Senior Staff Nurse, Hospice at Home

Job responsibilities

To ensure that the PCRT delivers an excellent standard of care to patients and their families

To be aware of own accountability and limitations and take responsibility for caseload/time management with the support of the CNSs

To work autonomously to deliver individualised care based on need, using assessment and reassessment of nursing and symptom control needs as appropriate

To provide psychological support to patients and their families/carers

To communicate fully and effectively with patients, families and professional colleagues

To identify and appropriately manage barriers to effective communication, acting as patients advocate if needed

To work collaboratively with the wider Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), GPs, District Nurses and clinical staff within the Acute Trusts, to ensure a co-ordinated and defined management plan for each patient; to include review and discharge as appropriate

To perform VOED (training will be provided) and last offices if required

To participate in training of Student Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Paramedic students

To maintain accurate healthcare records in line with Thames Hospice organisational policy and own professional accountability

To develop and maintain effective partnership working with the IPU Medical and Nursing Teams

To achieve service specific targets

To participate in audits of the service to identify if working practices and changes have enabled an improved patient/carer experience

To report accidents, incidents and complaints as per procedure and Policy, participating in investigations if required July 2023

To understand and comply with processes for lone working, role boundaries and patient confidentiality

To maintain personal and professional development including attendance at Thames Hospice mandatory training

To assume responsibility for own revalidation requirements

Team working

Essential

• Experienced in maintaining effective relationships with colleagues.
• Ability to quickly build a rapport and establish professional relationships with others, based on
• trust and understanding.
• Experience in identifying and managing conflict

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of current developments in palliative care

Desirable

• Evidence of broad nursing experience; Community services
• Hold a credit bearing award in End of Life Care and Mentorship
• Knowledge of national CQC monitoring requirements.
• Experience of undertaking nursing assessments and care planning for patients, including those with complex needs.
• Evidence of sound clinical decision making, independently, and as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to enable effective communication about nursing topics with patients and colleagues.
• July 2023
• Ability to put the needs of patients first and look after their interests
• Willingness and ability to demonstrate commitment to Thames Hospice values.

Special Conditions

Essential

• Appointment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Must be able to drive and have access to own car and be covered for business use
• The post holder must maintain their professional registration.
• Post holder immunised for Covid-19, Hepatitis B, MMR, Tuberculosis and Chickenpox

Organisation and communication

Essential

• Ability to work logically and accurately with attention to detail
• Able to plan and prioritise a varied workload
• Experience of communicating effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience of communicating effectively with patients, carers and families, both face to face and on the telephone.

Personal drive, commitment & resilience

Essential

• Enthusiastic, committed and able to use initiative, ensuring delivery of objectives
• Commitment to ensuring the patient is central to all decisions about, and the provision of care
• Able to remain calm and in control when under pressure

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Analytical & IT skills

Essential

• Experience of using multiprofessional records to fully and accurately document patient care and interactions.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook. Knowledge of the workings of databases.

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).