Band 6 Nurse
Haven House Children’s Hospice
Woodford Green, IG8 9LBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
The demand for the outstanding care Haven House provides is increasing and more vital than ever. We need you to help us deliver our care to families w...
work as part of the Integrated Care Team providing symptom management,
palliative and end-of-life care, as well as planned and emergency short breaks
at the hospice, home and support BCYP in hospitals. The postholder will take on
a lead role to support work required to ensure high standards of care are delivered
and maintained.The
post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts as the hospice
provides care services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Quote: To
be able to support families to be together in those last precious days is
immensely important to me. Giving children and their families choice and being
able to provide a caring and compassionate environment is why I work at Haven
Job Title: Senior Staff Nurse Band 6
Responsible To: Integrated Nursing Service Lead
Accountable To: Director of Clinical Services
Pay Scale: Agenda for Change
Unsocial hours payment payable dependant on shift pattern
Hours of work: Full time. Flexible working.
Internal rotation between day and night shifts (11.5 hour shifts).
To work as part of the Integrated Care Team providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as planned and emergency short breaks at the hospice, home and support BCYP in hospitals. The postholder will take on a lead role to support work required to ensure high standards of care are delivered and maintained. The post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts as the hospice provides care services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- To support the team with the implementation of high-quality services including delivering direct care to babies, children, young people and their families, embedding effective and supportive leadership.
- To co-ordinate the shift/ caseload work, ensuring safe, effective and responsive delivery of individualised care.
- To provide high quality nursing care for children and young people who have palliative care needs in the hospice and community as required as part of a child led integrated service.
- To contribute to the care plans and assessments required to ensure the child/young person receives safe and effective care.
- To be fully conversant with and contribute to all clinical guidelines, policies and procedures of Haven House.
- To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to service users, care staff and other members of the team.
- To work with the education team and further support junior colleagues with accountability for health care support workers.
- To ensure that safeguarding is embedded in practice and concerns are escalated at the earliest opportunity to the safeguarding lead.
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- To effectively use the electronic patient record system to ensure accurate and timely data is entered.
- To demonstrate a professional approach to work and act in accordance the NMC code.
- To be available to partake in line management of junior staff working towards effective development, wellbeing and progression for each team member.
- To be part of the senior nurse on call team; rotating to covering on call duties for both planned, unplanned and end of life care.
1. To contribute to the evaluation the service as required ensuring that children, young people and familys views are represented.
2. To work closely in collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary teams, such as allied health professionals or external stakeholders like schools and social care teams.
3. To be aware of allocated resources and ensure effective time management in own role.
4. To promote good relationships and good working practice across teams.
This role is based at our beautiful woodland hospice in Woodford Green, offering free parking and easy access from the Central line.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
For more information about the role, please download a copy of the job description and person specification.
As an employee you will be entitled to the following range of benefits:
- Retention of your NHS pension (if applicable and subject to meeting NHS criteria)
- Agenda for Change long service holiday (if applicable)
- Relocation Allowance (if eligible)
- Pension Scheme (employer matching up to 7%)
- Free on-site parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye Care voucher scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Access to Cavell Nurses
Closing date
Tuesday 3rd November, although Haven House reserves the right to commence the interview process before the closing date.
Interviews scheduled to take place during the first two weeks of September
Please note: Unfortunately we are unable to accept any applications where the applicant does not have the right to work in the UK
Qualifications
Essential: - RN Child / Adult / LD
Desirable: - ENB 998/Teaching/Mentoring qualification; - Palliative Care /Symptom Management in Life Limiting Illness or similar module
Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to young people/parents/ care staff
- Ability to advocate for young adults and their families
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Ability to communicate well with CYP and multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to prioritise workload and to be flexible to changing demands.
- IT/Computer literate: able to word process and use basic spreadsheets
- IV Competent
- Flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities
Desirable
- ITechnical paediatric nursing skills such as care of enteral feeding tubes, tracheostomies, emergency medication for seizures etc.
- LTV Competent
- Parenteral Nutrition competent
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Mental Health Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Assessments or willingness to learn these
- Understanding of a range of conditions that affect CYP including life limiting, life threatening, and end of life care needs.
- Understanding of infection control procedures
- Understanding of personal health and safety responsibilities
- Good understanding of the meaning of clinical supervision/mentoring
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding for CYP
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years Post Registration Paediatric Nursing in an acute setting or similar experience working with babies, children and young adults who have complex health care needs
- Experience of a broad range of nursing needs and e.g., complex needs care, technology dependent child/young person, oncology conditions, post operative care
- Experience of working in a constantly changing environment
- Experience of working in a community or hospice setting
- Experience of working with young adults/teenagers who have complex health conditions
Desirable: - Experience of working independently as well as part of a team; - Experience of caring for children/young people who require end of life support
Equality
Essential
- An understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post.
- Ability to recognise inequality and take action to prevent and address inequalities for CYP and their families who use our services.
Other
Desirable: - Car driver and a clean driving licence
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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