Hospice Community B7 Clinical Nurse Specialist
St Elizabeth Hospice improves life for people living with a progressive or life-limiting illness. Our work is centred on an individual's needs, which means specialist support, whenever and wherever it is needed, whether at home, in the community or at the hospice. We are well respected and praised for our responsiveness and expertise by the people we serve.
We are offering an opportunity to be part of the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team influencing the holistic care of patients and carers with end of life and specialist palliative care needs. This is a chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
Are you an enthusiastic Registered Nurse who wants to give the best possible care? Have you thought about a career in Specialist Palliative Care at St Elizabeth Hospice?
Main duties of the job
We are looking for experienced Registered Nurses to join our Community Team on a permanent basis. You will work with our Community Team providing specialist palliative care advice and support to patients in the East Suffolk area. You will work closely with your Team Leader and multi-disciplinary team to provide face-to-face and telephone support, for a caseload of patients and participate in answering calls from our 24/7 advice line.
Please note that we have a flexible workforce policy which means that employees will be deployed in other clinical areas when there is the need to do so. This benefits service users and employees.
Hours: Full-time/part-time. Full rotation, 24/7 days a week.
Interview Date: 8 October 2024
About us
Our most recent Care Quality Commission report rated the hospice as Outstanding.
We offer:
* Personal pension plan (NHS Pensions are transferrable)
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Excellent training opportunities externally and from within our Education Department onsite, including our Palliative Care programme
* Support with revalidation and ongoing CPD
* Experience in working in a 24/7 Specialist Community Team
* Employee assistance programme
* Free parking
Job Responsibilities
Job Summary: To provide specialist palliative nursing care to patients and their families within a service that works every day and at all hours, by phone, by visits and advising and teaching others.
Clinical Responsibilities:
* To work within a team providing specialist palliative care to patients, within a community setting, the Hospice, and community unit and care homes.
* Supporting carers and other providers delivering care, through the advice line, training and education.
* To undertake in-depth holistic assessments of patients with palliative care needs, regardless of their diagnosis, and plan care to meet patient outcomes.
* To provide information, advice, psychological and spiritual care to patients, their families and carers, liaising and referring on as necessary to appropriate healthcare professionals.
* To visit patients and families when a specialist consultation is needed or seeing patients in the Hospice Community Unit when able to travel.
* To provide telephone support to patients, families and other professionals provided day and night.
* To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary palliative care meetings around patient care management.
* Provide a rapid response service for patients needing urgent specialist care.
* To represent the Hospice and patients at meetings, as required.
* To maintain and promote effective and efficient working and communication with all involved in the patient.
* To provide support and expertise to other professionals, as required.
* To comply with relevant drug policies, including Non-Medical Prescribing and legislation concerning drugs and administration.
* To attend Gold Standard Framework (GSF) Meetings.
* To have an understanding of safeguarding principles and be able to apply these within everyday practice and intervention.
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum 2 years experience in palliative care/oncology/or district nursing.
* Experienced in providing palliative advice and support to end of life patients, families and other professionals.
* Experienced in assessing patient needs that may be complex and subject to change.
* Knowledge of the wider palliative care agenda.
* Good knowledge of community care.
* Have an understanding of safeguarding principles and be able to apply these within everyday practice.
* Advanced communication skills.
* Project Management.
* Service Development.
* Working in the community and in the patient's own home.
Qualifications
* State Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
* Educated to degree level.
* Educationalist qualification or proven teaching experience.
* Educated to Masters level, or working towards, in palliative care or a similar related qualification.
* Advanced communication course.
* Nurse prescriber.
Specific Skills
* High level of organisational skills.
* Able to prioritise and time manage work.
* Ability to support others to reach their own decisions.
* Able to work independently and within a team.
* Able to analyse complex patient information.
* IT literate.
Personal Qualities
* Work well under pressure.
* Reflective in order to improve own practice.
* Highly motivated team player.
* Own transport and current driving licence.
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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