Lead Nurse

Join to apply for the Lead Nurse role at Shooting Star Children's Hospices Be among the first 25 applicants Shooting Star Children's Hospices provided pay range This range is provided by Shooting Star Children's Hospices. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from Shooting Star Children's Hospices Are you a motivated registered nurse with excellent leadership skills and experience of caring for life-limited children and their families? Are you passionate, and do you want to influence and develop your team to ensure the safe, effective and efficient delivery of excellent nursing care to babies, children and young people? If so, we can support you to ’be the nurse leader you’ve always wanted to be’. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our in‑house Lead Nurse team as we support the planned departure of a colleague. The role is based within our Guildford Hospice, supporting an established in‑house care team. Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life‑limiting conditions, and their families across London and Surrey. As well as providing leadership and hands on clinical care, at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, we also take time for making memories – supporting children in our hydrotherapy pool, facilitating arts, crafts and music sessions, going on outings and helping children to relax in our multi‑sensory room. The post holder will play an active role in the education and development of staff and be involved in clinical audit, innovation, Clinical Governance and risk groups. You will be expected to participate in the on‑call rota to support the hospice 24/7 as required and availability to support a reasonable share of weekends and public holidays. Our enhanced remuneration package is above NHS rates, and we additionally pay a geographical allowance and unsocial hours payments. You can also continue your NHS pension contributions. For an informal chat or visit to the hospice please contact Leanne Walsh, our Deputy Director of Care at: Leanne.walsh@shootingstar.org.uk What we offer In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include: NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contribution Annual leave 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service Contractual benefits Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave payFlexible working arrangementsReimbursed professional membership feesEye care Health and wellbeing Employee Assistance ProgrammeOccupational HealthMindfulness sessionsCycle to work schemeMental Health First AidersNutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Also, we are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check. In addition, an enhanced disclosure will be required for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support and consider all applicants in line with the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974. Equality, diversity and inclusion Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence. We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer. To apply please complete our online application and send a statement outlining how your skills and experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification. Shortlisting Monday 8th December Interviews: W/C 15th December Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Health Care Provider Industries Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr