Deliver high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the In-Patient Unit multidisciplinary team.
Location: Peace Hospice, Watford
Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 5 - £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
Interview Date: 22 April 2025
Main duties of the job
* Leading on and coordinating assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care.
* Ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients' ever changing needs.
* Maintaining a respectful, non-judgemental and caring attitude ensuring the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice vision and philosophy of care is integral to the care delivered and role undertaken.
* The coordination and smooth running of a shift ensuring it is well organised and staff and patients are safe.
* Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment for our patients and families, and you can play part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life-limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease of access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, and their families, visiting day and night. It's important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.
Job responsibilities
* Leading on and coordinating assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care.
* Ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients' ever changing needs.
* Maintaining a respectful, non-judgemental and caring attitude ensuring the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice vision and philosophy of care is integral to the care delivered and role undertaken.
* The coordination and smooth running of a shift ensuring it is well organised and staff and patients are safe.
* Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse
Experience
* Willingness to complete Rennie Grove Hospice Care educational programme.
* Experience of being part of a multi-professional team.
* Experience of shift/caseload management.
* A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e., Word, Excel, and Outlook.
* Able to build good working relationships.
* Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
* Good administrative and record-keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Flexible attitude to working.
* Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
* Be a perfect match with our values.
* Experience of working within palliative care/long term conditions or an oncology setting.
* Experience of participating in a clinical development audit.
* Ability to support change and influence.
* Experience of leading and motivating teams of volunteers.
* Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
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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