Job summary
We are currently recruiting experienced Staff Nurses to join our busy Hospice at Home Team, to assist in providing care for patients requiring end of life care in their own homes.
In this role, you will report to a dedicated Clinical Specialist and work across a locality to provide individual care, including symptom control with the support of a Health Care Assistant.
You must be NMC registered and have eligibility to work within UK.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively you will be an integral part of an amazing multi-disciplinary team, working with doctors, clinical and pastoral care teams, therapists, physios and great support teams. Together youll ensure a high standard of provision of care for patients requiring palliative and end of life care.
Youll be part of a team of registered nurses and carers, with consultant oversight, providing day to day leadership, management and continuous improvement of the delivery and services of the virtual ward.
About us
Thames Hospice is an independent adult hospice with a new beautiful 28 bed hospice at Bray Lake in Maidenhead with views of the lake and state of the art you like to be part of this?
This is an exciting time for Thames Hospice as we further expand our services to meet the growing needs of our local community. Thames Hospice have launched our Virtual ward in Autumn 2022. This brand new service offers wrap-around support to people in their homes ensuring they can receive care that meets their needs in a timely fashion with the aim of reducing the need for a Thames Hospice admission.
As part of this role we also offer shift enhancements as follows:
1. Work on a Saturday: Time and one third
2. Work on a Sunday or Bank Holiday: Time and two thirds
To support you within your role, we have an excellent learning and development program to help further develop your clinical skills. We know that supporting, developing and nurturing our colleagues leads to outstanding patient care and strong morale and team spirit amongst our incredible teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Tasks:
1.To ensure that the IPS servicedelivers an excellent standard of care to patientsand their families
2.To lead a team of nurses for a shift (all) and dependent on experience on occasion lead the IPS for a shift in the absenceof a more senior nurse
3.To offer timely and individual care based on need, using referral criteria,regular patient review, assessment, re-assessment and discharge criteria as appropriate
4.To provide direct deliveryof care to patients
5.To provide symptom controlfor patients includingthe administration of medicines in line with Thames Hospice Policy
6.To communicate fully andeffectively with patients, their families and professional colleagues to ensure a safe and needs led care pathway,with particular consideration given to discharge
7.To work as a memberof the multidisciplinary teamto ensure a co-ordinated and definedmanagement plan / plan of care for each patient. To include review anddischarge as appropriate and attend MDT meetings as required
8.To maintain accurate healthcare records, written and computer based, liaising with community colleagues and in linewith Thames Hospice organisational policy and professional requirements
9.To participate in training, of student nursesand external stakeholders as required(dependent on experience and mentorship qualification)
10.To monitor practice and competence for Bank RNs and HealthCare Assistants by regularly working with them as part ofa shift (dependent on experience)
11.To support and work with the IPS Team Sisters to develop and maintain effective partnership working with themultidisciplinary team
12.To communicate, when required,with external care agencies, GPs and community teams to facilitate best working practice and service provision
13.To participate in an annual auditof the service, to identifyif improvements and / or changes have enabled an improvedpatient and care experience
14.To report accidents, incidentsand complaints in area of responsibility as per procedure, participating in investigationsas required
15.To work to the processes for maintaining role boundaries and patient confidentiality
16.To maintain personal and professional development including own attendance at Thames Hospicesmandatory training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
3. Registered Nurse
Experience
Essential
4. Specialist Knowledge and Experience
5. Knowledge and understanding of current developments in palliative care
6. Willingness to work towards a credit bearing award in End of Life Care
7. Awareness of national Care Quality Commission monitoring requirements
8. Awareness of the need to meet required KPIs
9. Recent experience of undertaking nursing assessments and care planning for patients
10. Evidence of sound clinical decision making independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team
11. Team working
12. Experienced in maintaining effective relationships with colleagues
13. Ability to quickly build a rapport and establish professional relationships with others, based on
14. trust and understanding
15. Able to take and act on instruction from the CNS
16. Organisation
17. Ability to organise own workload and to prioritise care needs of a defined patient caseload
18. Communication
19. Experience of communicating effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, both
20. verbally and in writing
21. Experience of communicating effectively with patients, carers and families, both face to face and
22. on the telephone
23. Analytical
24. Experience of using multiprofessional records to fully and accurately document patient care andinteractions
25. Personal drive, commitment and resilience
26. Enthusiastic, committed and able to use initiative, ensuring delivery of objectives
27. Commitment to ensuring the patient is central to all decisions about the provision of care
28. Able to remain calm and in control when under pressure
29. IT skills
30. Ability to use Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook. Knowledge of the workings of databases
31. Special conditions
32. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced