Nurse Consultant - Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care

As the senior nursing expert for paediatric palliative care within COAST, you will combine advanced clinical practice, strategic leadership, education, research and service development to influence care across the wider system.

You will play a pivotal role in mobilising COAST, following the successful proof-of-concept service that has run for the past two years, into a sustainable, fully operational 24/7 model in line with NICE guidance.

Approximately 60% of your role will remain clinically focused, delivering expert care for children and young people with highly complex needs, including symptom management and end-of-life care. The remaining 40% will focus on organisational leadership, workforce development, governance, partnership working and innovation.

You will also directly lead and support the newly established multidisciplinary COAST team, including Clinical Nurse Specialists, pharmacy and administrative colleagues.

Providing

advanced specialist paediatric palliative and end-of-life care across hospice,

home, hospital and community settings

Leading

complex symptom management, clinical decision-making and non-medical

prescribing

Supporting

children and families through sensitive conversations, advance care planning

and ReSPECT discussions

Driving the

phased mobilisation of a 24/7 specialist paediatric palliative care service

Influencing

regional strategy, working with our system partners, helping to shape COAST

into a 24/7 sustainable, specialist service.

Building and strengthening wider care pathways across Sussex

Developing

advanced nursing practice and contributing to workforce development, education

and capability building

Leading

quality improvement, audit, governance and research initiatives

Representing

SHG at local, regional and national forums

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

Chestnut Tree House is the childrens hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Qualifications

Desirable: - Current PhD holder, working towards a PhD, or an interest in undertaking a PhD

Experience