Bank Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

ST KENTIGERN HOSPICE

BANK STAFF NURSE Hospice Band 5 INPATIENT UNIT

Salary: £17.95p per hour

Responsible to: Ward Sister

Accountable to: Matron

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To continually develop clinical expertise and act as a positive role model promoting a high standard of care to fulfil the St Kentigern philosophy of care
2. To deliver evidence based care to patients and their carers in line with their physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
3. To promote and maintain continuity of high standards of nursing care.
4. To be responsible following induction period for the assessment of care needs, the planning, delivery and evaluation of care and to offer support to other staff in the clinical area
5. To work at all times in line with the NMC code of conduct and duty of candour requirements

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Matron
• Nursing team

• Ward sister
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Medical team
• Family Support Team
• Day Therapies / Well Being Hwb Team
• Specialist Palliative Care Team community and acute
• Hospice Allied Health Professionals
• All hospice departments
• Primary and Community care teams

CLINICAL:

1. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic person centered care, integrating nursing care with psychosocial and spiritual needs.
2. Assist with initial and on-going assessment of patient and family needs.
3. As a registered nurse, plan, initiate, supervise and participate in patient and family care, discussing issues with other senior team members as appropriate.
4. Evaluate and up-date nursing care plans in response to the changing problems/needs of patients and families.
5. Monitor nursing practice, encouraging development of colleagues through discussion of current and proposed care plans.
6. At all times maintain appropriate and adequate records of your work.
7. Maintain effective communication with patient and families throughout their contact with the hospice; providing when necessary: -

Telephone support and advice

Access to nursing/medical staff for conditional information or future planning.

Information and access to allied professionals.

Bereavement support and access to follow-up support.

8. In discussion with the Matron and Ward Sister identify an area of special clinical interest in which to develop additional knowledge and skills to act as a link nurse for the rest of the team.

9. As necessary or required develop awareness and experience working within our other services across the hospice, i.e. family support and day services, to extend knowledge and skills in this specialist setting

1. Participate and gain confidence and experience leading patient case reviews and team meetings
2. Actively participate in all aspects of the patient experience of hospice care from initial assessment and admission through to discharge planning and placement.
3. Work at all times within the policies and guidelines appropriate to your role.

MANAGEMENT:

1. Take responsibility for the management of the in-patient unit team when requires in the absence of more senior grade staff.
2. Liaise with multi-professional agencies within the hospice, community, primary care, and hospital to provide continuity of patient care.
3. Be responsible for maintaining high standards of nursing care, when in charge of the team and unit, and help to create and maintain positive relationships between all groups involved in the welfare/care of patients.
4. Responsible for the co-ordinating of all activities when in charge of the team supported by the Ward Sister and Matron.
5. Ensure the promotion of safety, well-being and the interests of the patients, staff and visitors to the in-patient area as directed in the hospice guidelines, policies and procedures.
6. At all times follow the Code of Professional conduct and to ensure that all staff within their sphere of responsibility also follow professional requirements.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

The post holder will cooperate with other team members to maintain compliance with relevant elements of the clinical governance framework.

Risk management

Service User participation - Views on Care

Staff and Staff Management

Continuing Professional Development

Information Governance and Management

Clinical Effectiveness and Audit

AUDIT AND RESEARCH

1. Be aware of and disseminate to colleagues current best practice knowledge as appropriate to role.
2. Work in partnership with the senior nursing staff to develop appropriate tools to monitor effectiveness of services/area of special interest in care provision at St Kentigern Hospice
3. Participate or if appropriate lead in the completion of service audits in an appropriate and timely manner and feedback to colleagues, making recommendations regarding implications (if any)

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Identify own learning objectives and attend relevant study/shadowing opportunities following discussion with line manager/nurse management team
2. Maintain records of supported study and provide evaluation of study attended, (for inclusion in personal file).
3. Adhere to NMC revalidation requirements at all times.
4. Participate in feedback (verbal and written) to colleagues throughout the hospice regarding study days attended and potential service improvement opportunities
5. Actively participate in personal development review (PDR) and objective setting at initial 6 month review meeting and subsequent PDR meetings with line manager/senior nurse
6. Develop and maintain up to date knowledge of relevant hospice policies and the impact they have on individual practitioners including:

Fire policy

Moving and Handling policy

Health and Safety policy

Confidentiality policy

Complaints policy

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Patient, kind and the ability to work alone as well as being part of a large multidisciplinary team
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Enthusiastic and motivated

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker

Skills, knowledge and abilities

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to document clearly and accurately
• Ability to adapt to changing workload, basic IT skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of advanced care planning

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration

Desirable

• Evidence of post registration study and training relevant to role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with life limiting conditions
• Able to maintain accurate patient records in line with holistic needs, assessments and care plans

Desirable

• Implementing evidenced based practice

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).

Employer details

Employer name

St Kentigern Hospice

Address

Upper Denbigh Road

St Asaph

Denbighshire

LL17 0RS

Employer's website

http://www.stkentigernhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)