Kentown Children's Palliative Care Community Nurse Specialist

We are offering an opportunity for an experienced Children's Nurse to join our Children's Community Nursing Team as a Band 7 Palliative Care Nurse. This role is part of the Kentown Support investment in Greater Manchester, strengthening community-based palliative and end-of-life care for babies, children and young people. Fully funded through the Kentown Support programme, with recurrent NHS GM funding secured, this post supports a coordinated and equitable model of care. You will provide specialist assessment, clinical leadership and high-quality palliative care, working closely with families, community teams, acute services and children's hospices. Nurses will work within locality community teams in six GM areas without specialist provision, using an in-reach and outreach model supported by a cluster approach for resilience and peer support. A phased 24/7 community PEOLC offer will follow. The team is supported by a Band 8a Clinical Lead and the Kentown Support Head of Programmes. All staff attend bimonthly team days for reflection, problem-solving and CPD. Development opportunities include a 6-month rotation with the Alder Hey Specialist Palliative Care Team and funded CPD. We are seeking compassionate, motivated nurses who can lead, collaborate and help shape this new model of care, making a meaningful difference to children and families across Greater Manchester., As a Band 7 Children and Young People's Palliative Care Nurse, you will deliver high-quality palliative and end-of-life care across Greater Manchester. You will provide specialist nursing care in homes, community settings and through in-reach to acute trusts, including assessments, symptom management, advance care planning and regular review. You will offer compassionate, family-centred support and promote preferred place of care and death. Working within a locality Children's Community Nursing Team, you will deliver care through an in-reach/outreach model and support the development of a consistent 24/7 community PEOLC offer. You will collaborate with families, community teams, acute services, hospices and voluntary sector partners, and work with Kentown Support colleagues to provide wrap-around support. Participation in a cluster model will strengthen resilience and peer support. You will provide clinical leadership, support colleagues' development and contribute to service evaluation and improvement. Attendance at bimonthly Kentown Support Team days is required for reflection, problem-solving and CPD. You will also deliver education and signposting for professionals, parents and carers.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people. Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.