Tŷ Hafan is a beautiful children's hospice located on the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan coastline. Covering the South, East and West Wales Tŷ Hafan offers a beautiful, newly refurbished working environment set in idyllic grounds a short distance from the metropolitan area of Cardiff.
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Paediatric Nurse to join our established Nursing team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
About the Role
The role will be to work as part of the Care Services team working flexibly across the service to provide safe, effective and compassionate paediatric palliative care.
You’ll be responsible for clinical assessments, developing comprehensive care plans, and liaising closely with internal and external partners to deliver seamless, high-quality care. This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll use your specialist expertise to support children, young people, and their families, whilst working collaboratively with our wider multidisciplinary team.
The post is initially a 2 year fixed term contract with continuation beyond this dependent on the impact of the role and securing funds. The role is full time (37.5 hours) and will be primarily Monday to Friday but a degree of flexibility to meet family needs will be required and there will also be some out of hours on call duties.
Our new enhanced benefits package include:
About You
We are looking for an experienced, paediatric nurse with extensive knowledge of paediatric palliative care. You’ll be a Registered Nurse (Child) with a relevant post-registration qualification in palliative care or equivalent experience.
You will have experience in supporting end or life care and bereavement work, and of providing support during periods of high anxiety and stress.
You’ll be confident managing complex clinical situations and be a role model with the ability to influence and motivate colleagues. You will have knowledge of Safeguarding practices and confidence to recognise and act on concerns.
About us
Tŷ Hafan’s ambition is that when a child's life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. Sadly, we know that thousands of families in Wales are struggling alone through fear, exhaustion and uncertainty that comes with caring for a child whose life will be short. We believe that no family should have to live this on their own and we are determined to walk alongside every family through life, death and beyond.
At Tŷ Hafan we are experts at caring for children with life-shortening conditions and our services support families in our hospice, in community settings, local hospitals and in families' homes. We understand that the needs of each child and their family are unique, and we know that caring for a child with a life-shortening condition is often extremely demanding. Our aim is to make sure that no one is doing this alone. Our colleagues, volunteers and supporters are crucial in the delivery of our ambition - we know that everyone plays a huge part in making sure that no family faces their child's short life alone.
Our Vision is ‘A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they and their family need’.
Our Purpose is ‘No family should have to face the unimaginable loss of their child alone. With children and families at the heart of all we do, at end of life, through bereavement and beyond’.
Our Values are; Demonstrating compassion, Providing excellent service, Working together and Taking ownership.
Our team at Ty Hafan are supportive and inclusive, we value individual differences, and understand experience can come from many avenues, therefore it is not essential to have previous experience working in a palliative care environment. In paediatric palliative care, the approach is tailored to children and young people from diagnosis of life-limiting or life-shortening conditions and includes support for their families throughout the child’s life and into bereavement if needed. It is important to remember that paediatric palliative care is so much more than just end of life care, Tŷ Hafan holds enhancing quality of life at its very core.
Further information
Please see the full job description and person specification or email careers@tyhafan.org.
Additionally, you are welcome to contact Helen Bennett, Head of Nursing (helen.bennett@tyhafan.org) for an informal and confidential conversation.
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Additional Information
Successful applicants must be UK residents and we do not offer sponsorships at this time. You will be subject to the outcome of an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and baring service) check and two satisfactory references.
Tŷ Hafan is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.