Registered Nurse - Community (North Cambs)
The Hospice at Home service cares for patients across Cambridgeshire who choose to remain in their own home in their last weeks of life. We are holistic in our approach and the care is tailored to each person's specific needs. The compassionate team of Nurses and Healthcare Assistants work closely with District Nursing Teams and GPs to provide practical and holistic care supporting patients and their families in their homes.
We now have an opportunity to join us as a Registered Nurse in a permanent role, based from the Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre in Wisbech, but working across Cambridgeshire. This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week.
Our nursing teams work long shifts (07.00 - 19.00, 08.00 - 20.00) or a mixture of shorter shifts.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will have excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and will enjoy having quality time to provide exceptional care to our patients and their loved ones in their homes.
The service provides care 7 days a week across Cambridgeshire and staff are rostered to provide this coverage. Whilst the rosters are created 5-8 weeks in advance, there may be exceptional circumstances in which the job holder will need to be flexible to change a scheduled rota at short notice in times of clinical staffing crisis.
Job responsibilities
To work within a team to assist in the responsive delivery of nursing palliative and end of life care, ensuring the highest standard of care is received by patients and their families in their own home.
Main duties to include:
* Using a holistic approach and in partnership with the district nurse, patient & family to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual packages of care.
* Assess, monitor and evaluate symptom management.
* Assisting in the effective orientation and mentoring of new staff and clinical placements to the team.
* Support individuals and carers to cope with their emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being.
To be successful in this role, candidates must be a NMC Registered Nurse and have post-registration experience within palliative care. It is also required to have a knowledge of a holistic approach to caregiving and be sensitive to the needs of patients and families.
Due to the nature of the role, it is a requirement to hold a UK driving license and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse
Experience
* Significant post-registration experience in palliative care
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.
£28,407 to £34,581 a year plus enhancements
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