The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
We are currently looking for a band 6 Staff Nurse to join our nursing team at St Johns Hospice inpatient unit. You will have the opportunity to work proactively as a member of our MDT delivering high quality care to patients and their families. We actively support the continuous development of all our staff.
Main duties of the job
Patients are admitted to the Hospice Specialist Palliative care In-Patient Unit for assessment, symptom control, terminal care, rehabilitation, respite care and medical interventions from a wide catchment area of the following CCGs primary care trusts of Westminster, Brent, Camden, Islington.
This role would ideally suit an experienced Palliative Care Nurse from either a Hospice or Hospital Background. You will have previously mentored staff and trained junior members of the team.
Job responsibilities
* To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care.
* To maintain continuous high standards of skilled nursing care and professional practice through evidence based practice.
* To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice.
* To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner, supervising and teaching both trained staff, health care assistants and student nurses.
* To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources, recognising the need for personal flexibility within the unit to ensure all aspects of the services are managed safely and effectively.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Experience at Band 5 or above in specialist palliative care or oncology.
* Demonstrable practice that is evidence based and up to date.
* Experience of working with teams, motivating and empowering them to deliver excellent standards of patient care.
* Experience of identifying and dealing with risks encountered within own practice.
* Experience of supporting junior / less experienced staff to improve standards of patient care.
* Able to support less experienced / junior staff to respond to feedback in a positive manner, setting objectives as required.
* Able to use professional knowledge and experience to influence decision making processes in order to improve outcomes for patients and staff.
* Able to use assertive communication skills to achieve collaborative solutions to challenging situations.
* Able to conduct audits in an objective and efficient manner.
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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