Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced, vibrant nurse to join the Palliative Care Team at Florence Nightingale Hospice working in the Day Hospice caring for individuals with life-limiting conditions.
Working as part of an enthusiastic, committed team the role will require you to provide patient centred care to individuals with Specialist Palliative Care needs. The Day Hospice role includes managing and encouraging group dynamics, providing psychological support, and using excellent communication skills to enable Advanced Care Planning and End of Life Care discussions.
You will be required to use your nursing experience to provide the highest standards of nursing care, working as part of an established MDT.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical input to Day Hospice.
To undertake complex assessment of patients' needs
To plan, monitor, evaluate and review the patient's planned programme of care along with the multidisciplinary team.
In the absence of Day Hospice deputy team leader, you will share day-to-day management and supervision of Day Hospice staff and volunteers.
About us
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and personal specification provided for details of role requirements for this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and personal specification provided for details of role requirements for this position.
Person Specification
Care Values
Essential
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Registered nurse with current registration and two years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Teaching/mentoring module
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supporting patients and relatives through emotional and challenging periods of their lives
- Experience of supervising student nurses and other professionals in the workplace.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working with groups of patients
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to provide support to patients and their families during times of emotional stress
- Ability to support colleagues in times of stress
- Able to undertake assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation of patients' care needs
- Can demonstrate reflective practice.
- Ability to work with volunteers
- Team player
Desirable
Person Specification
Care Values
Essential
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Registered nurse with current registration and two years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Teaching/mentoring module
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supporting patients and relatives through emotional and challenging periods of their lives
- Experience of supervising student nurses and other professionals in the workplace.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working with groups of patients
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to provide support to patients and their families during times of emotional stress
- Ability to support colleagues in times of stress
- Able to undertake assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation of patients' care needs
- Can demonstrate reflective practice.
- Ability to work with volunteers
- Team player
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
