Job summary
Dougie Mac are currently looking to recruit Clinical Nurse Specialists who share our passion in providing excellent, personalised and compassionate care to patients and their families within our newly restructured community team.
At Dougie Mac our vision is to be admired as a centre of excellence for palliative and end of life care. Our many different services provide patients, their families and carers, with physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual support, at home, or at the Hospice.
Main duties of the job
The right candidate will possess excellent communication and organisational skills, a motivation for continual learning and sharing of knowledge, with the drive to ensure our patients receive the highest possible standard of care. You will work as part a community team supported by a team leader and there will be opportunities to develop and grow your palliative care expertise and undertake funded degree or masters level study after 6 months.
This role will be full time although four days will be considered. Please read the job description (below) for further details.
If you would you like to be part of our friendly, supportive team delivering high standards of specialist palliative care which endeavours to go the extra mile in supporting our patients and their families, then we would love to hear from you.
About us
Dougie Mac is
an open-culture organisation, underpinned by clear strategic aims, vision and
values. The Hospices many different services provide patients, their families
and carers, with physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual
support ensuring that all are supported as they face death, dying and loss.
By joining
Dougie Mac, youll be part of a dedicated team of professionals who are
committed to delivering person-led, responsive and cost effective services of
the highest quality. And youll be supported in your role to develop your
skills and those of the people you work with. Staff at Dougie Mac are
well-motivated, with professional development pathways, and given opportunities
to be reflective in their roles through supervision, reflective practice and
supportive line management.
The Hospice
offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including a contributory
pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, funded study, free parking, Paycare
and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties & Responsibilities:
Leadership:
1.You will be able to demonstrate leadership through clinical expertise. Aiming to deliver high standards of person-centred care using the underpinning philosophy of Specialist Palliative Care.
2.Have the skills and confidence to contribute to the delivery of specialist education and training to other professionals in a formal and informal setting.
3.With support from a mentor will contribute to the development and promotion of the CNS service.
4.Contribute to quantitative and qualitative data collection of the CNS Service.
5.Understand and utilise relevant clinical guidelines.
6.Takes professional responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers across the care pathway.
7.After an initial period will actively participate in multi-professional meetings, acting as a patient advocate and representing the CNS view.
Clinical Services:
8.To work alongside your team to ensure the continued co-ordination of the content and delivery of the community patients care plans and ensure the quality and provision of nursing care of patients and their families.
9.To assess the needs of patients and their carers and identify their respective physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs.
10.To work within a team framework, collaborating with colleagues and members of other disciplines across the hospice and externally.
11.To use a proactive and sensitive approach with patients and relatives to enable involvement in advance care planning.
12.To assess peoples information needs and provide relevant information to meet those needs.
13.To ensure provision of appropriate nursing interventions.
14.To follow the hospice and Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards on Medicines Management.
15.To participate in Clinical Audit and research programme.
16.To foster positive working relations with other healthcare professionals and lead by example.
17.Take a collective lead in clinical governance, initiating areas of audit to improve practice.
18.To support colleagues, volunteers and students in managing bereavements, and provide support for distressed patients, bereaved relatives and visitors.
19.To lead in supervision, debriefing and reflective practice sessions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties & Responsibilities:
Leadership:
1.You will be able to demonstrate leadership through clinical expertise. Aiming to deliver high standards of person-centred care using the underpinning philosophy of Specialist Palliative Care.
2.Have the skills and confidence to contribute to the delivery of specialist education and training to other professionals in a formal and informal setting.
3.With support from a mentor will contribute to the development and promotion of the CNS service.
4.Contribute to quantitative and qualitative data collection of the CNS Service.
5.Understand and utilise relevant clinical guidelines.
6.Takes professional responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers across the care pathway.
7.After an initial period will actively participate in multi-professional meetings, acting as a patient advocate and representing the CNS view.
Clinical Services:
8.To work alongside your team to ensure the continued co-ordination of the content and delivery of the community patients care plans and ensure the quality and provision of nursing care of patients and their families.
9.To assess the needs of patients and their carers and identify their respective physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs.
10.To work within a team framework, collaborating with colleagues and members of other disciplines across the hospice and externally.
11.To use a proactive and sensitive approach with patients and relatives to enable involvement in advance care planning.
12.To assess peoples information needs and provide relevant information to meet those needs.
13.To ensure provision of appropriate nursing interventions.
14.To follow the hospice and Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards on Medicines Management.
15.To participate in Clinical Audit and research programme.
16.To foster positive working relations with other healthcare professionals and lead by example.
17.Take a collective lead in clinical governance, initiating areas of audit to improve practice.
18.To support colleagues, volunteers and students in managing bereavements, and provide support for distressed patients, bereaved relatives and visitors.
19.To lead in supervision, debriefing and reflective practice sessions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Ability to travel independently throughout the locality with access to suitable vehicle for business purposes
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills qualification or willingness to undertake Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Healthcare Assessment qualification
Experience
Essential
- 3 years post registration experience
- Proven experience and knowledge of palliative/terminal care
- Caseload management skills
Desirable
- Experience in Audit
- Experience in formal teaching
Additional Criteria
Essential
- IT skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
- Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of evidencing the use of clinical guidelines
- Ability to prioritise
- The ability to adapt to change
- Ability to motivate others
- Use own Initiative
- Dress in a manner that conforms to accepted formal codes of business dress
- Flexible working to meet shift requirements
- Able to meet the requirement of the job role
Desirable
- Teaching commitment
- To understand the external influences that effect the delivery of palliative care in the community
- Demonstrate leadership qualities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Ability to travel independently throughout the locality with access to suitable vehicle for business purposes
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills qualification or willingness to undertake Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Healthcare Assessment qualification
Experience
Essential
- 3 years post registration experience
- Proven experience and knowledge of palliative/terminal care
- Caseload management skills
Desirable
- Experience in Audit
- Experience in formal teaching
Additional Criteria
Essential
- IT skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
- Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of evidencing the use of clinical guidelines
- Ability to prioritise
- The ability to adapt to change
- Ability to motivate others
- Use own Initiative
- Dress in a manner that conforms to accepted formal codes of business dress
- Flexible working to meet shift requirements
- Able to meet the requirement of the job role
Desirable
- Teaching commitment
- To understand the external influences that effect the delivery of palliative care in the community
- Demonstrate leadership qualities
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).
