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Transition Nurse Wiltshire - Band 6

Salary £43,468.14 pa (35 hours per week)
Location Devizes/Wiltshire
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Every moment counts. Every memory matters.

Come and join our nursing team as a Transition Nurse and play a vital role in supporting children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, including those preparing to transition from children's services into adulthood.

Applicants for this role must be a Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN/RN Child), Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or Registered Adult Nurse (RN Adult/RGN) and hold a Diploma or Degree qualification with active NMC registration. You will have experience of working with children and young people with complex needs and be passionate about delivering high-quality, family-centred care.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate nurse who is committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. Based at our Wiltshire Hospice, you will supporting children, young people and families in hospice, home and community settings. Regular travel will be required to schools, colleges, hospitals, adult hospices and partner organisations.

As a Band 6 Nurse, you will hold a caseload of children and young people and act as a Named Nurse, ensuring the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. You will develop strong therapeutic relationships with families, providing continuity, coordination and advocacy whilst ensuring that care remains centred around the individual needs, wishes and aspirations of each child and young person.

A key aspect of this role is supporting young people through transition into adulthood. You will hold a dedicated caseload of young people in transition, supporting them and their families from approximately age 14 onwards. Acting as a key point of contact throughout the transition journey, you will coordinate person-centred transition planning, helping young people prepare for adult services whilst ensuring their goals, aspirations and changing needs remain at the heart of decision-making.

Working closely with colleagues across Julia's House and with external health, social care, education and adult service providers, you will help develop and embed effective transition pathways that improve experiences and outcomes for young people moving into adult services. You will provide specialist advice and support relating to transition planning, advocacy, the Mental Capacity Act, Best Interests Decision Making, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards, helping families navigate what can often be complex systems and services.

Alongside your specialist transition responsibilities, you will be an active member of the clinical nursing team and will be rostered to provide hands-on respite, palliative and end-of-life care. Direct care delivery forms a significant part of this role and includes supporting children and young people with complex health needs in hospice, home and community settings. You will work collaboratively with Carers, Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure care remains safe, responsive and centred around the needs of children, young people and families.

You will participate fully in the clinical rota, working a combination of day, evening, weekend and night shifts in line with service requirements and the needs of the families we support. You will maintain and develop your clinical skills, contribute to clinical decision-making and support the delivery of high-quality nursing care across our Dorset and Wiltshire services.

The role also involves developing strong partnerships with adult health services, hospices, social care teams, education providers, commissioners and community organisations. You will contribute to education and training initiatives, support colleagues to develop confidence in transition practice and help evaluate and improve services through audit, feedback and quality improvement activity.

If you are passionate about helping children and young people achieve the best possible quality of life, including supporting them to navigate the journey into adulthood, and are looking to develop your career within children's palliative care, we will support you through a wide range of opportunities for clinical and professional development.

This is a permanent, full-time position. Full-time hours at Julia's House are 35 hours per week. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use are essential, and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

At the discretion of the charity, relocation assistance may be considered.

Flexibility will be required to cover days, evenings, weekends and nights in line with service requirements. There are no set working hours for contracted staff, as our care is delivered around the needs of the children, young people and families we support. Rotas are prepared at least six weeks in advance.

To watch a tour of our Wiltshire Hospice please click here Wiltshire Hospice Tour on Vimeo

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

The Charity may, at its discretion, elect to both select candidates and interview before the advertised closing dates

 

Julia’s House is an award-winning children’s hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties.

Each family we support is unique and so is the care we provide. When a family finds out that their child has a very serious medical condition, which is life-limiting or life-threatening, their world falls apart. Julia’s House exists to help these children and their families.

To reach more children with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions and to set the gold standard in flexible, bespoke care that supports the whole family.

For local families of life-limited and life-threatened children to be able to access the help they need, when and where they need it and for every member of the family to feel supported, valued, cherished.

C - Compassionate and caring
We care, we go the extra mile and we treat people as individuals

H - Honesty and integrity 
We believe in honesty and fairness. We make balanced, long-term decisions. 

I - It's up to all of us 
We work together as one team. Everyone is responsible for great teamwork and standards. 

L - Listen and learn 
We listen to understand. We seek information that will help us continually improve. 

D - Determined to excel 
We strive for excellence in everything we do.

We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.   

We are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.   

https://www.juliashouse.org/equality-diversity-and-inclusion  

30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rated for part-time staff)

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work Scheme
 

Generous pension scheme (existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme may retain membership on joining Julia's House)

Life Assurance scheme

Free eye tests

Blue Light Card scheme

The Lifestyle Card scheme

Concert4carers scheme

Comprehensive induction

Ongoing commitment to developing staff

Mentoring scheme

"At Julia's House, I'm treated as a whole person, rather than just a worker. Everyone across the team genuinely cares about the wellbeing of their colleagues and there's a culture of autonomy and flexibility which allows me to be my best self at work." 
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“There is a real sense of community at all levels at Julia's House. The values and behaviours of all are clear to see and demonstrated day to day.  People care for and recognise you as an individual, whilst genuinely value your contribution and what you bring to the team - I have been unquestionably welcomed into the whole team”.
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