St Helena Hospice

Staff Nurse St Helena Hospice

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Job summary

Are you a registered nurse looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate and enthusiastic about providing excellent palliative care?

St Helena hospice have an exciting new opportunity a Staff Nurse's to join our In-patient Unit.

You will be working as part of a team to provide high standards of specialist palliative care to patients and their relatives, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care needs.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to further develop knowledge and skills to benefit your practice and the lives of patients and their loved ones through advanced communication skills, symptom control management and end of life care.

Previous experience in palliative care is not essential. We would like to welcome applications from enthusiastic Registered Nurses who have the desire to provide gold standard palliative care and make a difference to those in their care.

This post works on internal rotation – which is a mixture of long days and nights (07:30-20:00 ; 19:30-08:00).

St Helena may elect to bring forward the closing date for this vacancy in the event we receive the desired volume of applications. You are therefore encouraged you to submit your application early if you wish to express an interest in this opportunity.

Please note that this post requires an enhanced DBS check.

About us

St Helena Hospices’ core values and behaviours will be embedded in our recruitment, our training and development review and our decision making process.

Training and competencies within the specialities, as well as on-going support and professional development, will be tailored to meet your individual needs.

Whether you are newly qualified or and experienced practitioner, we want to meet your and discuss the possibility of your joining this great Team.

In return we offer;

A competitive and progressive salary, in line with NHS agenda for change.
Enhanced hourly rates for working unsocial hours
NHS Pension (for active members who wish to transfer and continue their membership)
Group Pension Plan for non NHS Pension Staff
At Least 27 days Annual Leave, plus statutory Bank Holidays
Clinical Supervision
Schwartz Rounds
Employee Assistance and Wellbeing support
We cover the cost of your DBS Check and the periodic renewal
Uniform provided
Free on site parking
Subsidised dining and complimentary drinks

Date posted

22 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,833.87 to £35,099.41 a year Full time pay

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0423-24-0027

Job locations

Myland Hall

Barncroft Close

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9JU

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

· Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating care and meeting the needs of patients: hygiene, elimination, nutritional, mobilising, pain, maintaining independence. Work as part of a team to provide psychological, emotional, spiritual and social support to patients and families whose lives are affected by illness, loss and grief

· Perform Last Offices to deceased patients including safe custody of valuables and belongings.

· Assist at times with the post-bereavement family visit to collect certificate and view deceased.

· Maintaining health & safety within the ward area i.e. ensure fire exits are clear, cupboards safely stocked & hazards removed and reported.

· Ensure that all procedures are carried out are in accordance with agreed standards of care, and assist in identifying where existing standards should be updated.

· Ensure Infection Control Policies and Procedures are strictly adhered to.

· Ensure that all information recorded is in accordance with St Helena policy (i.e. patient records, incident/accident reports, computer records).

· Ensure that all medication is administered in accordance with St Helena policy and NMC regulations

· Supervise, direct and train new ward based volunteers, qualified and unqualified nurses, this will include addressing areas of poor practice.

· Address body image and sexuality issues with patients and/or relatives.

· Check and ensure that equipment is clean and in working order ready for use.

· Effectively manage time to meet the needs of patients.

· Participate positively in Clinical Supervision in order to develop standards of clinical practice and for support.

· Develop awareness of emotional needs of patients and families and the sensitivity and communication skills to meet these needs.

· Act as co-worker for patients providing effective communication with key-workers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across St Helena services.