Children's Outreach Nurse

Would you like to make a positive difference to children and their families? Would you like to work for an organisation where you become part of our family, not just an employee? If so, we invite you to work as part of our remarkable team that promotes inclusion, growth and teamwork. We foster a climate where team members are encouraged to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others.

Who are we? Helen & Douglas House is a registered children’s hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families in Oxford and the surrounding counties. We work in partnership with parents and other multi-disciplinary professionals, providing palliative care expertise and developing clinical skills to ensure the individual needs of our patients are met. 

The Outreach Nursing Team possesses a wealth of experience in specialist palliative care, supporting children, their families and professionals involved, with advice, symptom control support and management throughout the palliative care pathway in a variety of community settings. As a Children’s Outreach Nurse, you will need to be an autonomous practitioner with community experience and have the vision to deliver and support exceptional palliative care within a variety of settings which will make a real difference to children and their families. You will work as part of a wider team of other nurses, doctors, nursery nurses, Family Support Services and Volunteers within Helen & Douglas House as well as working collaboratively with external multi-disciplinary professionals in the child’s own community and help drive our service forward. In return we will provide a nurturing and resourceful work environment, comprehensive training and development opportunities.

This is a full time (37.5 Hours) permanent position, but part time hours will be considered.

Helen & Douglas House offer the following benefits:

- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days after 3 years, and 29 days after 5 years of service.

- We are a direction agency for the NHS Pension Scheme.

- Eye care voucher scheme.

- Cycle to work scheme.

- Occupational sick pay and maternity pay.

- Enhanced maternity leave and shared paternity leave.

- A flexible working environment.

- Subsidised staff dining facilities.

- Investment in your CPD.

- Employee Assistance Programme.

- Recommend a friend scheme.

Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.