Band 3 Palliative Carer

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We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Palliative Carer to join the Children's Palliative Care Team working with children and young people to work with life limiting/life threatening conditions that have Continuing Healthcare funding. All of the children/young people will have identified complex healthcare needs and/or learning disability and all will be being managed on a Palliative Care pathway.

We are looking for someone who is committed to offer an exceptional level of care with the focus being on quality of life and enabling children and young people to reach their full potential in their chosen place of care.

Flexibility and previous experience of working with children and young people with the commitment to further develop your own skills and knowledge in the area of complex healthcare needs is desired.

Band 3 Palliative Care Carer

We are looking for someone who will think outside the box and will want to go the extra mile for children and young people, demonstrating care, compassion, courage and commitment to fulfilling the role.

Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview.

To provide a high quality, safe, equitable and efficient service to children registered with the Children's Palliative Care Team.

Providing interventional support to children, young people and their families in the home environment, nursery, school (main stream and special school settings) and other community settings.

A high number of these children will be considered to be very fragile and in the end stages of their life, this will involve independent and team working, clinical competency, for example, administering enteral feeds and medications.

Maximising quality of life through using play and memory making. Liaison with all professionals known to the child and family including contributing where appropriate to Education and Health Care Plans and Safeguarding discussions and Continuing Healthcare assessment and review.

Successful candidate will be expected to take part in the auditing of this role with the potential to further develop this way of working across other services.

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

To work in partnership with children and young people and their families to deliver planned episodes of care through Continuing Healthcare Funding where it has been agreed the Childrens Palliative Care team will provide this support.

To provide nursing care and intervention to children and young people inside or outside of the family home including agreed community settings and…