Job summary
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;
When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:
- Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
- 27 days annual leave
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
- Free newspaper and media subscriptions
- Local Business discounts
- Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
- Personal development and training courses
- Annual events and recognition awards
- Career progression and increments
- For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Support Nurse to join our team at St Johns Hospice. The St Johns Hospice@Home service provides specialist support by placing Health Care Assistants experienced in community work and trained in palliative care with patients in their own homes up to 24 hours a day in order to support them to be cared for and die in their preferred place of care.
About us
The Hospice consists of 15 bedded Inpatient unit, a Day Care Unit and a Community Specialist Palliative Care team maintaining highest standards of palliative care within a multidisciplinary environment. Services are provided for people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and for their significant others.
Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding patients on the Hospice at home caseload
- To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines
- To demonstrate a professional approach to work, and act in accordance with the Hospital Code of Conduct and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times
- To participate in staff appraisal, staff development and in service training activities
- Receive H@H referrals, assess whether criteria(s) are met, and accept or decline for H@H care
- Receive patient handovers and updates from H@H carers as appropriate
- Organise and co-ordinate H@H bookings assisted by the H@H administrator
- Complete and circulate weekend Hospice at home handover, give clinical handovers to H@H carers
- Ensure effective liaison with patients, families, carers, members of the primary and secondary care team, hospice multi-professional team and other outside agencies especially related to the ongoing organisation of care packages or discharge from H@H service
- Ensure patient clinical records are maintained using the Cross care data base
- Participate in multi-professional MDT meetings
- Undertake home visits to patients receiving the service where necessary
- Provide positive leadership, a caring supportive environment and an excellent role model for the H@H Carers
- In conjunction with the H@H Coordinator support the professional development of the H@H carers
- Work closely with other Hospice team leaders and other members of the Hospice Management team
- Take responsibility for day to day coordination of the H@H service
- With the H@H Coordinator take part in recruitment and selection of Health care assistants for the H@H service
- Support H@H coordinator with HCA appraisals
- Ensure compliance with Lone worker Policy
- To assist the H@H Coordinator with any teaching and educational programmes in the Hospital/Hospice
- Assist the H@H Coordinator with the H@H induction training programme for newly appointed H@H carers
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding patients on the Hospice at home caseload
- To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines
- To demonstrate a professional approach to work, and act in accordance with the Hospital Code of Conduct and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times
- To participate in staff appraisal, staff development and in service training activities
- Receive H@H referrals, assess whether criteria(s) are met, and accept or decline for H@H care
- Receive patient handovers and updates from H@H carers as appropriate
- Organise and co-ordinate H@H bookings assisted by the H@H administrator
- Complete and circulate weekend Hospice at home handover, give clinical handovers to H@H carers
- Ensure effective liaison with patients, families, carers, members of the primary and secondary care team, hospice multi-professional team and other outside agencies especially related to the ongoing organisation of care packages or discharge from H@H service
- Ensure patient clinical records are maintained using the Cross care data base
- Participate in multi-professional MDT meetings
- Undertake home visits to patients receiving the service where necessary
- Provide positive leadership, a caring supportive environment and an excellent role model for the H@H Carers
- In conjunction with the H@H Coordinator support the professional development of the H@H carers
- Work closely with other Hospice team leaders and other members of the Hospice Management team
- Take responsibility for day to day coordination of the H@H service
- With the H@H Coordinator take part in recruitment and selection of Health care assistants for the H@H service
- Support H@H coordinator with HCA appraisals
- Ensure compliance with Lone worker Policy
- To assist the H@H Coordinator with any teaching and educational programmes in the Hospital/Hospice
- Assist the H@H Coordinator with the H@H induction training programme for newly appointed H@H carers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level 1 Registration
- Degree or level or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline
- Proven experience in oncology/palliative care
- In-depth knowledge of specialist palliative care
- Knowledge of current developments in palliative care
Desirable
- Experience of working with community healthcare professionals
- Evidence of implementing change
- Good organisational skills, able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical work and other aspects of the post
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills and Data collection skills
- Proven listening/counselling skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer literate
- Post registration in qualification in palliative care is desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills Training is desirable
- Proven experience of nursing at a senior level is desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level 1 Registration
- Degree or level or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline
- Proven experience in oncology/palliative care
- In-depth knowledge of specialist palliative care
- Knowledge of current developments in palliative care
Desirable
- Experience of working with community healthcare professionals
- Evidence of implementing change
- Good organisational skills, able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical work and other aspects of the post
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills and Data collection skills
- Proven listening/counselling skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer literate
- Post registration in qualification in palliative care is desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills Training is desirable
- Proven experience of nursing at a senior level is desirable
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).
