An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team at Northampton General Hospital. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about palliative and end of life care to join the hospital based Specialist Palliative Care Team.
As a conscientious and enthusiastic individual, you would work within a dynamic specialist team delivering palliative care to patients and those that are important to them, as well as supporting staff members at ward level across the trust through training and education.
You will possess significant palliative care experience and be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with specialist needs. The role covers a seven day specialist palliative care service within the hospital.
Main duties of the job
A broad range of advanced communication skills are essential as well as the ability to work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicant will be supported by a comprehensive induction package and work within an expert team in an environment where training and development opportunities are actively encouraged.
If you are keen to enhance your specialist palliative care career within a dynamic team who strive to achieve optimal palliative and end of life care outcomes for patients, please get in touch. Informal visits are encouraged.
Job responsibilities
* To act as a core member of the Specialist Palliative Care multidisciplinary team.
* To facilitate the effective management of patients referred to the team ensuring their experience is seamless and of high quality.
* To promote and support staff to embed the Five Priorities of Care.
* To attend the weekly Specialist Palliative Care multidisciplinary team meeting as appropriate and contribute to the discussion and patient assessment/care planning decisions.
* To undertake a comprehensive holistic patient assessment ensuring that results of patients' holistic needs assessment are considered when decision making.
* As a non-medical prescriber, prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient need and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local protocols whilst remaining within scope of practice.
* To demonstrate advanced practice in planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, documenting consultations in the hospital notes.
* To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care, making revisions as necessary.
* To provide Level 2 psychological support for patients and their carers, referring patients with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical Psychologist if appropriate.
* To act as a specialist resource to other healthcare professionals relating to Specialist Palliative Care providing expert nursing advice and support.
* To act as a role model demonstrating high standards of holistic care and provide clinical leadership related to Specialist Palliative Care.
* To identify and meet the educational needs of patients and their carers, identifying patient/carer information needs and provide this in an appropriate written or verbal format.
* To implement individualised carer needs assessments referring to carer support agencies where appropriate.
* To have specialist knowledge of the impact of advanced disease and the associated needs of patients and their family/those important to them.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* In-depth specialist palliative and end of life care experience (demonstrates experience of caring for palliative patients in an acute setting).
* Clear up to date knowledge of current statutory frameworks/national policy.
* Extensive post registration experience.
* Ability to manage caseload and work as part of an MDT.
* To have provided education to all levels of staff.
* Evidence of experience in holistically assessing specialist palliative and dying patients in an acute hospital setting.
Desirable
* Evidence of research, publications, conference presentations.
* Evidence of local audit, participation in or leadership of.
Skills
Essential
* Demonstrates a positive, confident attitude and has an empathetic approach to patients, families, carers, and staff.
* Ability to demonstrate a wide range of effective communication skills.
* Experience of teaching/mentoring/assessing and supporting colleagues.
* Ability to manage caseload and work as part of an MDT.
* Demonstrates experience of autonomous working.
Personal qualities
Essential
* Demonstrates a positive, confident attitude and has an empathetic approach to patients, families, carers, and staff.
* Ability to use initiative with excellent time management skills.
* Motivation to pursue personal development, recognising own boundaries and limitations.
* Ability to prioritise and remain calm under pressure of changing work demands.
Qualifications
Essential
* NMC registration.
* Teaching/education qualification.
* Post registration palliative care/relevant field course.
* Degree level education.
* Evidence of recent CPD.
Desirable
* Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake the course.
* Master's degree or working towards.
Employer details
Employer name: Northampton General Hospital
Address: Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5BD
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