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Nurse

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6AB

Salary

£32,073 to £48,117

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 September 2026

13 days left

Job description

Nurse Milton Hospice - CB24 6AB * Current UK NMC registration & current, full valid driving license are essential for this role* Full-Time & Part-Time...

In our

commitment to you, we will provide you with:

All the training and development required to deliver

Childrens palliative care including

  • Bespoke palliative and end of life care, clinical

skills and long term ventilation training programmes

  • Support to attend external training opportunities
  • Participation in quality and safety groups

Regular clinical, safeguarding and management

supervision to support your professional development.

The support you need to enable you to provide safe

and effective care and support to the children and their families who use our

service.

Is this the

right opportunity for you?

Are you

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a highly motivated person who thinks going the extra

mile at work is the norm?

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wanting to be part of an enthusiastic, progressive,

forward-thinking and professional team?

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aspiring to make a real difference to the lives of

babies, children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their

families?

Please visit

our website www.each.org.uk to view the

full job description and person specification and to apply.

Closing

Date: 13th

September 2026

Interview

Date: 24th September 2026

Deliver holistic nursing care and support to

babies, children and young people with long term complex health needs, palliative

and end of life care needs and their families.

Lead and co-ordinate shifts (post completion of appropriate competencies) and

undertake day-to-day operational duties as required.

You will be required to provide

care at the hospice and support families in their homes and occasionally in

other settings.

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With

bespoke training provided, deliver safe and effective nursing care involving

use of a wide range of clinical skills including, but not limited to; clinical

assessment and monitoring, syringe driver, long-term ventilation and

tracheostomy care.

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Support

to babies, children and young people whose conditions are stable, unstable,

deteriorating and in need of end of life care.

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Assess,

plan, implement and evaluate care plans to meet the diverse and individual

needs of babies, children, young people and their families, ensuring holistic

care provided is family centred, needs led, evidence informed and meets all

statutory requirements.

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Provide

support to the children, young people and family members to promote their

resilience and wellbeing, including at the end of life and during bereavement,

giving advice on practical issues and undertaking memory making activities,

seeking support from wellbeing staff when necessary.

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Maintain

clinical records using both paper-based and SystmOne electronic care records

system in accordance with best practice guidance.

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Use

clinical judgement and interpret clinical data to inform decision making, in

consultation with others, to provide nursing care that meets the complexity of

the palliative care needs.

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Implement

symptom management, escalation and advance care plans, evaluating them in

partnership with the children or young people and their families under the

direction of a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Matron or Nurse Consultant.

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Facilitate

end of life transfers with the support of the symptom management team.

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Support

day-to-day operational duties as required, including providing the initial

response to all accidents, incidents and complaints reported during shifts,

ensuring immediate follow up actions are taken as required.

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Delegate

nursing care to senior care assistants and care assistants following EACH

Guidelines providing

  • Assessment

and ongoing clinical review of the babys, childs or young persons needs and the

appropriateness of delegation of care.

  • Oversight

of practice and responding to queries from the senior care assistants and care

assistants delivering care.

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Liaise

with families, maintaining regular contact with them and actively participating

at care co-ordination team and locality multi-professional meetings, ensuring

any significant changes identified for designated families are discussed and

followed up with any action required.

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Attend

external multidisciplinary, discharge planning, review and debrief meetings

representing EACH to maintain positive and effective communication with other

agencies involved with families receiving our services.

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Contribute

to quality and safety groups and assist with audits and evaluations.

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Mentor

new care staff and students, providing support, training and sharing

professional expertise.

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Participate

in regular management, clinical and safeguarding supervision sessions.

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Participate

in regular employee meetings and training.

Comprehensive range of benefits

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Free

onsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices

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Pool

car provided when working in the community

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Employee

health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes

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NHS

pension - continuation if already contributing

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Enhanced

Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays

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Additional

holiday purchase scheme

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AVIVA

pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance

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Free

eye tests & cycle to work scheme

East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares

for children and young people with life threatening conditions across

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual

feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of

inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent

from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation,

creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where

everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome

candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and

adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection

process.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of using clinical judgement to interpret clinical data to inform decision making.
  • Evidence of working within a professional, multi-disciplinary team.
  • Evidence of providing mentorship to staff and students.
  • Ability to undertake physical activities and manual handling to support the varying needs of our service users in line with the requirements of the role.

Desirable

  • Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills
  • Demonstrable experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting.
  • Experience of delivering parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and/or tracheostomy care.
  • Experience of leading and coordinating shifts or teams.
  • Experience of working in a palliative care service.
  • Experience of working with learning and physically disabled children and young people with mental health needs.
  • Experience of providing community care services.
  • Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day-to-day basis.
  • Experience of working with volunteers, either personally or professionally.
  • Evidence of participation in research and audit.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
  • Proficient in IT systems, including Microsoft Office and email platforms.
  • Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
  • Ability to use initiative and problem solve.
  • Ability to plan and manage own time.
  • Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates the ability to adapt quickly to changing tasks and priorities, even at short notice.

Desirable

  • Proficient in video conferencing including Teams or Zoom.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities)
  • Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies, children and young people, including best practice in safeguarding children.
  • Knowledge and understanding of childrens palliative care and recent initiatives in childrens health and social care.

Desirable

  • Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar
  • Mentor qualification

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Current full, valid driving license.
  • Ability to occasionally work in the other EACH hospice (Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire) to respond to increased demand for complex or end of life care.
  • Ability to participate in the EACH local on-call rota, when required, to deliver urgent or end of life care in the hospice or community.

Desirable

  • Access to own vehicle

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

24 August 2026

Last checked

26 August 2026

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About the employer

EAC
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

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