Hospiscare@Home Registered Nurses Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

1. JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Band: 5

Location: Community Okehampton and Crediton

Hours: – – 5 days over 7

Team/Directorate: Hospiscare@Home, Mid Devon team

Responsible To: Community Cluster Team Leader (CCTL)

Responsible For: N/A

Accountable to: Head of Community and Supportive Care Services

2. JOB PURPOSE

To deliver an excellent standard of evidencebased specialist palliative nursing care and clinical advice.

To promote dignity, encompassing a personcentred approach, to positively enhance the lives of patients with complex lifelimiting illnesses.

3. KEY RESULT AREAS/PRINCIPALDUTIES AND Responsibilities

Contribute to the assessment and review ofpatients, prioritising needs and working as a member of the Community team toensure effective communication is in place to support patient care.

Develop advanced communication skills and professionalismin your interactions with patients and those close to them, carers and otherprofessionals in order to promote and maintain Hospiscare values.

Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary,complex care and Gold Standards Framework (GSF) or End of Life meetings topromote best practice.

Develop knowledge and skills to be able tocontribute in the delivery of education and learning for all those involved inpalliative/end of life care, in order to act as a resource to widerprofessional and care teams both internally and externally.

Contribute to Hospiscares clinical governance andaudit process in order to support continuing quality improvement and learning.

Develop advanced skills in identifying andassessing complex bereavement and communicate effectively with the Supportive Careteam in order to enable a seamless handover into Hospiscares Bereavement CareServices.

Co-ordinate junior colleagues and takeresponsibility for the team in the absence of the CCTL or senior practitioner toensure continuity of service and welfare of patients.

InfectionPrevention and Control

Maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees iseveryones responsibility. All staff arerequired to adhere to Hospiscares Infection Prevention and Control Policy andmake every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention andcontrol at all times. This includesensuring personal and team compliance with all relevant policies andprocedures, and acting upon or reporting any identified risks.

Internal:

CCTL and Community colleaguesOther Community teamsHead of Community Services Medical teamSupportive Care Services

ClinicalGovernance

ClinicalAdministration

ClinicalQuality and Learning & Development team

StudentNurses and Trainees

External:

Patients and those close to them

RoyalDevon & Exeter Foundation Trust

NHSCommunity Services

GeneralPractitioners

Residentialand Nursing Homes

Socialand Domiciliary Care Workers

Providersof out-of-hours Health & Safety

Ensure that Health and Safetyguidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to

Comply with safe working practices asdefined by Hospiscare

Complete online training as and whenrequired

Take reasonable care for your ownhealth and safety and that of others who may be affected by acts or omissionsat work

Report any accidents, incidents or nearmisses as soon as reasonably practicable

Manage own work life balance andgeneral wellbeing, including any relevant pressures in respect of lone working,travel, difficult environments and challenging General

Be aware of and adhere to Hospiscarepolicies and procedures at all times

Take part in progress/performancereviews throughout the year

Cooperate with other Hospiscare departments

Attend training courses and completeonline training modules as required to meet the requirements of the post

Take responsibility for own personaldevelopment, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills

Undertake any other duties as requestedby management which are reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the Other

Apply the Hospiscare values and behaviours to everyaspect of the role at all times

Promote and maintain thebrand standards of Hospiscare

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the complexities of working with individuals at times of distress and conflict.
• Knowledge of theoretical nursing models and their impact on delivery of care

Desirable

• Understanding of key issues relating to End of Life care including policy developments

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Post registration palliative care module or equivalent
• Teaching and mentorship/supervision qualification
• Verification of Death

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of assessing, planning and evaluating treatment and nursing care plans
• Demonstrable experience of caring for patients with life-limiting conditions

Desirable

• Experience of management of syringe drivers
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of multi-agency partnership
• Experience of End of Life care setting
• Experience of working out of hours, overnight or weekends without immediate supervision
• Experience of working within a palliative care setting.
• Experience of working with volunteers.
• Experience of working with learners student nurses and Trainee Nursing Associates

Skills

Essential

• Developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Developed ability to manage a caseload effectively
• Developed IT skills

Desirable

• Ability to assist with delivery of formal/informal education and teaching programmes

Personal attributes

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team, prioritise workload and manage time effectively
• Ability to work autonomously and act on own initiative
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to respond positively in a rapidly changing environment
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Awareness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects of work

Additional requirements

Essential

• Able to participate in the 7 day/week 24 hour rota, including nights
• Able to work and travel within the community setting to all locations covered by the role
• Able to fulfil physical and manual handling aspects of the role, including the administering of basic life support

Desirable

• Car owner and driver

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).