As a Registered Nurse on our IPU, you will work alongside other professionals in the multidisciplinary team to deliver an excellent standard of evidence-based specialist palliative care and clinical advice.
Main duties of the job
To deliver an excellent standard of evidence-based specialist palliative nursing care and clinical advice.
To promote dignity, encompassing a person-centred approach, to positively enhance the lives of patients with complex life-limiting illnesses.
About us
Hospiscare has been supporting people in Exeter, Mid and East Devon with terminal illnesses for over 40 years. Our services include support at home, a specialist palliative care ward, out-patients clinics, and supportive therapies.
We support close to 2,200 local people each year, in some of the hardest times possible. As a local charity, we raise around £10 million each year to continue to provide our care. Our staff, volunteers and supporters help us to care for people when they're most in need, no matter what their individual circumstances may be.
We're proud to be rated as 'five star' by patients and families and as 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, to have been awarded a Mind Bronze Award for wellbeing at work and to be a Disability Confident employer.
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Band: 5
Location: Searle House, Exeter EX2 5JJ
Hours: As per contract, with rotation to nights
Responsible To: Ward Manager
Accountable to: Head of Inpatient Services & Clinical Quality
Job Purpose
To deliver an excellent standard of evidence-based specialist palliative nursing care and clinical advice.
To promote dignity, encompassing a person-centred approach, to positively enhance the lives of patients with complex life-limiting illnesses.
Key Result Areas/Principal Duties and Responsibilities
1. Contribute to the assessment and review of patients, prioritising needs and working as a member of the Inpatient Unit (IPU) team to ensure effective communication is in place to support patient care.
2. Develop advanced communication skills and professionalism in your interactions with patients and those close to them, carers and other professionals in order to promote and maintain Hospiscare values.
3. Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary, complex care and Gold Standards Framework (GSF) or End of Life meetings to promote best practice.
4. Develop knowledge and skills to be able to contribute in the delivery of education and learning for all those involved in palliative/end of life care, in order to act as a resource to wider professional and care teams both internally and externally.
5. Contribute to Hospiscare's clinical governance and audit process in order to support continuing quality improvement and learning.
6. Develop advanced skills in identifying and assessing complex bereavement and communicate effectively with the Supportive Care team in order to enable a seamless handover into Hospiscare's Bereavement Care Services.
7. Co-ordinate junior colleagues and take responsibility for the team in the absence of the Ward Manager or Senior Registered Nurse to ensure continuity of service and welfare of patients.
8. Assist with the planning and implementation of discharges to help patients achieve their preferred place of care.
Infection Prevention and Control
Maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees is everyone's responsibility. All staff are required to adhere to Hospiscare's Infection Prevention and Control Policy and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times.
Disclosure and Barring Service
This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced level check with Adults and Children Barred Lists.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* 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.
* Understanding of key issues relating to End of Life care including policy developments.
Skills
* Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to assist with delivery of formal/informal education and teaching programmes.
Personal attributes
* 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
* Able to participate in the 7 day/week 24 hour rota, including rotation to nights.
* Able to fulfil physical and manual handling aspects of the role.
* Able and willing to work at different Hospiscare locations on occasion if required.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Post registration palliative care module or equivalent.
* Teaching and mentorship/supervision qualification.
* Verification of Death.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of assessing, planning and evaluating treatment and nursing care plans.
* Demonstrable experience of caring for patients with life-limiting conditions.
* Experience of management of syringe drivers.
* Experience of multi-agency partnership.
* Experience of End of Life care setting.
* Experience of working within a palliative care setting.
* Experience of working with volunteers.
* Experience of working with learners e.g. student nurses and Trainee Nursing Associates.
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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