Children's Nurse

Salary £33,000 - £39,000 based on skills, experience and knowledge

Location Children's Hospice, ST4 8FN

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Join Our Children's Team at Dougie Mac

At Dougie Mac, we are proud to offer a Nurse-led, family-centred service for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. We're looking for Registered Children's Nurses (RNCB) who share our passion for providing compassionate, personalised, and expert care that truly makes a difference to children and their families.

The Role:

As a Children's Nurse, you'll work both autonomously and collaboratively assessing, planning and delivering high-quality palliative care.

You'll:

• Provide holistic, individualised care for children and young people with complex health needs
• Support and guide families through emotionally challenging journeys
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to safeguarding, care planning, clinical audits and service development
• Supervise and support junior staff and students
• Deliver nursing care that is clinically effective, evidence-based, and always centred on the child's needs

What You'll Need:

• Registered Children's Nurse (RNCB) qualification
• Experience working with children with complex/palliative care needs
• Strong communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills
• The ability to work flexibly across a 24/7 rota
• A driving licence is highly desirable for community visits

Why Join Dougie Mac?

At Dougie Mac, we believe in caring for our team as much as we do for the children and families we support. You'll be part of a passionate, collaborative team who live our CARE values every day - Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

As a Dougie Mac employee, you'll also enjoy:

• 35 days annual leave, rising with length of service
• Buy and sell annual leave options
• DBS check paid for by the hospice
• Learning & Development opportunities tailored to your goals

Make every day matter. Help children and families live life to the fullest - and build a career you'll be proud of.

Salary:£33,000 - £39,000 based on skills, experience and knowledge

Interviews:w/c 4th August

How to Apply
Please complete the application form in full, paying particular attention to your personal statement. This should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

For more information, please contact:
Jane Jones - Head of Children's Services or Children's Team Leaders

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy and interview early, in the event of a large number of applications.

Job Description &Person Specification below - Please note, our shortlisting process is based on these documents. In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV's alone will not be accepted. We are strongly committed to the Safeguarding of our adults and children.

About Us

At Dougie Mac we are recruiting employees to join our rapidly growing team. We currently have over 400 employees who work together to provide exceptional care and support to patients and their families in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.