Nurse Consultant

Nurse Consultant & Non-Medical Prescribing LeadNurse Consultant & Non-Medical Prescribing Lead Paediatric Palliative CareHours: Full time 37.5 hours per weekLocation: Oxford and HybridSalary: HDH Band 8a £59,746 - £64,696 per annumClosing date: 9th February 2026 at 12 noonInterview date: w/c 16th February 2026A brand-new leadership role. A rare opportunity. A chance to shape the future of children's palliative care.Helen & Douglas House Children's Hospice is delighted to introduce a newly created Nurse Consultant and Non-Medical Prescribing Lead post, joining our expanding senior clinical leadership team at an exciting time of service growth and transformation. As the Nurse Consultant, you will have a unique opportunity to influence clinical strategy, shape the Outreach Specialist Nursing services, and strengthen non-medical prescribing within our paediatric palliative care services. Working alongside Medical Consultants and the Executive Team, you will deliver highly specialist, compassionate care to babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, while leading innovation, education and service development across hospice and community settings.Main duties of the jobThe role includes:Advanced clinical practice in complex paediatric palliative care, including pain and symptom management and end-of-life decision-making.Strategic and professional leadership of the Outreach Specialist Nursing Team.Leading and developing non-medical prescribing practice within community palliative care.Influencing clinical strategy, governance, safeguarding and quality improvement.Education, supervision and development of advanced practice roles.About usHelen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families. We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others; as such, we welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to our patients. For an informal conversation or visit please contact the Director of Nursing and Care shayes@helenanddouglas.org.uk.Job responsibilitiesDUTIES AND KEYRESPONSIBILITIES:Expert Clinical PractitionerTo be professionally accountable for all work undertaken and topractice at an advanced level of professional autonomy in line withlocal/national policy and guidance and the NMC Code.To work as a Nurse Consultant using advanced clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, prescribing, planning, and evaluating interventions for patients with complex presentations.To be an authoritative expert assessor/advisor on pain and symptom management, psychological /spiritual/social /practical and ethical decisions at the end of life and to work in partnership with a range of health professionals to improve their education and skills in these areas.Develop and conduct skilled nursing intervention with patients with palliative care needs, assessing and addressing issues such as quality of life, futility, prognosis, withdrawing and withholding treatment and end of life decision making within an ethical framework.To undertake complex and sensitive holistic care assessments and plan, implement and evaluate care utilising advanced communication skills.To improve access to medication through the support and implementation of independent Nurse prescribing within the Outreach Specialist Nursing Service.Demonstrate negotiation and diplomacy skills and partnership working across the multi-disciplinary teamTo work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams both internally and externally, with regards to safe, effective, timely admissions and discharges of patients.Support existing services to provide a co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach to the provision of palliative care for children including established community contacts such as General Practitioners and Children's Community NursesTo identify areas for improvement and development which will enhance the paediatric palliative care provision for BCYP and their family/ carers.For the full job description please see the supporting documents.Person SpecificationQualificationsCurrent NMC/HCPC registration Adult or ChildMSc Palliative Care/Advanced Clinical Practice AdvancedClinical Assessment Skills Non-medical Prescribing Advanced Communication SkillPost-graduate Teaching QualificationLeadership QualificationExperience and /or qualification as a Designated Medical Practitioner DMP for non-medical prescribersExperienceSignificant Experience within a Specialist Palliative Care EnvironmentExperience of working within palliative care at an advanced practice levelExperience of working within clinical paediatric settingPossesses range of clinical knowledge, skills & information technology expertise.Displays sound professional judgementExercises sound clinical risk managementViews patients within a holistic contextUnderstands the NHS system: nationally, regionally & locally.Understands the concepts & principles of clinical governance.Additional CriteriaShows an approach based on critical enquiry and evidence-based careEmbraces evidence-based practice & auditShows breadth of awareness & a range of problem-solving skillsEncourages ongoing learning & an educative culture, both for self and othersAble to operate effectively in a committee; contributes to strategic decision making.Understands the issues of risk managementAble to juggle a large number of demands by setting priorities & planning effectivelyStrong leadership & coordination skills with ability to direct & organise teams.Able to communicate clearly, avoiding jargon, with a range of different people.Builds strong & effective relationships with patients, families & colleagues with the ability to gain their trust & confidence.Ability to cope with considerable pressure as well as to adapt to constant change & new demands.Demonstrates energy, enthusiasm & initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, colleagues & the organisation.Demonstrate excellent negotiating skills when collaborating with internal and external stakeholdersAbility to supervise juniors, spot talent & nurture it.Evidence of teaching /presentation experience.Able to operate within a teaching/training cultureWorks with patients as individuals & not purely as a collection of symptoms.Able to manage patient expectations.Able to negotiate treatment plans with patients and familiesAbility to work as part of multidisciplinary team.Experience of developing and leading a multidisciplinary teamUnderstanding of voluntary hospice funding and organisationExperience in working within Hospice environmentHolds full driving licenceExperience of working in a leadership or strategical roleExperience of working with local or National NHS teamsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr