Job summary
Are you enthusiastic, proactive and passionate about palliative care? Then come and join our friendly, dedicated team at Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care in Watford.
We are recruiting people with a passion for individualised holistic care, the ability to work both autonomously and together within our developing multidisciplinary team. You will join us in an exciting, challenging and fast-paced community environment. As part of the team you will deliver individualised care for patients families and carers supporting their wishes and preferences at home.
Experience in Palliative Care is desirable; however, we welcome applications from health professionals with post registration experience who are committed to providing excellent care and are keen to learn and develop new skills in Palliative Care.
The post holder will be required to work across shifts covering the period overnight. Although based in the community, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care settings in order to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care (e.g. Inpatient Unit and outpatients teams). As this role delivers services in the community it's essential that you are a car driver and have access to vehicle for use.
- Salary: £34,685 - £41,798 per annum (pro rata)
- Hours: Full time / Part time
- Closing date: 14 August 2023 12 noon
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role will include:
- Proactively contributing to the delivery of high quality safe evidence based care.
- Delivering high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the In- Patient Unit multidisciplinary team.
- Leading on and coordinating assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care. Ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs.
- Being responsible for the coordination and smooth running of a shift and visits ensuring it is well organised.
- As a member of the wider Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care staff, sign up and demonstrate delivery of the organisational agreed mission, vision and values.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. It's important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.
We can offer:
- a supportive environment
- personal development
- flexible working
- opportunities to volunteer
- generous annual leave entitlement
- NMC registration fees paid
- passionate team with quality at the heart of what we do.
If successful, you'll join us on the first working day of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
We encourage and strongly recommend our workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
We are delighted to announce that the proposed merger between Rennie Grove Hospice Care and Peace Hospice Care commenced on 1 July 2023. The new organisation has been incorporated and is called Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties will include:
- To undertake a holistic needs assessment that explores individual patients and their carers/families physical, emotional, spiritual, practical, welfare right and if appropriate the families pre and post bereavement needs, using a variety of tools to support the process.
- To be able to develop, update and monitor the individualised care plans ensuring they are patient centred and support the identified patient needs, including ongoing referrals to other services as required.
- To be able to deliver both generalist basic and complex specialist care interventions that is responsive to the individual patients requirements.
- To be able to communicate highly sensitive information, ensuring patients and their families/carers are adequately supported.
- To be able to demonstrate through electronic and paper documentation, and verbal communication the care undertaken and patient outcomes.
- To be responsible in leading on initial Holistic assessment and reviews of care when required and discharge planning from service.
- To be an active member of the MDT acting as the patient advocate contributing to the presentation, decision making of the patients care planning.
- To be able to communicate effectively to own team extended team and outside agencies, ensuring continuity of care is maintained across the different care settings/ home.
- To follow all agreed clinical procedures and statutory regulations related to Medicine management.
- As a hospice paramedic of identified shifts be responsible for dealing with any service enquiries, calls and referrals as required.
- To signpost and inform patients and their families/carers of the range of services available to them, external resources and day to day information relating to the service.
- To have the highest regard for the principles of confidentiality and the importance of patient consent, ensuring adherence to the hospice data collection and patient consent policy.
- In accordance to all hospice policies, best practice guidelines and clinical protocols ensure own and others practice is safe and effective.
- To participate in keeping accurate and legible records in accordance with existing practice and procedure at the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. To be aware of the legal requirements associated with keeping such records.
- To deal with any initial complaints and conflict as required, in a polite, calm manner providing the information and support required and report to line manager in line with the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care processes.
- To be accountable for reporting any risk, hazards or accidents that may occur in the service area, and ensure compliance with the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- To follow all agreed policies including manual handling, infection control, health and safety, safeguarding, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff visiting and within the service.
For further information please review the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties will include:
- To undertake a holistic needs assessment that explores individual patients and their carers/families physical, emotional, spiritual, practical, welfare right and if appropriate the families pre and post bereavement needs, using a variety of tools to support the process.
- To be able to develop, update and monitor the individualised care plans ensuring they are patient centred and support the identified patient needs, including ongoing referrals to other services as required.
- To be able to deliver both generalist basic and complex specialist care interventions that is responsive to the individual patients requirements.
- To be able to communicate highly sensitive information, ensuring patients and their families/carers are adequately supported.
- To be able to demonstrate through electronic and paper documentation, and verbal communication the care undertaken and patient outcomes.
- To be responsible in leading on initial Holistic assessment and reviews of care when required and discharge planning from service.
- To be an active member of the MDT acting as the patient advocate contributing to the presentation, decision making of the patients care planning.
- To be able to communicate effectively to own team extended team and outside agencies, ensuring continuity of care is maintained across the different care settings/ home.
- To follow all agreed clinical procedures and statutory regulations related to Medicine management.
- As a hospice paramedic of identified shifts be responsible for dealing with any service enquiries, calls and referrals as required.
- To signpost and inform patients and their families/carers of the range of services available to them, external resources and day to day information relating to the service.
- To have the highest regard for the principles of confidentiality and the importance of patient consent, ensuring adherence to the hospice data collection and patient consent policy.
- In accordance to all hospice policies, best practice guidelines and clinical protocols ensure own and others practice is safe and effective.
- To participate in keeping accurate and legible records in accordance with existing practice and procedure at the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. To be aware of the legal requirements associated with keeping such records.
- To deal with any initial complaints and conflict as required, in a polite, calm manner providing the information and support required and report to line manager in line with the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care processes.
- To be accountable for reporting any risk, hazards or accidents that may occur in the service area, and ensure compliance with the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- To follow all agreed policies including manual handling, infection control, health and safety, safeguarding, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff visiting and within the service.
For further information please review the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered general nurse/ Paramedic
- Relevant post graduate qualification relating to speciality or evidence of transferable experience
- Non-medical prescribing Qualification or willingness to complete
Desirable
- Mentorship course or willingness to undertake mentor responsibility
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current palliative care matters.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- IT literate with evidence of inputting into electronic patient record system.
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations.
- Good organisation and negotiation skills.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Ability to support change and influence Exemplar written skills.
- Willingness to undertake a nominated extended role (champion / mentor)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration experience.
- Experience of being part of a multi professional team Experience of shift/caseload management.
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting.
- Experience of working within palliative care/long term conditions /in an oncology setting.
- Experience of participating in a clinical audit / quality management. Experience of working with volunteers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered general nurse/ Paramedic
- Relevant post graduate qualification relating to speciality or evidence of transferable experience
- Non-medical prescribing Qualification or willingness to complete
Desirable
- Mentorship course or willingness to undertake mentor responsibility
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current palliative care matters.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- IT literate with evidence of inputting into electronic patient record system.
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations.
- Good organisation and negotiation skills.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Ability to support change and influence Exemplar written skills.
- Willingness to undertake a nominated extended role (champion / mentor)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration experience.
- Experience of being part of a multi professional team Experience of shift/caseload management.
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting.
- Experience of working within palliative care/long term conditions /in an oncology setting.
- Experience of participating in a clinical audit / quality management. Experience of working with volunteers.
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).
