We are currently recruiting experienced Staff Nurse to join our busy Inpatient Services Team, to assist in the development and delivery of the Inpatient service to enable provision of care for patients requiring palliative or end of life care. This role would be suitable for an experienced Staff Nurse.
In this role, you will report to a dedicated Inpatient Services Sister.
You must be NMC registered and have eligibility to work within the UK.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively, you will be an integral part of an amazing multi-disciplinary team, working with doctors, clinical and pastoral care teams, therapists, physios, and great support teams. Together you'll ensure a high standard of provision of care for patients requiring palliative and end of life care.
You’ll be part of a team of registered nurses and carers, with consultant oversight, providing day-to-day leadership, management, and continuous improvement of the delivery and services of the inpatient wards.
About us
Thames Hospice is an independent adult hospice with a beautiful 28-bed hospice at Bray Lake in Maidenhead with views of the lake and state-of-the-art facilities. Would you like to be a part of this?
You will need to be an experienced registered nurse, not necessarily in a hospice or palliative care setting, with the desire to care for this group of patients. You should possess good communication skills, excellent care values, and a strong sense of team spirit.
Having reflected on what is important in this last year, we have created exciting opportunities offering a more flexible approach to working to fit around your lifestyle and provide the all-important work-life balance.
As part of this role, we also offer shift enhancements as follows:
* Work on a Saturday: Time and one third (1.33)
* Work on a Sunday or Bank Holiday: Time and two thirds (1.66)
* Work after 8pm-8am: Time and one third (1.33)
To support you within your role, we have an excellent learning and development program to help further develop your clinical skills. We know that supporting, developing, and nurturing our colleagues leads to outstanding patient care and strong morale and team spirit amongst our incredible teams.
Job responsibilities
Main Tasks:
1. To ensure that the IPS service delivers an excellent standard of care to patients and their families.
2. To lead a team of nurses for a shift (all) and, depending on experience, on occasion lead the IPS for a shift in the absence of a more senior nurse.
3. To offer timely and individual care based on need, using referral criteria, regular patient review, assessment, re-assessment, and discharge criteria as appropriate.
4. To provide direct delivery of care to patients.
5. To provide symptom control for patients including the administration of medicines in line with Thames Hospice Policy.
6. To communicate fully and effectively with patients, their families, and professional colleagues to ensure a safe and needs-led care pathway, with particular consideration given to discharge.
7. To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a coordinated and defined management plan/plan of care for each patient, including review and discharge as appropriate, and attend MDT meetings as required.
8. To maintain accurate healthcare records, written and computer-based, liaising with community colleagues and in line with Thames Hospice organisational policy and professional requirements.
9. To participate in training of student nurses and external stakeholders as required (dependent on experience and mentorship qualification).
10. To monitor practice and competence for Bank RNs and HealthCare Assistants by regularly working with them as part of a shift (dependent on experience).
11. To support and work with the IPS Team Sisters to develop and maintain effective partnership working with the multidisciplinary team.
12. To communicate, when required, with external care agencies, GPs, and community teams to facilitate best working practice and service provision.
13. To participate in an annual audit of the service to identify if improvements and/or changes have enabled an improved patient and care experience.
14. To report accidents, incidents, and complaints in area of responsibility as per procedure, participating in investigations as required.
15. To work to the processes for maintaining role boundaries and patient confidentiality.
16. To maintain personal and professional development including own attendance at Thames Hospice mandatory training.
Person Specification
Experience
* Specialist Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge and understanding of current developments in palliative care.
* Willingness to work towards a credit-bearing award in End of Life Care.
* Awareness of national Care Quality Commission monitoring requirements.
* Awareness of the need to meet required KPIs.
* Recent experience of undertaking nursing assessments and care planning for patients.
* Evidence of sound clinical decision making independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team.
* Experienced in maintaining effective relationships with colleagues.
* Ability to quickly build rapport and establish professional relationships with others, based on trust and understanding.
* Able to take and act on instruction from the CNS.
* Organisation
* Ability to organise own workload and to prioritise care needs of a defined patient caseload.
* Communication
* Experience of communicating effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, both verbally and in writing.
* Experience of communicating effectively with patients, carers, and families, both face to face and on the telephone.
* Analytical
* Experience of using multiprofessional records to fully and accurately document patient care and interactions.
* Personal drive, commitment, and resilience.
* Enthusiastic, committed, and able to use initiative, ensuring delivery of objectives.
* Commitment to ensuring the patient is central to all decisions about the provision of care.
* Able to remain calm and in control when under pressure.
* Ability to use Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Knowledge of the workings of databases.
* Special conditions
* Appointment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check including Barred Lists.
* The post holder must maintain their professional registration.
* Must be able to drive and have access to own car, current driving Licence with insurance cover for Business Use.
* Applicants should be willing and able to work shifts including nights.
* Post holder immunised for Hepatitis B, MMR, Tuberculosis, and Chickenpox.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Adult or Mental Health)
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.
£36,500 a year (pro rata) plus shift enhancements.
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