Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE OF POST: CLINICAL NURSE
SPECIALIST
ACCOUNTABLE TO: CARE SERVICES DIRECTOR
JOB PURPOSE: To provide
specialist level palliative care and support to children and young people with
life limiting conditions and their families living within our catchment area of
South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, North Nottinghamshire and parts of North
Lincolnshire.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work both within the community and hospice, providing
support to children, their families and colleagues, working alongside the
advanced nurse practitioners, providing specialist nursing care to children and
young people with life limiting conditions, as an integral part of the hospice
interdisciplinary care team.
Work alongside colleagues to provide 24-hour care, 7
days per week through an on-call service.
Sit on the hospice care leadership team.
Contribute to governance, including the writing of
policies, procedures, audit and research and delivering of training and
education.
Clinical Responsibilities
Undertake
clinical assessment and to plan, deliver and evaluate holistic and evidence-based
specialist nursing care to children and young people with life limiting
conditions, as an integral part of the hospice interdisciplinary care team.
Act as
an independent prescriber within scope of professional practice, prescribing a
range of medicines (if not already an independent prescriber, will be willing
to undertake the V300 independent prescribing course)
Act as
a point of contact for symptom control and palliative management advice for
children and young people, in the full range of settings (home, hospital,
hospice and school).
Develop
and maintain specialist level palliative care knowledge and skills across a
range of procedures and practices including medicines management.
Participate
in the 24/7 on call service, working collaboratively with senior nursing
colleagues to provide an on-call support service to children on our caseload
both in hospice and the community.
Develop,
review and evaluate comprehensive symptom management plans (including CYPACPs),
coordinating and supporting their implementation and use across agencies and
Teams that children access.
Facilitate
the links between the hospitals, community teams and Bluebell Wood Hospice,
providing a coordinated system of referral, to maximise continuity of care for
children and their families, including supporting the smooth transition of
young people into adult services.
Network
at local, regional, and national level.
Represent
the hospice at the child death overview panels and share associated learning
with the care team.
Effectively
communicate information accurately and timely to support effective team
working.
Develop
and maintain an effective working relationship with the Care Team, Family
Support Team, Senior Care Leadership Team.
To be
an advocate of and role model for Bluebell Woods values.
Provide
support, advice and guidance to the in house and community care teams.
Attend
regular meetings as appropriate contributing positively to discussion and
debates for shared decision-making.
Act as
an NMC practice supervisor and assessor (mentor), participating in and
supporting the professional development of colleagues and students.
Care Lead Management requirements:
Work as part of the Care Leadership Team,
support service and quality improvement within the care3 team and wider
organisation.
Establish effective communication with relevant
individuals and groups, including key members of the hospice, the locality
community nursing teams, service users, other hospices, and relevant statutory
and voluntary organisations.
Participate
in the effective recruitment and retention of care staff, working closely with
the Care Management Team and ensure appropriate support and supervision to
other staff. and regular appraisal of hospice associate clinical nurse
specialist.
To
contribute to the development and implementation of organisational policies and
guidelines as required.
To
deputise for the advanced nurse practitioners, as required, representing the
hospice with external stakeholders.
Education
Provide
clinical teaching within the hospice and to agencies we work alongside.
Empower
and encourage staff to reach their potential.
To work
closely with the care4 leadership team to identify areas of need within the
hospice and support the learning of the Care Team to enable them to deliver a
quality service.
Safeguarding
Compliance
with hospice and Local Safeguarding Childrens Board policies, procedures and
practice.
Following
hospice policy regarding the management of safeguarding concerns.
Communicating
and escalating concerns over a child in need of protection or a child in need
of support to safeguarding lead, child protection teams or other statutory
partners or agencies
Equality and diversity
Supporting
equality, diversity and rights of all, including children, young people and
their families and staff.
Actively
promoting the consultation of children, young people and families and
encouraging their involvement and participation in decision-making.
Health and safety
To
comply with health and safety policies and ensure compliance by others.
Taking
reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be
affected by your acts or omissions at work.
Ensuring
that all members of the team are aware of, and adhere to, current policies
regarding infection control always. Ensuring an awareness and observation of
Fire and Health and Safety Regulations.
Professional Standards
Ensuring
that your professional conduct within and outside of the hospice does not conflict
with professional expectations.
Ensuring
the respect, dignity and rights to privacy of children, young people and their
families as far as possible.
Maintain
and always promote confidentiality and ensure the data protection framework is
met
Maintain
standards to reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections
Lead
and guide staff, providing the support needed to maintain morale and enable
them to work effectively
Support
appropriate staff learning and development within the team
GENERAL
All Bluebell Wood
employees are required to:
Abide by the Health & Safety at Work Act
Adhere to policy and procedures around safeguarding children and young
adults
Respect confidentiality applying to all Hospice areas
Work within Hospice policies and procedures
Comply with the Hospice no smoking policy
Participate in and contribute to team meetings
Co-operate and liaise with colleagues
Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining the
values and ethos of Bluebell Wood
All Bluebell Wood employees are expected to:
Demonstrate
a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and
training opportunities and develop their own competence
Support
and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships
Make a
positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice
This job description is not exhaustive. It will be subject to periodic review and may
be amended following discussion between the post-holder and employer.
