Job summary
Post: Community Palliative Care Nurse
Salary: Band 5
Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday (Part Time hours may also be considered)
Responsible to: CNS Team Manager
Accountable to: Senior Nurse Clinical Care
Location: South Gwent
Job Purpose:
- To ensure a high standard of individual care for patients with life limiting illness, to include the care of their families
- To assist in providing a high level of pain and symptom control.
- To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way, maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members.
Main duties of the job
Key Tasks:
- To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St Davids Hospice Care and HIW (Health Inspectorate Wales).
- To be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- To liaise with GPs and District Nurses to implement treatment and care
- To maintain appropriate written records in all areas of clinical practice.
- To work with a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to support cancer and non-cancer patients with symptom management issues.
- To visit and telephone patients and families to support them during their illness.
- Refer to other services within St Davids Hospice Care e.g. Day Hospice, family support team.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To ensure patients comfort and dignity at all times.
- To monitor symptoms and take appropriate action during shift.
- To administer medication as prescribed.
- To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.
- To communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues.
About us
Working for St David's you will become part of a much wider team
all working collaboratively to ensure the best care for our patients. Our
mission is to provide and continue to develop a free and comprehensive
palliative care service of excellence for people facing a progressive
life-limiting illness which is no longer curable.
As part of the CNS team you will working in one of the four
boroughs Caerphilly, Torfaen, Newport or Monmouthshire.
You will benefit from a salary in line with Agenda for Change
pay scales and will enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement. We can offer the
continuation of the NHS pension scheme if already a member as well as honouring
any additional annual leave or sickness entitlements and you will have free on-site
parking at any of our office locations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Responsibilities:
- To be guided by clearly defined policies, protocols, procedures and the NMC code of conduct.
- To report all accidents / incidents, near misses and complaints in accordance with St Davids Hospice Care policy.
- To be aware of ones own responsibility towards health and safety regulations.
- To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
- To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary and ensure that Revalidation is up to date.
- To observe a no smoking policy whilst on duty.
- To maintain your personal, emotional and psychological health relating to your role, e.g. by attending the de-briefing and clinical supervision offered.
- To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.
This post occasionally may have to cover one of our Day Hospice sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Responsibilities:
- To be guided by clearly defined policies, protocols, procedures and the NMC code of conduct.
- To report all accidents / incidents, near misses and complaints in accordance with St Davids Hospice Care policy.
- To be aware of ones own responsibility towards health and safety regulations.
- To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
- To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary and ensure that Revalidation is up to date.
- To observe a no smoking policy whilst on duty.
- To maintain your personal, emotional and psychological health relating to your role, e.g. by attending the de-briefing and clinical supervision offered.
- To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.
This post occasionally may have to cover one of our Day Hospice sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN 1
- NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) Registration
- Clinically up to date in general nursing
- Awareness of current palliative care issues
- Competent in managing syringe driver
- Experience in caring for patient/families needing palliative care
- 1 year post registration
Desirable
- Competent in syringe driver management
- Previous community nursing experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Physical capability of performing the role and carrying out responsibilities required by the duties of the post
- Skilled and effective communicator across all levels verbal and written
- Good interpersonal skills
- A Full UK licence and access to a car is essential.
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Awareness of personal safety issues
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN 1
- NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) Registration
- Clinically up to date in general nursing
- Awareness of current palliative care issues
- Competent in managing syringe driver
- Experience in caring for patient/families needing palliative care
- 1 year post registration
Desirable
- Competent in syringe driver management
- Previous community nursing experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Physical capability of performing the role and carrying out responsibilities required by the duties of the post
- Skilled and effective communicator across all levels verbal and written
- Good interpersonal skills
- A Full UK licence and access to a car is essential.
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Awareness of personal safety issues
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development
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).
