We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, caring, compassionate and experienced nurse to a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse post in the South Tyneside Out of Hours Palliative Care Team. The team are part of an Integrated Specialist Palliative Care Team and provide high quality palliative and end of life care in the out of hours period which is timely and meets the needs of patients, carers, and families. This relies on a team of knowledgeable and skilled practitioners who can work effectively with the multi-professional teams across different care environments. If you feel you have the skills, knowledge, and passion to be part of our team we would like to invite you to apply for this key role which provides excellent nursing care to patients with palliative and end of life care needs in their own home.
The nominal base for this role will be at Clarendon, however you may be required to work across the whole of South Tyneside. We offer excellent working conditions and a supportive culture promoting Continuous Professional Development and Lifelong Learning., You will be a key leader of the team providing specialist palliative care, advice and support to patients, carers, and professionals. The main aims of the service are to:
Manage pain and other symptoms to enable patients to be cared for at home.
To provide choice and support to patients and families in achieving preferred place of care
Prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
Facilitate rapid discharge from hospital for patients at end of life.
Provide advice and support across all care settings to patients carers and other professionals in relation to palliative and end of life care issues.
You will be expected to maintain agreed standards of care, directly protecting, and promoting patients dignity, choices, self-esteem, and wellbeing always. You will be working within an out of hours service that operates between the hours of 16:00 09:00 Monday to Friday and 24/7 on weekends and bank holidays. There are currently two shift patterns in operation to cover the hours of the service. Shift patterns are reviewed regularly and may be subject to periodic change.
You will require: Significant Post registration experience in cancer/palliative care, palliative and end of life care knowledge, excellent communication and collaborative skills and be an exceptional role model.
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.