A qualified nurse who will support the team lead in ensuring that palliative patients receive the highest standard of care. To act as a role model and support the team manager to operationally manage and lead a team of carers who provide care to patients in their own homes. To be proficient in IT skills and to ensure the management of rotas and support the RPCS team manager with monthly reporting requirements with accurate recording of data.
Main duties of the job
1. To support the team lead in clinical assessment of patients and the management of the caseload.
2. To support and act as a mentor for carers and liaise with members of the health and social care professional, patients, families and carers.
3. To ensure accurate recording of data, management of daily rotas and to be part of the out of hours call rota.
4. To work flexibly across the organisation acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
About us
If your application is successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Amanda Hudson, Head of Community Services - Bucks Locality.
Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Our commitment to equality and diversity. At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.
Job responsibilities
1. To be responsible for the line management of an agreed number of carers, allocation of shifts and rota management, 1:1 meetings, Individual Progress Review (IPR), assessment of competencies.
2. Support the manager with regular staff meetings and to monitor and report incidents.
3. To work closely with the Head of Community Services and the Team manager in delivering the service provision and undertaking any operational projects to support the RGP strategy and relevant contracts.
4. Attend relevant meetings as appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
* Registered General Nurse.
* Experience of clinical assessment.
* Understanding the importance of confidentiality and Information Governance.
* Willingness to undertake personal development to improve skills associated with job role.
* A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
* Able to build good working relationships.
* Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
* Good administrative and record-keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
* Be a perfect match with our values.
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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