Job summary
The purpose of the role is to provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care, skills, advice and support to patients, carers and those important to the patient. This role will support the delivery of care across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.
- Salary: £34,685 - £41,798 per annum (pro rata)
- Hours: 30 - 37.5 hours per week
- Closing date: 8 August 2023 at 12 noon
Senior Hospice at Home Nurse/ Paramedic roles available in the following locations:
- Buckinghamshire/Bucks (Chalfont St Giles and South Bucks area)
- North West Hertfordshire/Herts (St Albans and Dacorum area)
- South West Hertfordshire/Herts (Watford and Three Rivers area)
Main duties of the job
You will therefore be responsible to:
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community Hospice at Home model of care.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of individualised patient / family care and support.
- To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis.
- To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
- Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients to include a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients .
- To work with Hospice team and system partners to support delivery of care and enable patients to remain in their preferred place of care
- Improve patient outcomes and experience.
- Act as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
- Work across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safe and effective service delivery.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. It's important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.
We can offer:
- a supportive environment
- personal development
- flexible working
- opportunities to volunteer
- generous annual leave entitlement
- NMC registration fees paid
- passionate team with quality at the heart of what we do.
If successful, you'll join us on the first working day of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
We encourage and strongly recommend our workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
We are delighted to announce that the proposed merger between Rennie Grove Hospice Care and Peace Hospice Care commenced on 1 July 2023. The new organisation has been incorporated and will be called Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community Hospice at Home model of care.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of individualised patient / family care and support.
- To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis.
- To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
- Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care. This will include a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in person reviews in their own homes.
- To work with wider Hospice team as well as system partners to support delivery of care and enable patients to remain in their preferred place of care.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients, coordinating their care services.
- Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the Hospice at Home service.
- Act as a Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
- Work across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safe and effective service delivery.
For more information, please read the job description in the supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community Hospice at Home model of care.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of individualised patient / family care and support.
- To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis.
- To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
- Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care. This will include a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in person reviews in their own homes.
- To work with wider Hospice team as well as system partners to support delivery of care and enable patients to remain in their preferred place of care.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients, coordinating their care services.
- Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the Hospice at Home service.
- Act as a Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
- Work across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safe and effective service delivery.
For more information, please read the job description in the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered General Nurse.
Desirable
- Module in Palliative Care or Cancer Care.
- Evidence of continuous personal and academic development.
Experience
Essential
- Current post registration experience at Band 5 or above carrying out general or specialist nursing care.
- Proven experience of effective team working.
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training or commitment to achieve this.
- Evidence of extended roles within their practice.
- Experience working with volunteers.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT literate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Appropriate standard of Maths and English.
- Good organisational skills.
- Excellent judgement and good decision making skills.
- Good influencing skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care.
Personal qualities / other
Essential
- Drive and enthusiasm with a positive approach.
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team.
- Caring and empathetic approach.
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Flexible approach and attitude to working.
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure.
- Uses initiative.
- Commitment to Rennie Grove Peace mission and aims.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered General Nurse.
Desirable
- Module in Palliative Care or Cancer Care.
- Evidence of continuous personal and academic development.
Experience
Essential
- Current post registration experience at Band 5 or above carrying out general or specialist nursing care.
- Proven experience of effective team working.
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training or commitment to achieve this.
- Evidence of extended roles within their practice.
- Experience working with volunteers.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT literate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Appropriate standard of Maths and English.
- Good organisational skills.
- Excellent judgement and good decision making skills.
- Good influencing skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care.
Personal qualities / other
Essential
- Drive and enthusiasm with a positive approach.
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team.
- Caring and empathetic approach.
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Flexible approach and attitude to working.
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure.
- Uses initiative.
- Commitment to Rennie Grove Peace mission and aims.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
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).
