Senior Nurse - Hospice Community Services
St Luke's Hospice has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our Hospice Community Services (HCS), which is a unique award-winning flagship service offering innovative models of care that work collaboratively and influence other providers. This post is offered on a full or part-time basis and is based at Basildon Hospice; however, you will need to work in the community.
You will be a vital part of a supportive, friendly, and specialist team who have a great reputation for ensuring that patients and families/carers receive seamless support in the community. In this role, you will work flexibly to support and deliver care. You will undertake triage and rapid response visits, manage palliative discharges, assess and review care support, conduct full patient assessments, and plan care.
Main duties of the job
* To use telephone triage to assess patient and family needs, giving advice and support.
* To offer face-to-face assessment to provide the best and appropriate care for patients at the end of life, meeting their choices and supporting their families/carers experiencing the patient's journey alongside them.
* To take a clinical lead within St. Luke's Hospice Community Services, working at a specialist level and ensuring standards are maintained throughout the team.
* To provide high standards of nursing care for palliative patients according to their assessed plan of care/need.
* To assess initially and onward review to meet the above needs in any setting.
About us
We are a local charity providing compassionate care to people whose illnesses are no longer curable. We promote dignity in dying and empower people to make the choices they want from the moment they are diagnosed. Our care considers people's medical, spiritual, and emotional needs, including support for loved ones and carers. Anyone living in Basildon and Thurrock can call on us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working alongside other healthcare providers, our specialist services are available at the hospice, out in the community, or in a person's place of residence. Together, we fulfil people's choices at the end of their life. We are a charity, and the services we provide are free. We rely on voluntary income from local people to deliver the care they deserve.
Person Specification
* You will ideally have a driver's license and use of a car/vehicle.
Qualifications
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
Experience
* Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis Skills;
* Community nursing experience;
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
* Flexibility and willingness to work on rotating shift patterns;
* Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing;
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.
£32,187 to £40,987 a year depending on experience.
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