Staff Nurse (Nights)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Purpose of Role

To provide high-quality palliative and end oflife care to patients in their own homes during night hours ensuring comfort dignity and support for patients and their families.

Deliver hands on nursing care for patients with palliative needs including physical psychological and emotional support.

Symptom management for patients nearing end of life including pain control and other complex needs.

Maintain accurate records using EMIS and comply with governance standards.

Liaise with District Nursing teams FCMS and Inpatient Unit as required for continuity of care.

Provide immediate support to families following death and offer guidance on next steps.

Participate in handovers - Teams and telephone and ensure effective communication across services.

Uphold Trinity Hospice values Caring Adaptable Responsible Excellence and Socially Engaged.

Be flexible in working patterns and around rotation to other areas of the hospice to meet the demand of the service

To act as a role model to others and take charge of the shift in the absence of the senior nurse

Be responsible for managing the process of receiving and responding to referrals to The Trinity Hospice at home service.

Prioritising workload of the team and managing resource allocation as required.

Act as a mentor and role model for new staff as they undertake their induction programme or students on placement.

Contribute to team meetings and handovers.

Supervise the work of Healthcare Assistants and ensure hospice policies are followed.

Be prepared to cope with incidents or emergency situations as they arise and report them to the Senior Nurse on duty.

To undertake all mandatory training as required by Trinity Palliative Care Services and participate in appropriate in-service training as and when required.

Maintaining the strict confidentiality of all information acquired especially with regard to patients and staff.

To undertake an appraisal and personal development review annually and through self-development continuously update and improve knowledge and competencies

To take responsibility for being up to date with current policies and procedures and to adhere to these.

Co-operating fully in the introduction of any new technology and new methods as appropriate.

To cross work with the District nursing team at night as per memo of understanding between services

Clinical

Review patients symptoms and act accordingly ensuring their symptoms are managed ensuring escalation to seniors if required.

Urethral Catheterisation of patients within the community setting

Wound care management

Commence and management of syringe drivers for symptom control.

To contribute to the District Nurses assessments of patients and development or implement of programme of care for patients in their own homes.

To carry out specific treatments and clinical procedures basing clinical practice on current research-based evidence.

To administer medication and assist with their ordering in accordance with NMC standards for the Administration of Medicines.

Perform all duties in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Ensure that relevant health and safety procedures are maintained within patient areas either at their home or within the Hospice.

To establish and maintain effective communications and working relationships with the multi-professional team within the community.

To use skilled communication to support carers and families of patients receiving services from Trinity hospice at home service and maintain trusting effective relationships.

To verify when a death has occurred, notifying families and carers as appropriate following the procedures carried out within the community.

To ensure that patients and carers are identified and appropriately referred to other services both from Trinity and community.

To contribute to the development and enhancement of patient care by participating in standard setting policy development and clinical audit of services.

Be responsible for co-ordinating flexible care provisions to enable patients to remain at home.

To assist in auditing Trinity hospice at home service with team leadership and participate in research where appropriate.

Early Night: 2045 0645 Late Night: 2145 0745

Long Shift: 2045 0745 Includes handover responsibilities at start and end of shift.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support patients and families sensitively.
• Ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail for documentation and handovers.
• Emotional resilience and ability to manage challenging situations.
• IT literacy for EMIS and electronic record keeping.
• UK current driving licence and access to a car

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with current PIN

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing professional development in palliative care.
• Module in palliative care

Experience

Essential

• Experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Competence in symptom management, syringe driver use, and verification of death.
• Ability to work autonomously during night shifts and make clinical decisions.

Desirable

• Previous experience in community or hospice settings.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Trinity Hospice

Address

Low Moor Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY2 0BG

Employer's website

https://www.trinityhospice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)