Job summary
Help us make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses...
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our team in our specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Warwick.
This role will help our patients and their loved ones to get on top of difficult symptoms, deal with any physical pain and reduce emotional distress.
We provide an in-house training programme to support your professional development, including progression opportunities.
Previous experience of working in a specialist palliative care setting is not required, as full support will be given to develop your knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
Our Registered Nurses:
- Deliver high quality, evidence-based palliative care
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of patient care
- Work in a multi-disciplinary team with doctors and other healthcare professionals
- Act as a mentor for junior staff and students
We would love to hear from Registered Nurses with:
- NMC registration
- Post-registration experience
- The right to work in the UK (we cannot support with sponsorship)
This is a nursing role, so it will require an enhanced DBS check, including the adults barred list.
Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
- NHS pension
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
- Additional leave purchasing
- Free parking at our hospice sites
- Winter savings club
- Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
- Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first aiders
- Colleague Support Service: confidential financial, legal & mental health support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site flu jabs
- Free feminine hygiene products
- 24/7 GP access
- Free eye tests
- #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform
About us
At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 25 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share this with us.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We also believe our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there is anything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.
If you would prefer a paper application form, or if you have any questions including about support or adjustments, please contact HR on 01926 838 849, recruitment@mytonhospice.org or by post: HR, Warwick Myton Hospice, Myton Lane, Warwick, CV34 6PX.
We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show your best abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to your interview, if you would find this helpful.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To coordinate
the assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient-centred care. Facilitating a
holistic approach; that is sensitive and responsive to the ever-changing needs of both
patients and their carer. Providing clinical leadership in the absence of
the Ward Manager/Deputy ensuring an evidence-based approach is promoted at all
times within a multidisciplinary team framework.
Practice an approach that
facilitates and fosters learning for students, junior staff and those on placement at Myton. Sharing expertise appropriately and supporting each learner to achieve their learning needs.
Leadership & Management
- Recognise patients, families and carers as partners in the care
team. Promoting a person centred approach and working collaboratively with all members of the
wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Promote a multi-disciplinary approach to care delivery including participating
in MDT meetings, proactively prepare and present clinical information at handover, MDTs, case reviews etc.
- Participate in group reflective practice to support the professional and
personal wellbeing and development of the team.
- Participate in the process of recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers.
- Provide emotional / spiritual support to patients and families throughout the
disease and dying trajectory, providing, and receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Take responsibility for the Ward on a shift basis including the supervision of
junior staff and students.
- Support the Ward Manager and Deputy in supporting the volunteers on the Ward
ensuring effective communication is established and maintained.
- Work collaboratively with nursing and care teams and have a proactive approach
in facilitating discharge and ensure that standards of discharge are
implemented and maintained in liaison with the discharge coordinator.
Quality, Safety and Governance
- Uphold and ensure compliance with the organisations policies and
procedures; ensuring all volunteers are clear in relation to their roles and
responsibilities for Health and Safety, Infection prevention and control, Safeguarding Adults &
Children, Data Protection and other relevant policies.
- Utilise a range of communication skills to instruct, inform and negotiate in
order to achieve active patient participation in their treatment programme; respecting
their dignity, wishes and beliefs throughout all interventions.
- Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies
to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and clinical adverse events and near misses
are reported and assist in the investigation at clinical level through promotion of
a no-blame culture.
- Provide out of hours telephone support and advice for patients, relatives and external healthcare professionals regarding symptom control and psychological
care and advice when required within sphere of responsibility and contact on
call Medical Consultant as appropriate.
- Verify death of patients, perform last offices, provide bereavement support for families and transfer deceased patients to the mortuary whilst ensuring the
philosophy of the hospice is respected and maintained.
- Participate in clinical audit as required by the organisational requirements
and the Clinical Governance agenda.
- Work in partnership with colleagues internally and
externally to ensure that all information pertaining to the patients condition and care needs are
communicated effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure that documentation is completed accurately and legibly in accordance
with the organisations information governance guidance and confidentiality is maintained using Caldicott Guidelines.
- Support a culture where the reporting of concerns, incidents and
complaints are encouraged and documented promptly.
Training & Education
- Support and participate in informal and formal programmes of
education as required.
- Be responsible for own continued professional development maintaining up to date evidence-based knowledge including an awareness of the national and local influences affecting palliative and end of life care.
- Ensure own compliance with mandatory training and professional development requirements, maintaining records of training and development undertaken for
self in preparation for NMC revalidation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To coordinate
the assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient-centred care. Facilitating a
holistic approach; that is sensitive and responsive to the ever-changing needs of both
patients and their carer. Providing clinical leadership in the absence of
the Ward Manager/Deputy ensuring an evidence-based approach is promoted at all
times within a multidisciplinary team framework.
Practice an approach that
facilitates and fosters learning for students, junior staff and those on placement at Myton. Sharing expertise appropriately and supporting each learner to achieve their learning needs.
Leadership & Management
- Recognise patients, families and carers as partners in the care
team. Promoting a person centred approach and working collaboratively with all members of the
wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Promote a multi-disciplinary approach to care delivery including participating
in MDT meetings, proactively prepare and present clinical information at handover, MDTs, case reviews etc.
- Participate in group reflective practice to support the professional and
personal wellbeing and development of the team.
- Participate in the process of recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers.
- Provide emotional / spiritual support to patients and families throughout the
disease and dying trajectory, providing, and receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Take responsibility for the Ward on a shift basis including the supervision of
junior staff and students.
- Support the Ward Manager and Deputy in supporting the volunteers on the Ward
ensuring effective communication is established and maintained.
- Work collaboratively with nursing and care teams and have a proactive approach
in facilitating discharge and ensure that standards of discharge are
implemented and maintained in liaison with the discharge coordinator.
Quality, Safety and Governance
- Uphold and ensure compliance with the organisations policies and
procedures; ensuring all volunteers are clear in relation to their roles and
responsibilities for Health and Safety, Infection prevention and control, Safeguarding Adults &
Children, Data Protection and other relevant policies.
- Utilise a range of communication skills to instruct, inform and negotiate in
order to achieve active patient participation in their treatment programme; respecting
their dignity, wishes and beliefs throughout all interventions.
- Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies
to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and clinical adverse events and near misses
are reported and assist in the investigation at clinical level through promotion of
a no-blame culture.
- Provide out of hours telephone support and advice for patients, relatives and external healthcare professionals regarding symptom control and psychological
care and advice when required within sphere of responsibility and contact on
call Medical Consultant as appropriate.
- Verify death of patients, perform last offices, provide bereavement support for families and transfer deceased patients to the mortuary whilst ensuring the
philosophy of the hospice is respected and maintained.
- Participate in clinical audit as required by the organisational requirements
and the Clinical Governance agenda.
- Work in partnership with colleagues internally and
externally to ensure that all information pertaining to the patients condition and care needs are
communicated effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure that documentation is completed accurately and legibly in accordance
with the organisations information governance guidance and confidentiality is maintained using Caldicott Guidelines.
- Support a culture where the reporting of concerns, incidents and
complaints are encouraged and documented promptly.
Training & Education
- Support and participate in informal and formal programmes of
education as required.
- Be responsible for own continued professional development maintaining up to date evidence-based knowledge including an awareness of the national and local influences affecting palliative and end of life care.
- Ensure own compliance with mandatory training and professional development requirements, maintaining records of training and development undertaken for
self in preparation for NMC revalidation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) degree or diploma level
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continual professional development and education
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in palliative care
- Relevant specialist course e.g. palliative care / advanced communications
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Excellent organisational ability
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Creative, resourceful & imaginative
- Excellent role model
- Familiar with systems for quality, clinical governance and clinical audit
- Commitment to the Myton values
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
- Good IT skills
Other
Essential
- The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)
- Flexibility with working hours
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience
- Experience of needs assessment / care planning
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of caring for patients and families at the end of life
- Experience of caring for patients and families with life-limiting / life-threatening conditions
- Good knowledge of assessment and symptom management
- Experience of appraising and supporting junior staff members
Desirable
- Experience caring for patients with complex health needs
- Experience working in a palliative care setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) degree or diploma level
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continual professional development and education
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in palliative care
- Relevant specialist course e.g. palliative care / advanced communications
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Excellent organisational ability
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Creative, resourceful & imaginative
- Excellent role model
- Familiar with systems for quality, clinical governance and clinical audit
- Commitment to the Myton values
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
- Good IT skills
Other
Essential
- The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)
- Flexibility with working hours
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience
- Experience of needs assessment / care planning
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of caring for patients and families at the end of life
- Experience of caring for patients and families with life-limiting / life-threatening conditions
- Good knowledge of assessment and symptom management
- Experience of appraising and supporting junior staff members
Desirable
- Experience caring for patients with complex health needs
- Experience working in a palliative care setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
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).
