Job summary
Farleigh Hospice is the leading specialist palliative care provider in mid Essex, providing specialist support to patients and their families in both the community via our multidisciplinary locality care teams, and our inpatient unit.
As an organisation with a strong social purpose, we understand the strength we gain from having and supporting diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that colleagues from different backgrounds bring allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.
Main duties of the job
We are now looking for skilled Registered Nurses/Health Care Professional to be part of the Community Team. This will include caseload management and under taking nursing assessments including MCA. Alongside MDT colleagues, providing excellent symptom control, psycho-social and spiritual support for patients who are under the care of the community teams supporting patients and their significant others through to end of life care.
About us
We offer a great working environment, a competitive pay and benefit package, flexible working and a strong team to support you.
Farleigh Hospice is committed to creating an inclusive working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated. To achieve this we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Farleigh Hospice operates a three-month probation period.Positions may be subject to DBS Disclosure.Charity Registration No: 284670.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse/Health Care Professional you will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing clinical care, navigation, coordination and support to hospice patients and their families
Through holistic assessment provide information, advice, psychosocial and spiritual care to patients with palliative and end of life care needs, supporting their families and carers, liaising and referring on as necessary to appropriate health and social care professionals
To work in partnership with those receiving care, helping them to access relevant health and social care, information and support when they need it. Support people to access, identify, appraise and interpret information, to enable them to determine their own future
To maintain effective communication skills to deliver highly emotive information clearly, sensitively and unambiguously with staff, patients, families and professionals by face-to-face, telephone and/or electronic means
To work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)sharing the clinical caseload of patients/carers within the locality/in-patient unit for patients who have palliative care needs to ensure efficient and timely care is coordinated and delivered
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, seeking advice from colleagues or/and clinical leadership team when required, in order to make sound decisions around palliative and end of life care
To support management in training and mentoring a multidisciplinary workforce from novice to expert to work as one team
To support any streamlined locality/IPU processes and services by embedding quality improvement methodology including clear outcome measures to produce efficient and highly performing community services
To support the Hospice in building strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders and promote the good reputation of the Hospice e.g local trusts, ICB, health and social care partners, businesses and voluntary organisations
To support and guide Health Care Assistants, Healthcare Support Workers and volunteers in their daily practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse/Health Care Professional you will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing clinical care, navigation, coordination and support to hospice patients and their families
Through holistic assessment provide information, advice, psychosocial and spiritual care to patients with palliative and end of life care needs, supporting their families and carers, liaising and referring on as necessary to appropriate health and social care professionals
To work in partnership with those receiving care, helping them to access relevant health and social care, information and support when they need it. Support people to access, identify, appraise and interpret information, to enable them to determine their own future
To maintain effective communication skills to deliver highly emotive information clearly, sensitively and unambiguously with staff, patients, families and professionals by face-to-face, telephone and/or electronic means
To work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)sharing the clinical caseload of patients/carers within the locality/in-patient unit for patients who have palliative care needs to ensure efficient and timely care is coordinated and delivered
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, seeking advice from colleagues or/and clinical leadership team when required, in order to make sound decisions around palliative and end of life care
To support management in training and mentoring a multidisciplinary workforce from novice to expert to work as one team
To support any streamlined locality/IPU processes and services by embedding quality improvement methodology including clear outcome measures to produce efficient and highly performing community services
To support the Hospice in building strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders and promote the good reputation of the Hospice e.g local trusts, ICB, health and social care partners, businesses and voluntary organisations
To support and guide Health Care Assistants, Healthcare Support Workers and volunteers in their daily practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse Registration/HCPC registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Communications Skills Training
Experience
Essential
- Proven post registration experience
- Experience in the delivery of end of life and palliative care or related disciplines.
Desirable
- Experience of holistic assessment and complex symptom management
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of working unsupervised (Lone working)
Skills/Ability/Knowledge
Essential
- Proven ability of successfully working with people and handling difficult and sometimes complex situations
- Ability to work under pressure, manage own stress and emotional responses and be aware of stress in others
- Ability to use a range of IT systems and software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365 and electronic patient record systems (such as SystmOne), as well as virtual systems e.g. Zoom, MS Teams
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to motivate self and others and to lead by example
- Able to effectively resolve professional and ethical issues
- Ability to prioritise issues and tasks
- Good oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Qualities and attributes
Essential
- Passionate about Hospice Care and enthusiasm for the vision of the organisation
- Team player who can work as part of our One Team ethos
- Good level of emotional intelligence and resilience
- Flexible approach to work, with ability to work out of hours on occasions
- Committed to the development of palliative care skills in others
- Committed to working in partnership with people their relatives and carers other organisations and agencies
Other Requirements
Essential
- Driving licence and access to vehicle
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse Registration/HCPC registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Communications Skills Training
Experience
Essential
- Proven post registration experience
- Experience in the delivery of end of life and palliative care or related disciplines.
Desirable
- Experience of holistic assessment and complex symptom management
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of working unsupervised (Lone working)
Skills/Ability/Knowledge
Essential
- Proven ability of successfully working with people and handling difficult and sometimes complex situations
- Ability to work under pressure, manage own stress and emotional responses and be aware of stress in others
- Ability to use a range of IT systems and software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365 and electronic patient record systems (such as SystmOne), as well as virtual systems e.g. Zoom, MS Teams
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to motivate self and others and to lead by example
- Able to effectively resolve professional and ethical issues
- Ability to prioritise issues and tasks
- Good oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Qualities and attributes
Essential
- Passionate about Hospice Care and enthusiasm for the vision of the organisation
- Team player who can work as part of our One Team ethos
- Good level of emotional intelligence and resilience
- Flexible approach to work, with ability to work out of hours on occasions
- Committed to the development of palliative care skills in others
- Committed to working in partnership with people their relatives and carers other organisations and agencies
Other Requirements
Essential
- Driving licence and access to vehicle
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
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).
