Working at The Hospice of St Francis means working in a passionate, supportive team environment with care at the heart of all we do.
This role will be based in our Inpatient Unit (IPU) in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, providing exceptional standards of individualised physical, psychological and spiritual care to patients, as part of a holistic multidisciplinary team caring for patients with life limiting illness and those close to them. We will support you with clinical supervision, practice development and a wide range of education opportunities.
This role requires you to carry out duties according to the philosophy of the Hospice, complying at all times with policies relating to safe guarding of vulnerable adults and children whilst maintaining confidentiality of patients and their families.
Main duties of the job
* To work as a member of the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards of care within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychological and spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patient and Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
* Ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written and electronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
* Participate in identifying and developing guidelines and standards within the Inpatient Unit, and assist in the auditing of these standards.
* Work alongside Health Care Assistants on the inpatient unit.
* Maintain the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with statutory regulations, NMC Guidelines and Hospice policy.
* Establish caring relationships with the patients family and friends, giving support and advice and referring to other members of the multi-professional team where appropriate.
* Answer queries whilst on the IPU as part of the out of hours palliative care advice line for South West and North West Hertfordshire.
* Maintain and improve own professional competence by keeping abreast of developments and attending in-service and external training sessions, courses, study days and conferences.
About us
Based in beautiful surroundings just outside Berkhamsted, The Hospice of St Francis is a charity which helps 2,000 local people and their families, in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to live their precious lives well through improving symptoms, achieving personal goals and helping them to feel safe.
Would you like to work in an outstanding hospice where you have the time to deliver exceptional palliative care helping people live their precious lives well? Are you compassionate, caring and committed? Do you have a desire to develop your palliative care skills or consolidate those you have?
If YES, we would love to hear from you.
Due to the volume of applicants, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume you have not been successful.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Job responsibilities
Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Tasks
Departmental & Role Specifics
* You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing care for patients and their families.
* You will be organised, proactive and able to prioritise work.
* You are able to collaborate with colleagues across different departments, engaging in projects or working groups within the Hospice.
* You will be keen to understand and explore current issues in health care/nursing.
* You will approach your role as a teacher both formally and opportunistically.
* Assist in monitoring the safe and economic use of all supplies.
* Maintain an evidence based approach to nursing and participate in research projects undertaken within the inpatient unit when appropriate and in line with Hospice policy.
* Recognise the specific dietary needs of patients and liaise with the catering staff to ensure the provision of appropriate and attractive meals.
Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Approach
* Registered Nurse with a keen interest and willingness to learn about and practice palliative care nursing.
* Participate in the induction of new staff and volunteers to the Inpatient Unit.
* To have the desire to work within a team to deliver outstanding care.
* Drive to learn and keep up to date with research palliative care.
* Able to work under pressure, prioritising and organising work within your delegated authority.
* Desire to learn through continuous development.
* Emotionally resilient, diplomatic and people focused.
* IT skills, ability to email / word documents / computerised patient records / Report writing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Education and Qualifications: Registered Nurse
* Any previous study pertaining to palliative / end of life care
Experience
* Experience: Evidence of Palliative care (generalist) experience.
* Ability to escalate issues where necessary.
* How to approach and care for patients with a terminal illness, and their families.
* NMC Code of Practice.
* Current issues in health care/nursing.
* Teaching both formally and opportunistically.
* IT skills, ability to email / word documents / computerised patient records / Report writing.
* Previous experience of end of life care in hospice, hospital care home or community.
* Bereavement.
* Recent research.
* Current issues in palliative care.
* Proactivity.
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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