Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 staff nurse at Woodlands Hospice, based on the Aintree University Hospital site.
The successful candidate will work with the Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Senior Nurses in ensuring high quality care is delivered within the Inpatient unit.
Main duties of the job
1. Perform comprehensive assessment of patients nursing needs. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs and varying levels of complexity for patients requiring specialist palliative care.
2. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
3. Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care.
4. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patients needs are met, especially in relation to discharge planning.
5. Safely administer medicines, infusions and blood transfusions as prescribed.
6. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives including sharing sensitive news.
7. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
8. Act as a link nurse and resource for other nursing staff for a specific area of patient care.
Job responsibilities
1. Responsible for managing and organising the care for a team of patients allocating resources (staff skills/knowledge and experience) as appropriate to ensure that high quality specialist palliative care is provided to all our patients and their carers.
2. Assist Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Senior Nurses in achieving and maintaining agreed bed occupancy and patient length of stay targets.
3. Support the Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager to maximise best use of clinical resources ensuring the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.
4. Contribute to the development of services within the IPU.
5. Contribute to allocated Care Quality Commission standards of quality and safety as they relate to the Inpatient unit. This may involve membership of working groups on specific area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered nurse with current NMC registration
* Diploma in Nursing
Experience
* Post registration experience and successful completion of Band 5 foundation gateway competencies
* Experience within relevant clinical setting
* Evidence of working with students
* Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
* Recent acute hospital experience, including as a student nurse
Skills
* Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to support less experienced staff
* Ability to problem solve
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
* Supportive of colleagues
* Ability to work in changing environments
* Committed to high standards of patient care.
* Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
* Maintain both personal and professional development
* Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
Knowledge
* Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
* Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
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.
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