Working as part of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Community Children’s Nursing Service and the All Wales Manages Clinical Network (AWMCN), the post holder will lead on the delivery of specialist palliative care and advice.
Adopting a family centred care approach, this role involves supporting families from diagnosis through end-of-life care and bereavement, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and empowering staff to deliver excellent nursing care delivery in line with evidence based best practice.
The post holder will work with families and members of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising with
inpatient, community and hospice services to co-ordinate and support the delivery of high-quality
holistic care to babies, children and young people who have life limiting or life-threatening conditions, by providing clinical expertise, supporting complex decision making, advanced care planning and
symptom management.
This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive team and play an active role in service development, helping to inform the delivery of specialist paediatric palliative care services within Aneurin Bevan Health Board and by working in partnership with Paediatric Palliative Care Specialist Nurses from across the NHS.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
The post holder will expertly assess, monitor and co-ordinate a holistic, individualised, therapeutic plan of care in partnership with the child/young person their families and professionals. The aim of this is to empower resilience and promote quality of life. This will be performed utilising recognised assessment tools as well as expert clinical judgement. Support consultant led paediatric palliative care clinics and run nurse led clinics independently. Be responsible for managing a defined caseload without supervision. Lead and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary assessments and meetings for individual children to ensure continuity of care and support, from all the involved services. The post holder will be required to interpret complex patient condition assessments and multi-faceted situations, comparing a range of options, in order to determine appropriate treatment Provide care in the community, acute and voluntary sector, liaising and co-ordinating across each. Acknowledge and promote best practice, whilst challenging unsafe practice.
Work innovatively, devising novel solutions within own and others’ practice to improve quality of life outcomes in an unpredictable environment. Act as a positive role model, playing a prominent role in raising the profile of paediatric palliative care. To work in collaboration with Community Children’s Nursing Team to provide support to children, young people and their families known to both services.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
We are looking for a motivated, passionate and experienced Paediatric Palliative Care Clinical Specialist Nurse to work within the Community Children’s Nursing Service (CCNS) which is part of the Family & Therapies Division with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Adopting a family centred care approach, this role involves supporting families from diagnosis through end-of-life care and bereavement, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and empowering staff to deliver excellent nursing care delivery in line with evidence based best practice.

The post holder will work with families and members of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising with:

• inpatient, community and hospice services to co-ordinate and support the delivery of high-quality
• holistic care to babies, children and young people who have life limiting or life-threatening conditions, by providing clinical expertise, supporting complex decision making, advanced care planning and symptom management.

This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive team and play an active role in service devel-opment, helping to inform the delivery of specialist paediatric palliative care services within Aneurin Bevan Health Board and by working in partnership with Paediatric Palliative Care Specialist Nurses from across the NHS.
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