Band 3 Children's Palliative Carer


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£25,760 to £27,476 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B18 7EE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

To work in partnership with children and young people and their families to deliver planned episodes of care through Continuing Healthcare Funding where it has been agreed the Childrens Palliative Care team will provide this support. To provide nursing care and intervention to children and young people inside or outside of the family home including agreed community settings and schools dependent on clinical needsidentifiedand the appropriateness of this delegation. Todemonstratecompetence in nominated clinical tasks followingan appropriate programmeof training. This will include seizure management, airway management using suction and oxygen, tracheostomy management, enteral feeding and management of feeding devices, administration of medications via oral, enteral, rectal and inhalation routes, intermittent catheterization including accessing ofMitrofanoffand end of life care. To support a child/young person to die in their or their familys place of choice,assistingwith basic nursing care/delegated interventions ensuring dignity, care and compassion is of the highest priority. Any intervention will be agreed with parents/nursingteamand a signed clinical competency will be undertaken. Care will be evaluated by the named keyworker assigned to the child/young person on a regular basis. Any concerns aroundeffectiveness of care/intervention/deterioration must be escalated to the named keyworker/team accordingly. We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role withRebecca Carless, Team Leader for Childrens Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response. rebecca.carless@nhs.net 07784 007 462 For further details / informal visits contact: Name Rebecca Carless Job title Team Leader for Childrens Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response. Telephone number 0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462

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