Job summary
Are
you a Registered Nurse, passionate about Palliative and
End of Life care and looking for a new challenge? LOOK NO FURTHER!
We are
looking for nurses who hold a high amount of empathy and compassion, and who can make a real difference not only to our patients but to their family and
support network.
These are full time roles, and members of our team are required to work a variety of shift
patterns including nights, lates, earlies, Bank Holidays and weekends on a
planned rota basis.
Main duties of the job
As a member of our
team you will have excellent opportunities for training and development to
enable you to expand your skills within Palliative and End of Life Care.
You will be
responsible for providing symptom management and complex end of life care to
patients living with life limiting conditions. You will be able to make a real
difference to peoples lives every single day, supporting our patients and their
families.
You will also be
responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of
evidence based patient care and for providing invaluable support to the
patients family.
About You
You
will be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration, who is able to
demonstrate a commitment to their own CPD. You will have excellent clinical
skills and experience and be able to work under supervision and on your own
initative to provide the highest standards of care and support to your patients
and their families. You will have good communication skills, with sound
experience of symptom management gained with a Hospice/Hospital or Nursing Home
environment. You will be willing to learn new skills and expression to develop
your own practices
About us
Your local hospice
If you live in Southampton and West Hampshire, Mountbatten Hampshire (formerly Countess Mountbatten Hospice) is your local hospice.
We are a charity which provides free care and support to people with any life-limiting illness, including respiratory disease, Motor Neurone Disease, heart disease, advanced dementia, respiratory disease and cancer. We also provide free bereavement and psychological support to patients and their families.
Much of our work takes places in people's own homes across our community.
Mountbatten Hampshire is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister Hospice is Mountbatten Isle of Wight.
Mountbatten is there for our community every step of the way, at whatever stage of life, death and bereavement.
OUR VALUES
We
care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different,
and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local
community and to each other
We
are experts in our field. We are professional at all times,
aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We
are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively
to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and
financial resources
We
respect our community. We exist for our local
population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more
together by working in partnership with others
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overview of Role
To ensure the highest standards of individualised care for patients with life threatening
diseases including providing support to their families and carers in a safe, friendly and efficient
environment.
To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way
maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members. To work part of a
multi professional team with professional shared learning under the supervision and guidance
of nurses and medical teams.
Although based on our Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in
other teams to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice
delivery of care (e.g. Community Setting and Hazel Centre)
Key Tasks
To provide the highest standards of care to patients.
To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised
patient centred care.
Ensure that you always act in the patients best interests, taking personal responsibility
for actions and decisions taken.
Provide a holistic approach to all care provisions provided that is both sensitive and
responsive to the patients ever changing needs.
To provide out of hours specialist advice by telephone to patients, carers and allied
professionals as required, alerting them to any significant matters.
Give and receive regular reposts on the progress of patients, reporting immediately
any changes in the patients condition to the senior nurse/medical personnel as duty
as required.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full requirements of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overview of Role
To ensure the highest standards of individualised care for patients with life threatening
diseases including providing support to their families and carers in a safe, friendly and efficient
environment.
To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way
maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members. To work part of a
multi professional team with professional shared learning under the supervision and guidance
of nurses and medical teams.
Although based on our Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in
other teams to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice
delivery of care (e.g. Community Setting and Hazel Centre)
Key Tasks
To provide the highest standards of care to patients.
To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised
patient centred care.
Ensure that you always act in the patients best interests, taking personal responsibility
for actions and decisions taken.
Provide a holistic approach to all care provisions provided that is both sensitive and
responsive to the patients ever changing needs.
To provide out of hours specialist advice by telephone to patients, carers and allied
professionals as required, alerting them to any significant matters.
Give and receive regular reposts on the progress of patients, reporting immediately
any changes in the patients condition to the senior nurse/medical personnel as duty
as required.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full requirements of this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
- Experience of working in a Hospital/Hospice care setting
- Awareness of palliative care issues
Desirable
- Involvement in training and development of others
- Experience of working with volunteers
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams
- Understands specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end of life care
Abilities
Essential
- Able to work shift patterns on a rota basis including nights, weekend, bank holidays
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Calm and approachable manner
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC
- Revalidation of NMC Registration
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
- Experience of working in a Hospital/Hospice care setting
- Awareness of palliative care issues
Desirable
- Involvement in training and development of others
- Experience of working with volunteers
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams
- Understands specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end of life care
Abilities
Essential
- Able to work shift patterns on a rota basis including nights, weekend, bank holidays
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Calm and approachable manner
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC
- Revalidation of NMC Registration
- 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).
