Registered Nurse - In Patient Unit - Bank
Make your next nursing move with Martlets and St Barnabas hospices - and get more time to do what you love most
As a registered nurse at Martlets and St Barnabas, you'll be part of a skilled and dedicated team delivering person-centred care and support on the inpatient unit, helping people face death, dying and bereavement with hope and dignity.
You'll have the time to find out what really matters to your patients and build care plans that help them make the most of their time at end-of-life.
We have a number of bank posts available.
You'll be:
* A registered nurse at any stage of your career, who wants the chance to build quality patient relationships as part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team.
* Skilled in compassionate communication, you'll be able to hold important discussions with patients and their families around choices for care.
* Excited to develop your nursing practice and learn new skills, while making a real difference to local people.
Main duties of the job
* To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic palliative care for patients with a life limiting illness.
* To provide individualised and holistic palliative care to patients and those important to them.
* To ensure the appropriate ordering, storage and recording of medication, dressings and other clinical supplies.
About us
Martlets and St Barnabas House provide specialist palliative care to adults in the Brighton, Hove and the Havens, Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer various family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.
Benefits
* Company pension scheme for eligible employees.
* Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities.
* Blue Light Card.
To arrange an informal visit or to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sam Bennett, Ward Manager on 01273 273400 or by email sam.a.bennett@martlets.org.uk.
Date posted
10 February 2025
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
B0308-25-0001
Job locations
The Martlets Hospice, Wayfield Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7LW
St. Barnabas Hospice, 2 Titnore Lane, Goring-by-sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 6NZ
Job responsibilities
The role reports to: IPU Team Leader
The contract is: Bank
Grade: 5
The hours are: 0 hours
Location: Our Head Office is at St Barnabas House.
Job Purpose
The postholder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based specialist palliative nursing care for in-patients whilst under the care of the team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
* Discuss and establish patients' objectives for coming into the hospice on and throughout the admission and evaluate as appropriate.
* Ensure the safe administration of medications, adhering to NMC and organisational policies and procedures.
* Recognise and report any errors or omissions in the administration of medications.
* Assess the needs of patients and relatives requiring intervention from other professionals/therapies and refer appropriately.
* Base clinical practice on current research-based evidence.
* Act as a clinical lead as appropriate i.e. infection control, wound care or diabetes.
* Verify when a death has occurred, notifying relatives and carers as appropriate.
* Care for the deceased patient by administering last offices and ensuring the safe and timely removal of the body from the hospice.
* Communicate effectively with patients, carers and the bereaved to establish and maintain trusting relationships.
* Establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with multi-professional teams within the Hospice and in the community.
* Offer a high level of emotional support to patients and/or carers particularly during admission, breaking of bad news and around time of death.
* Contribute to bereavement care offered to families by facilitating bereavement interviews and assessing risk factors for bereavement, referring to the bereavement service as necessary.
* Provide advice on symptom control/care management to other health care professionals out of hours.
* Sensitively handle out of hours enquiries from community patients and carers.
* Allocate staff, taking into account skill mix, to ensure continuity of care for the patients and their relatives.
* Ensure the ward is appropriately staffed to agreed staffing levels in the event of unexpected absence, including the booking or cancelling of bank staff.
* Facilitate, welcome and sensitively handle feedback including concerns and complaints from patients or relatives and act upon or refer to senior nurses as appropriate.
* Be responsible for the ordering (alongside the Pharmacy team), safe storage and use of pharmaceutical supplies and hazardous substances.
* Be the Fire Warden in the absence of the Ward Sister.
* Be aware of the security of the building out of office hours, including the checking of doors and windows prior to the setting of alarms as appropriate.
* Contribute to the development of care provision by participating in standard setting and clinical audit in accordance with the Hospice clinical governance framework.
* Contribute to (Health and Safety) risk assessments as appropriate, ensuring identified actions are completed as a result.
* Inform, advise and teach patients, carers and staff on aspects of the patients' condition and care required.
* Develop and maintain own knowledge and skills in palliative care.
* Maintain and extend management knowledge and skills.
* Attend all mandatory training identified as requirement of role.
* Actively contribute to both formal and informal, unit-based clinical education as appropriate.
* Contribute to the development of nursing assistants, student nurses and junior staff nurses by ensuring delivery of effective induction programmes and continuing development through appraisal and education.
* Act as a mentor for students.
* Teach clinical and non-clinical staff as part of the educational activities of the Hospice.
* Keep and monitor accurate, timely and relevant patient records.
* Contribute to the written assessment of patients during discharge planning to supply relevant services with necessary information.
* Complete a written assessment of bereavement vulnerability.
Flexibility
This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the role. The post holder may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with their banding and competence.
The post holder may have tasks or responsibilities delegated to them, appropriate to their level of competence. They may also be expected to delegate tasks or responsibilities to other employees within the team, as appropriate.
Confidentiality
You should be aware of the confidential nature of the Hospice environment and/or your role. Any matters of a confidential nature, relating to patients, carers, relatives, staff or volunteers must not be divulged to any unauthorised person.
Data Protection
You should make yourself aware of the requirements of the Data Protection Act and follow local codes of practice to ensure appropriate action is taken to safeguard confidential information.
Health and Safety
You are required to take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your acts or omissions, and you should ensure that statutory regulations, policies, codes of practice and safety and good housekeeping rules are adhered to, attending safety and fire lectures as required.
Infection Control
Infection Control is everyone's responsibility. All staff both clinical and non-clinical are required to adhere to the Hospices Infection Prevention and Control Policies.
Safeguarding
All staff and volunteers are required to be aware of and adhere to St Barnabas Hospices safeguarding policies and attend the appropriate training as and when necessary.
Travel
The organisation has offices in Arundel, Hove and Worthing and you will have a base location at one of these. Where it is a requirement of the role to work across our different offices, it is anticipated that you are likely to spend up to two days a week working at one or more of these locations, as required.
Vision and Values
Our vision is to ensure that anyone facing a life limiting illness should receive the care and support they deserve. Our values are that we are Caring, Connected and Courageous.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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