Job summary
- Are you a skilled nurse with excellent interpersonal skills, sound clinical assessment skills, a strong work ethic and a high level of personal resilience?
- Do you have a patient centred approach to care, putting the patient at the heart of what you do?
- Are you a good communicator who can ensure effective communications with all member of the team?
If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you!
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a staff nurse to work as a member of the team in the Wisdom Hospice to provide holistic nursing care to inpatients with varying conditions including cancer, MND and other neurological conditions, respiratory disease and heart failure.
This post is for 37.5 hours per week. Option given to work long days or short shifts. The successful applicant will be expected to work rotational days and nights.
You will support the Band 6 senior nurses in planning and evaluating programmes of care in a specialist setting without direct supervision.
You will be triaging out of hours calls from community patients and deputising for the senior nurse when required.
You work as a member of the team in the Wisdom Hospice to provide holistic nursing care to inpatients and support senior nurses in planning and evaluating programme of care in specialist setting without direct supervision.
About us
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support provided by your clinical lead.
- You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
So what are you waiting for? We can't wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
The small print
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communication and relationship skills
Internal
- Promote a multidisciplinary approach to care by ensuring effective communication is maintained between all staff, patients and their families
- To help guide patients and relatives through the dying process by empathetic listening and being supportive
- To attend and present patient profiles at case conferences and multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure effective communications with all members of the Hospice inter-disciplinary and primary care teams
- To facilitate and encourage effective communication between multidisciplinary teams, participate in relevant meetings and share knowledge
- Support team members who experience a range of emotions from users of service
External
- With other health and social care professional, the wider PHCT, nursing and residential homes, Marie Curie and OOH services.
- Supporting patient, families, carers, healthcare professionals known to the service in providing reassurance, advice within your competency, referring to the CPCT on call nurse as appropriate.
- Knowledge, training and experience
First level registered nurse
- Relevant Post Registration, Palliative Care Course (Palliative Care Dip/Degree, ENB 931,237) or willingness to undertake.
- Facilitating the education and support of qualified and unqualified staff and participating in the development of nursing practice on the unit
- Analytical and judgement skills
- Understanding of team working, but also an awareness of the individual needs of each team member
- To triage out of hours calls from community patients and refer complex issues to on call team
- Planning and organisational skills
- Planning and delivery of care to patients admitted to the IPU, supported by senior nursing, medical and wider MDT.
- To deputise for the senior nurse when required.
- To motivate and supervise the nursing team in the provision of holistic patient focused specialise palliative care to patients and carers on the IPU.
- Physical skills
- To provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients and relatives through excellent evidence based end of life care.
- Verify death and provide emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, staff and other carers to enable them to understand the progression of advanced terminal disease
- Safely set up and maintain syringe drivers and administer all medications in accordance with Medway Community Healthcare and NMC guidelines
- To participate in integrated internal rotation of all shifts and departments that requires nursing skills within the wisdom hospice.
- Responsibility for patient / client care
- Manage highly charged emotional situations such as verifying death, conducting after death sessions and mortuary duties in dignified and respectful manner
- Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
- To assist Ward Manager and Senior Staff to ensure safe working environment for patients, relatives and staff adhering to MCH policies and awareness of legal and ethical responsibilities
- To ensure records are kept up to date and patients confidentiality safeguarded in accordance with the organisations policies and NMC
- To keep up to date with all statutory and mandatory training keeping an up to date record of attendance through a learning passport and ESR.
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
- Assist nurse in charge with on-site responsibility for security, catering, portering and domestic duties of unit out of hours
- Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
- Regularly attend Clinical Supervision provided for MCH staff
- Act as mentor for students
Responsibilities for information resources
- Link nurse for specific area of palliative nursing care
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
- To maintain own clinical and professional competency, attend educational session provided within the Hospice and externally
- To identify learning and development needs in the appraisal process
- Freedom to act
- Discretionary control and administration of prescribed ranges of medication
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communication and relationship skills
Internal
- Promote a multidisciplinary approach to care by ensuring effective communication is maintained between all staff, patients and their families
- To help guide patients and relatives through the dying process by empathetic listening and being supportive
- To attend and present patient profiles at case conferences and multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure effective communications with all members of the Hospice inter-disciplinary and primary care teams
- To facilitate and encourage effective communication between multidisciplinary teams, participate in relevant meetings and share knowledge
- Support team members who experience a range of emotions from users of service
External
- With other health and social care professional, the wider PHCT, nursing and residential homes, Marie Curie and OOH services.
- Supporting patient, families, carers, healthcare professionals known to the service in providing reassurance, advice within your competency, referring to the CPCT on call nurse as appropriate.
- Knowledge, training and experience
First level registered nurse
- Relevant Post Registration, Palliative Care Course (Palliative Care Dip/Degree, ENB 931,237) or willingness to undertake.
- Facilitating the education and support of qualified and unqualified staff and participating in the development of nursing practice on the unit
- Analytical and judgement skills
- Understanding of team working, but also an awareness of the individual needs of each team member
- To triage out of hours calls from community patients and refer complex issues to on call team
- Planning and organisational skills
- Planning and delivery of care to patients admitted to the IPU, supported by senior nursing, medical and wider MDT.
- To deputise for the senior nurse when required.
- To motivate and supervise the nursing team in the provision of holistic patient focused specialise palliative care to patients and carers on the IPU.
- Physical skills
- To provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients and relatives through excellent evidence based end of life care.
- Verify death and provide emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, staff and other carers to enable them to understand the progression of advanced terminal disease
- Safely set up and maintain syringe drivers and administer all medications in accordance with Medway Community Healthcare and NMC guidelines
- To participate in integrated internal rotation of all shifts and departments that requires nursing skills within the wisdom hospice.
- Responsibility for patient / client care
- Manage highly charged emotional situations such as verifying death, conducting after death sessions and mortuary duties in dignified and respectful manner
- Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
- To assist Ward Manager and Senior Staff to ensure safe working environment for patients, relatives and staff adhering to MCH policies and awareness of legal and ethical responsibilities
- To ensure records are kept up to date and patients confidentiality safeguarded in accordance with the organisations policies and NMC
- To keep up to date with all statutory and mandatory training keeping an up to date record of attendance through a learning passport and ESR.
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
- Assist nurse in charge with on-site responsibility for security, catering, portering and domestic duties of unit out of hours
- Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
- Regularly attend Clinical Supervision provided for MCH staff
- Act as mentor for students
Responsibilities for information resources
- Link nurse for specific area of palliative nursing care
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
- To maintain own clinical and professional competency, attend educational session provided within the Hospice and externally
- To identify learning and development needs in the appraisal process
- Freedom to act
- Discretionary control and administration of prescribed ranges of medication
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- 1st Level Registered General Nurse
- GCSE passes in English Language and Mathematics
Desirable
- Principals and Practice of Palliative Care course (or equivalent i.e. ENB931)
- Enhanced Communication Skills training
- Evidence of personal/professional development
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience in caring for patients with life-limiting illness.
- Ability to perform single nurse drug administration safely.
- Awareness and understanding of the needs of families of patients with life-limiting illness
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a specialist palliative care environment/oncology/other related field.
- Experience of mentorship/supervision
- Experience of teaching/presenting
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of managing a ward/unit in the absence of senior staff
Skills and ability
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to assess the complex needs of patients and plan, implement and evaluate appropriate nursing interventions.
- Demonstrates the ability to lead a team by acting as nurse in charge for shifts.
- Demonstrates the ability to cope effectively with the demands of working in a specialist palliative care unit.
- Supporting statement evidences an understanding of and an aptitude for the role
MCH Values
Essential
- Good evidence of understanding of MCH values, reflected in supporting statement
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- 1st Level Registered General Nurse
- GCSE passes in English Language and Mathematics
Desirable
- Principals and Practice of Palliative Care course (or equivalent i.e. ENB931)
- Enhanced Communication Skills training
- Evidence of personal/professional development
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience in caring for patients with life-limiting illness.
- Ability to perform single nurse drug administration safely.
- Awareness and understanding of the needs of families of patients with life-limiting illness
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a specialist palliative care environment/oncology/other related field.
- Experience of mentorship/supervision
- Experience of teaching/presenting
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of managing a ward/unit in the absence of senior staff
Skills and ability
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to assess the complex needs of patients and plan, implement and evaluate appropriate nursing interventions.
- Demonstrates the ability to lead a team by acting as nurse in charge for shifts.
- Demonstrates the ability to cope effectively with the demands of working in a specialist palliative care unit.
- Supporting statement evidences an understanding of and an aptitude for the role
MCH Values
Essential
- Good evidence of understanding of MCH values, reflected in supporting statement
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).
