Overview of Role To ensure the highest standards of individualised care for patients with life threatening diseases including providing support to their families and carers in a safe, friendly and efficient environment. To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members. To work under the supervision and guidance of nurses and medical teams. Although based on our Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other teams to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care (e.g., Community Setting and Hazel Centre) Key Tasks To provide the highest standards of care to patients To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care To provide a holistic approach to all care provisions provided that is both sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs To participate in the checking and administration of prescribed drugs (including controlled drugs) and other substances in accordance with Mountbatten policy To provide out of hours specialist advice by telephone to patients, carers and allied professionals as required, alerting them to any significant matters To maintain appropriate written/computer records in all areas of clinical practice. To liaise with medical staff to implement treatment and care, ensuring that medical instructions are carried out, monitoring and reporting effectively *Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Spec for the full duties of this rewarding role*