Job summary
Do you want to make a real difference every day at work?
Are you the right person to complete our Hospice at Home team?
The Hospice at Home Team support people who wish to spend their last days in their own home. We provide symptom control and psychological and emotional support to not only the patient but also to their loved ones who are caring for them. We are looking for a committed registered nurse to join our team. With support from the Hospice at Home Sister, you would be responsible for planning and managing care for patients wishing to die at home.
Main duties of the job
What youll bring
To be successful in this role you will need to be a registered nurse with a passion for palliative care, have excellent communication skills, and a desire to work in the community. Community and/or palliative care experience would be an advantage.
What is in it for you
We dont pretend this is an easy job, but it is incredibly rewarding. You will have support from within your team along with clinical supervision to help deal with the difficult times and you will finish every shift knowing that you have made a huge difference to every patient that you have visited.
We are a welcoming and inclusive team. We offer free parking on site, free uniforms, access to complementary therapies, meaningful annual reviews and encouragement to personally develop. Our education department provide teaching sessions which we would support you to attend, and we also encourage attendance at external training events that would be useful to your role.
You may be able to continue your current NHS pension membership.
About us
Working at Rowcroft Hospice
Rowcroft Hospice is an independent charity that provides comfort, support and specialist care to over 2,000 patients and their loved ones across South Devon each year. Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon.
For more Information
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Vernon Davis, Hospice at Home Team Leader, on 01803 210822
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Hospice
at Home
Band: D
Reporting to: Sister
/ Hospice at Home Team Leader
Job purpose: Our
Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those
closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon. As
a Registered Nurse you will deliver this by providing professional care and
support to our patients and families in their own homes, working alongside a
Hospice at Home Sister/Charge Nurse.
Our Values:
Honesty & Integrity Generosity of Spirit Respect Team Player
Key roles and responsibilities:
- Provide specialist nursing care to
patients in their own homes. Carry out
assessments, arrange care plans, monitor symptoms and adjust medication with
the guidance of the senior nurse on duty and working closely with HCAs and
Senior HCAs, provide personal care to patients.
- Liaise with other community
agencies to provide the best care.
- Provide emotional support to
families.
- Verify deaths and provide care
after death with the support of the Healthcare Assistants and Senior Healthcare
Assistants.
- Work across the 24/7 service
provision.
- Promote
a culture of continuous learning and development and wellbeing, help to create an environment
that is continually critically questioning practice and promoting learning.
- Identify your own learning and
development needs undertake continuous professional development and actively
engage in clinical supervision, maintaining an objective and innovative
practice.
- Provide
education both internally and externally. Provide mentoring and support to
junior members of the team and students.
- Play
an active part in team meetings and ensure your mandatory and other relevant
training is kept up to date.
This list can never be exhaustive but covers most
of the work youll be doing - always with talent, initiative and a commitment
to great customer service.
Infection Prevention
All Rowcroft employees are required to adhere to
theInfection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to
maintain high standards of infection control at all times to reduce the burden
of Healthcare Associated Infections, including MRSA.
You agree to the following:
-
To decontaminate your hands prior to and after
direct patient care or contact with the patient's surroundings;
-
To take part in mandatory infection control
training provided;
-
To responsibly manage your own infections.
Place
of Work
This role has been identified as a
Field worker the role could be carried out at a Rowcroft site or other
location subject to the varying needs of the role. Will spend planned time at Rowcroft sites or
other locations as the role requires which could include patient homes and
Rowcroft and non-Rowcroft locations to meet the needs of the service.
This will be fully discussed and agreed with the
postholder to meet individual and business needs.
What
is Hospice at Home?
Hospice
at Home cares for patients that want to be able to die in their own homes (or
care home) and are thought to be in their last 2 weeks of life.
We are a
team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants that prioritise what is
important to the patient and those closest to them, working with other
healthcare professionals in order to achieve the patients last wishes.
We were
awarded the Choice and Control award for personalised care in 2022 in
recognition for offering patients choice over where they wanted to die and
giving them some control at the end of their life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Hospice
at Home
Band: D
Reporting to: Sister
/ Hospice at Home Team Leader
Job purpose: Our
Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those
closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon. As
a Registered Nurse you will deliver this by providing professional care and
support to our patients and families in their own homes, working alongside a
Hospice at Home Sister/Charge Nurse.
Our Values:
Honesty & Integrity Generosity of Spirit Respect Team Player
Key roles and responsibilities:
- Provide specialist nursing care to
patients in their own homes. Carry out
assessments, arrange care plans, monitor symptoms and adjust medication with
the guidance of the senior nurse on duty and working closely with HCAs and
Senior HCAs, provide personal care to patients.
- Liaise with other community
agencies to provide the best care.
- Provide emotional support to
families.
- Verify deaths and provide care
after death with the support of the Healthcare Assistants and Senior Healthcare
Assistants.
- Work across the 24/7 service
provision.
- Promote
a culture of continuous learning and development and wellbeing, help to create an environment
that is continually critically questioning practice and promoting learning.
- Identify your own learning and
development needs undertake continuous professional development and actively
engage in clinical supervision, maintaining an objective and innovative
practice.
- Provide
education both internally and externally. Provide mentoring and support to
junior members of the team and students.
- Play
an active part in team meetings and ensure your mandatory and other relevant
training is kept up to date.
This list can never be exhaustive but covers most
of the work youll be doing - always with talent, initiative and a commitment
to great customer service.
Infection Prevention
All Rowcroft employees are required to adhere to
theInfection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to
maintain high standards of infection control at all times to reduce the burden
of Healthcare Associated Infections, including MRSA.
You agree to the following:
-
To decontaminate your hands prior to and after
direct patient care or contact with the patient's surroundings;
-
To take part in mandatory infection control
training provided;
-
To responsibly manage your own infections.
Place
of Work
This role has been identified as a
Field worker the role could be carried out at a Rowcroft site or other
location subject to the varying needs of the role. Will spend planned time at Rowcroft sites or
other locations as the role requires which could include patient homes and
Rowcroft and non-Rowcroft locations to meet the needs of the service.
This will be fully discussed and agreed with the
postholder to meet individual and business needs.
What
is Hospice at Home?
Hospice
at Home cares for patients that want to be able to die in their own homes (or
care home) and are thought to be in their last 2 weeks of life.
We are a
team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants that prioritise what is
important to the patient and those closest to them, working with other
healthcare professionals in order to achieve the patients last wishes.
We were
awarded the Choice and Control award for personalised care in 2022 in
recognition for offering patients choice over where they wanted to die and
giving them some control at the end of their life.
Person Specification
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Access to transport and able to work on your own in peoples homes.
- Friendly, welcoming and inclusive.
- Leadership through creative problem solving, a positive can-do attitude and a willingness and desire to ensure all who come into contact with Rowcroft have the best possible experience.
- A desire to be part of a committed and hardworking team in line with the ethics and values of Rowcroft Hospice, acting in the best interests of Rowcroft at all times.
- A commitment to continually learn and develop.
- Willing and able to volunteer for at least one Rowcroft event each year.
Desirable
- A good understanding of the purpose, values and strategy of Rowcroft Hospice
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Part One (Adult) of the register.
Desirable
- Relevant qualification in palliative care/Care of the Dying or qualification through experience.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of assessment and care planning.
- Proven experience of contributing effectively within a Multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Medicine management, including syringe pumps.
- Counselling course.
- Mentorship module.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven assessment and care planning skills.
- Sensitivity and an insight into the needs of patients and their families.
- Good communication skills.
- Good IT skills.
- Full driving licence.
Person Specification
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Access to transport and able to work on your own in peoples homes.
- Friendly, welcoming and inclusive.
- Leadership through creative problem solving, a positive can-do attitude and a willingness and desire to ensure all who come into contact with Rowcroft have the best possible experience.
- A desire to be part of a committed and hardworking team in line with the ethics and values of Rowcroft Hospice, acting in the best interests of Rowcroft at all times.
- A commitment to continually learn and develop.
- Willing and able to volunteer for at least one Rowcroft event each year.
Desirable
- A good understanding of the purpose, values and strategy of Rowcroft Hospice
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Part One (Adult) of the register.
Desirable
- Relevant qualification in palliative care/Care of the Dying or qualification through experience.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of assessment and care planning.
- Proven experience of contributing effectively within a Multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Medicine management, including syringe pumps.
- Counselling course.
- Mentorship module.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven assessment and care planning skills.
- Sensitivity and an insight into the needs of patients and their families.
- Good communication skills.
- Good IT skills.
- Full driving licence.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
