Paediatric Respite Nurse

James Hopkins Trust nurses are special people who make a huge difference to the families they are involved with. It is a real chance to provide truly family centred care & get to know the whole family you are supporting.

You are self-motivated & can work independently or as a team player supporting the senior nurses assisting in creating & maintaining a caring, supportive and safe environment for the children you look after.

You will be a key person in a familys life, they will regularly talk to you about their children when they bring their child to James Hopkins Trust for respite or you visit them in their own home to provide respite. You will have an insight & understanding of the issues facing families where there is a baby or young child with a life threatening or life limiting condition.

The kindness, compassion & exceptional family centred care you will deliver and demonstrate will be something that gives them the strength & courage to manage the complex needs of their child.

• Actively encourage a family atmosphere at Kites Corner
• Recognise the skills &experience of the family in meeting the individual care needs of their child, work in partnership with them to provide holistic care
• Ensure all medication is accurately & safely administered, recorded & stored
• Provide care to the child during the agreed period of respite
• Attend, as necessary, multi-professional meetings or similar for the child/family as agreed by the Nursing Management Team
• Facilitate outings, play & activity that is appropriate to the age and development needs of the child
• Safeguarding of children is everyone's responsibility. You are expected to pass onto the appropriate manager any child safeguarding concerns that you may have in the course of your work
• Maintain confidential, accurate & timely records
• Ensure that the cultural needs of the children and families are met appropriately
• Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times

We are proud to have been able to provide free nursing respite care to hundreds of life limited and life threatened young children and their families for over 30 years. We are the only registered charity in Gloucestershire to provide this level of care, day and night, either in the family home or at Kites Corner, our multi-sensory respite centre and gardens.

James Hopkins Trust nurses are real life Mary Poppins to the families we support, they are passionate and care deeply about the children and families they help. It is a unique environment to work in it is a place filled with love, kindness and people who strive to make magic memories with the children and families every day.

The small team are supportive of each other and you will be able to have a great work/home life balance.

As a proactive member of the Nursing Team you will assist in creating and maintaining a caring, supportive and safe environment for the children you look after. James Hopkins Trust offers family centred care so you will work in partnership with the children and their families who are eligible to use James Hopkins Trusts services.

You are self‑motivated and can work either independently or as a team player and will be responsible for supporting the senior nurses with the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care provided to the children you are accountable for. In the absence of a senior nurse you may be required to manage and co‑ordinate the care of children accessing respite care provision at Kites Corner whilst on shift.

You will welcome the opportunity to reflect on/assess your practice and competence through existing audit processes and regular supervisions to ensure you provide outstanding and safe care; which in turn demonstrates James Hopkins Trusts compliance with CQC & Ofsteds regulatory requirements.

You will be a key person that a family will regularly talk to about their children when they either bring their child to James Hopkins Trust for respite or you visit them in their own home to provide respite. You will have an insight and understanding of the issues facing families where there is a baby or young child with…