Children's Nurse (Preceptorship) #1176

At Dougie Mac, we are proud to offer a Nurse-led, family-centered service for children with life-limiting or life-shortening conditions. We expect each Nurse (RNC/RNLD) to share our passion for providing compassionate, personalised, and expert care that truly makes a difference to children and their families. As a Registered Childrens Nurse you will assess, implement and evaluate nursing care for children living with palliative and often complex health conditions. You will share our passion to provide excellent, personalised and compassionate care for children & their families. You will work flexibly over a 7-day period; this will include a combination of early, late, & night shifts., As well as managing a wide range of complex conditions, you will help create precious memories through play, arts and crafts and new experiences; creating an environment where children are truly able to live life to the full. You will enjoy working as part of a close-knit team and have a positive, resilient attitude. This exciting opportunity involves providing leadership opportunities and specialist clinical expertise. Providing a high standard of palliative nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, you will support families in making the most of the time they have together.

Dougie Mac provides compassionate care and support for babies, children, young adults and adults with life-limiting conditions across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. As a values-driven organisation, we strive to deliver high-quality, person-led, and inclusive care across our inpatient, community, and supportive care services. Following our merger with Approach Dementia Support and expansion into children and young adult services, Dougie Mac now supports more people than ever before across all age groups and diagnoses. Our team is made up of dedicated, skilled professionals who are committed to delivering responsive and meaningful care in line with our hospice values. We offer a collaborative working environment with access to professional development, reflective practice, and staff wellbeing support. Dougie Mac is proud to be a financially independent local charity, offering a competitive salary and benefits package including generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme,
funded study opportunities, hospice-paid healthcare cash plan, and free on-site parking.