Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

End of Life Care In-reach Nurse

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Job summary

Are you a compassionate and skilled healthcare professional passionate about making a difference in patients' lives at the end of life? Kingston Hospital Foundation NHS Trust seeks an experienced Community Nurse to join our dedicated team. This role will focus on delivering exceptional end-of-life care for frailty patients across community and secondary care settings. You will play a crucial role in ensuring patients receive care aligned with their preferences, promoting dignity and comfort in their final weeks and months.

Interviews will take place w/c 18th November 2024

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Integrated Care: Work across community and secondary care sites to advance the end-of-life care agenda for Kingston and Richmond, ensuring seamless care delivery for patients with frailty and non-malignant diseases.
Patient-Centred Service: Facilitate a wraparound service to enable patients to be cared for and die in their preferred place, respecting their wishes and needs.
Advance Care Planning: Collaborate with healthcare partners to complete advance care planning, minimizing unnecessary hospital time and promoting personalized care.
Local Partnerships: Build robust links within the health and care community to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients across all agencies.
Clinical Expertise: Provide high-quality generalist palliative care, offering symptom control advice, information, and psychosocial support. Act as a resource for other professionals on palliative and end-of-life care issues.
Leadership and Improvement: Lead quality improvement projects with Nurse and Medical Consultants to enhance care services and outcomes

About us

Our Values:

Kingston Hospital Foundation NHS Trust is committed to employing individuals who share our core values:

Caring: Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.
Safe: Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern.
Responsible: All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services, and reputation.
Value Each Other: We value each other's contributions.

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year pa incl HCAS (outer) pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-6709293-GO-PB-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualification and registration/RN
Educated to Masters level
Evidence of continued professional development
Physical assessment skills
Non-medical prescribing

Desirable

Advanced level palliative care qualification
Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience in frailty and generalist palliative and end of life care at Band 7
Community experience, including advocacy in achieving preferred place of care
Experience in teaching
Leadership and management experience
Experience of audit

Desirable

Undertaking and participating in research

Skills

Essential

Systematic understanding of knowledge in area of expertise
Critical awareness of current issues and new insights
Good organisational and negotiating skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualification and registration/RN
Educated to Masters level
Evidence of continued professional development
Physical assessment skills
Non-medical prescribing

Desirable

Advanced level palliative care qualification
Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience in frailty and generalist palliative and end of life care at Band 7
Community experience, including advocacy in achieving preferred place of care
Experience in teaching
Leadership and management experience
Experience of audit

Desirable

Undertaking and participating in research

Skills

Essential

Systematic understanding of knowledge in area of expertise
Critical awareness of current issues and new insights
Good organisational and negotiating skills

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)