If you share our passion that palliative care is about living and palliative care skills are some of the best skills you can learn, then make a move that's good for you by becoming a Hospice of St Francis Staff Nurse.
The Hospice of St Francis is passionate about helping patients and their families to live their precious lives well until the very end, giving patients choice over their care and the opportunity to receive our outstanding care whether that is in the Hospice In-Patient Unit or in their own homes!
PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide sponsorship, the successful applicant must be a current UK resident authorized to work in the UK without restrictions
Main duties of the job
You would be joining the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards of care within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychological and spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
This role will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patient and Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
You will ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written and electronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
About us
The Hospice of St Francis is a charity which helps 2,000 local people and their families, in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to live their precious lives well.
Improving symptoms, achieving personal goals and helping them to feel safe.
Defined by each persons need, our free care for people managing, or recovering from, serious illness has many forms care at the Hospice, at Home, or in our Health and Wellbeing Centre which offers courses, workshops, clinics and therapies.
Based in beautiful surroundings just outside Berkhamsted, were also here for family, friends and carers.
We offer advice for those worried about a loved one which could mean recommending group activities, supporting children through a close relatives illness or providing practical support and advice when someone special is no longer here.
Job responsibilities
* To work as a member of the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards ofcare within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychologicaland spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patientand Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
* Ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written andelectronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
* Participate in identifying and developing guidelines and standards within the Inpatient Unit, and assistin the auditing of these standards.
* Supervise Health Care Assistants working on the inpatient unit.
* Maintain the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with statutory regulations, NMCGuidelines and Hospice policy.
* Establish caring relationships with the patients family and friends, giving support and advice andreferring to other members of the multi-professional team where appropriate.
* Answer queries whilst on the IPU as part of the out of hours (OOHs) palliative care advice line forSouth West and North West Hertfordshire.
* Maintain and improve own professional competence by keeping abreast of developments andattending in-service and external training sessions, courses, study days and conferences.
* At times, provide leadership for the inpatient unit team in the absence of the Inpatient Unit Sister andSenior Staff Nurse, liaising the Senior Nurse on-call as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse (Level 1)
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Have a passion for palliative care and a desire to learn.
* You will be organised, proactive and able to prioritise work.
* You are able to collaborate with colleagues across different departments, engaging in projects or working groups within the Hospice.
* Knowledge of infection control, health and safety, and vulnerable adults
* Experience of facilitating partnership working, decision making and conflict resolution
* Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing
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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