are located within the East Midlands not just at our Hospice in Loughborough. Bringing the care and facilities into family homes and through community hubs.

If you can demonstrate you have experience working as a nurse with babies, children and/or young people with palliative/complex care needs and can provide families with emotional and/or bereavement support then we would like to hear from you!

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and resourceful Family Support Nurse to provide family support according to individual needs. Within this role you will carry out holistic and clinical assessments of babies, children, young people, and families on your caseload, as well as oversee all caseloads held by family support workers within your location.

As a Family Support Nurse, you will provide families with emotional support from the moment they are referred and throughout their bereavement. Including providing information when needed, signposting to other agencies and liaising with other professionals on their behalf. You will also hold the responsibility of directly line managing Family Support Workers holding caseloads within your location.

This role will require you to work and travel within the areas of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire, both inner city and rural outskirts depending on where the families are located, as well as to Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough for team meetings and events.

Hours of work would be 37.5 (full-time) between Monday and Friday with some Saturday working on call and for any events such as Open Day.

Our benefits

In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales, we offer a range of benefits including:

Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme.
Bupa Cashback plan.
Life Assurance.
27 days holiday.
Plus, bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Access to occupational health.
Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership.

About the Role

To support the Families on your caseload within the identified locality of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire.

Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

To undertake the initial holistic assessment of babies, children, young people, and their families, newly referred, for suitability of accessing family support service and/or other hospice services.
To provide ongoing clinical and holistic assessment and specialist palliative advice.
To act as a resource and provide knowledge, support and information to the family support workers and wider family support team.
To ensure that babies, children, young people, and their parents are empowered through information and understanding of their rights and options to access services required.

Requirements:

As an experienced Nurse, you’ll need to be a qualified RSCN/RN (Child Branch)/RNLD/RGN with post registration experience working with babies, children and/or young people with palliative/complex care needs. It is essential that you have experience working with families, offering emotional and/or bereavement support as well as effective communication skills.

It is desirable for the ideal candidate to have experience in managing their own caseload and direct line management as this role with require you to manage a team of Family Support Workers and oversee their caseloads, providing support and guidance where needed.

It is essential for you to have your own mode of transport as you will need to travel across the areas of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire, sometimes to rural locations of Family’s homes with no access to public transport.

For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact Sam Herrett (Family Support Lead) on sam.herrett@rainbows.co.uk

To apply for the role please click ‘apply now’ to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the people team at recruitment@rainbows.co.uk

This role is subject to an Enhanced/Basic DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.

Equality, diversity & inclusion

We are an inclusive organisation, from our trustees and team members to our children and young people. We treat all job applicants equally regardless of class, age, disability, gender identify or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the Health and Social care sector.

About us

Rainbows cares for hundreds of families every year from across the East Midlands who have a child or young person with a serious or terminal illness that means that their lives will be shorter than most.

We support every child and young person to fulfil their potential, and help families make the most of every precious moment, while capturing memories and keepsakes to treasure. We’re here for the whole family, offering comfort and compassion during tough times, providing the highest level of professional care until the end, and support after.

Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives, and support families, wherever they are – at home, in hospital or at our Hospice.

When you join Team Rainbows, not only will you receive a host of benefits including free parking, health cash plan and subsidised meals - but you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of families across the East Midlands who are going through the toughest of times.

Although there can be some sad times, Rainbows is a fun, dynamic and caring place to work. Whether you’re based at the Hospice, home or out in the community, you’ll join a team with a can-do attitude, ready to make a positive impact on the world of hospice care.

The Rainbows experience, wherever you are.

Across the East Midlands we will:

transform care for those children and young people who have a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
relieve the pain and symptoms associated with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions
support every child and young person to achieve their full potential
create memories for families to treasure
provide comfort and compassion at the time of and following the death of a child or young person