We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience and a strong clinical background in palliative/cancer care. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and family support across the care directorate.
Job Purpose:
To work as a member of the Hospice multi-disciplinary care team to achieve the aims and objectives laid down in the philosophy of ellenor. To provide senior qualified nurse support to the team. To ensure each patient and family receives a holistic assessment, their needs identified, and a plan of care implemented in collaboration with other professionals. To work through a pre-determined set of competencies to develop the skills and knowledge required at the specialist nurse level.
Main Duties of the Job
Key Responsibilities of the Role Include:
1. Ensure the delivery of high-quality specialist palliative nursing care.
2. Supervise and participate in the delivery of evidence-based nursing care.
3. Lead in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care plans for the patient and their family, taking into account their physical, social, and spiritual needs in all care settings.
4. Work proactively to support patients who wish to be cared for at home or until an inpatient bed becomes available. Work closely with the ward and duty nurse to facilitate effective admission and discharge planning.
5. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and guidance related to complex symptom management, and physiological, social, and spiritual needs.
About Us
ellenor is a charity and a specialist palliative care provider for adults and children in Dartford, Gravesham, and Swanley, and for children across the London Borough of Bexley. The Organisation has In-patient, Community, Wellbeing, and therapeutic services at Northfleet.
We offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme (with the option for NHS Pension Scheme members to transfer their pension), an employee assistance program, discount schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and much more.
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Function:
1. Ensure the delivery of high-quality specialist palliative nursing care.
2. Supervise and participate in the delivery of evidence-based nursing care.
3. Lead in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care plans for the patient and their family, taking into account their physical, social, and spiritual needs in all care settings.
4. Keep accurate records, according to Hospice policy.
5. Use effective interpersonal skills to communicate complex and sensitive information to achieve agreement and cooperation and to overcome any barriers to understanding.
6. Flexible working on a 7-day rota.
7. Support the multidisciplinary team to ensure a responsive service that meets patients' needs.
8. Care for allocated patients, and implement agreed actions, ensuring full communication and documentation of outcomes.
9. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and guidance related to complex symptom management, and physiological, social, and spiritual needs, referring to the appropriate professional or service accordingly.
10. Act as a role model within the team to ensure the outcomes of interventions are evaluated and changes made as appropriate.
11. Support the team to ensure appropriate safety alerts are cascaded across the organisation and actions taken.
12. Ensure incidents are investigated promptly, referring to the incident reporting pathway.
13. Initiate and participate in family meetings, as appropriate.
14. Lead in patients' discharge planning, including liaison with community services, as appropriate.
15. Ensure fire, health and safety, infection control, and security policies are implemented, maintaining a clean, safe, and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
16. Establish a therapeutic relationship with patients and families to enable active involvement in informed decision-making, if this is their wish.
17. Ensure confidentiality of information pertaining to patients, family members, and staff at all times.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
* Ability to supervise, lead, and support the work of other staff.
* Confidence and skills to work autonomously.
* Effective problem-solving skills.
* Able judgment to know which decisions need to be referred to a senior colleague during their absence.
* Evidence of an area of special interest.
* Good communication skills, including listening, negotiating skills, communication of ideas, and ability to provide advice to other health professionals.
* Ability to have an overall vision of the ward to enable planning and prioritisation of care.
* Good knowledge of palliative care or relevant specialist field.
* Working towards post-registration qualification in Palliative Care.
* Knowledge of local and national issues in end-of-life care.
* Ability to prioritise work and to coordinate the department.
* Ability to assess, plan, and evaluate patient care needs according to individual needs.
* Demonstrates an understanding of the application of leadership skills.
* Has good verbal and written communication abilities.
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients and families with complex specialist palliative care needs.
* Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of colleagues/individuals and demonstrate positive outcomes for patients.
* Ability to maximise the use of IT in the workplace.
* Demonstrate knowledge of the application of evidence-based practice.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the assessment process for student nurses.
* Has knowledge of conducting performance reviews.
* Advanced level communication skills or willingness to undertake this (Desirable).
* Experience of the importance of clinical audit and evidence-based practice (Desirable).
* Experience of leading and managing a team (Desirable).
Qualifications
* At least three years post RN qualification experience within a relevant specialist field.
* Working towards post-registration qualification in Palliative Care.
* Willingness to work towards Diploma / Degree.
* Mentorship qualification or willing to work towards.
* Evidence of commitment to ongoing professional development.
* Diploma or degree qualification in nursing (Desirable).
Experience
* Working in a palliative care setting.
* Working as part of a team to deliver high standards of patient care.
* Significant experience of productive multi and inter-disciplinary working.
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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