Community Palliative Care Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESLeadership and ManagementAdhere to the NMC Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives, ensuring that issues of concern are escalated appropriately.

Act at all times as a role model, presenting a professional approach andensuring the standards for professionalism are set and displayed within theteam. To provide professional advice to nurses within the team.

Responsible and accountable for a delegated identified case load, under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, proactively promoting a person centred approach, working with the patient / carer and the MDT team to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and co-ordinate care across all settings of the care pathway.

Promote and ensure through ongoing review that all patients are treated in line with the principle of dignity and respect and that this is embedded within the team.

Develop and maintain effective communication networks with otherprofessionals.

Responsible for the accurate recording, timely collection, completion andsubmission of relevant information.

Provide specialist expert clinical leadership in the field of palliative care toinspire colleagues to improve standards and practice e.g. Palliative care MDTs and case conferences.

Attend and participate in team meetings.

Working with other Clinical Nurse Specialists and MDTs to ensure that allpatients who have specialist palliative care needs are supported appropriately.

Quality, Safety and EffectivenessEnsure that lines of communication are maintained with key workingrelationships to demonstrate politeness, courtesy, compassion and sensitivity, promoting a positive image of the Health Board.

Provide evidence-based information, knowledge, support and training onpalliative care treatment options and outcomes. Supporting patients in order that they can make informed choices.

Apply the principles of Being Open in communicating with patients families and appropriate others in all aspects relating to concerns.

Provide professional support and specialist clinical knowledge on palliative care to members of the community resource teams and work jointly with staff as necessary to promote best practice.

Support relevant public health and community development initiatives.

Undertake patient satisfaction surveys/patient stories at regular intervals.

Consistently work with teams to ensure standards of patient care are high and maintain safety and quality of the patient experience.

Support the effective transfer of patient care to and from your case load byensuring that appropriate assessment, communication and liaison thusfacilitating safe admission and discharge. To work specifically with Carers to ensure an equal partner approach to ongoing care.

Provide specialist assessment of patients, through clinics and home visitsundertaking a range of clinical measurements and assessments, interpret the results to inform treatment approach with support from the Clinical Nurse Specialist where required.

Review the effectiveness of treatments through monitoring and interpretation of clinical indicators and make-adjustments to treatments, onward referrals and/or recommendations for changes to treatment or appropriate therapies as appropriate with support from the Clinical Nurse Specialist where required.

Contribute to the service operational policy and work plan, contribute to the Powys end of life plan and report and contribute to the development of co ordinated clinical policies in all relevant areas with expert evidence-based advice and information.

Take a zero-tolerance approach to practice which does not meet the higheststandard working with staff/teams to consistently improve patient outcomes and experience.

Develop clinically effective and therapeutic working relationships with patients and relatives/carers using negotiating and motivating skills to communicate complex, contentious and sensitive information.

Through bereavement support and through the MDT identify where complex grief patterns are present facilitating referral to specialist bereavement support services.

Take part in a rota providing specialist palliative care advice and support atweekends and bank holidays to other health professionals.

Nursing Workforce Development and Team WorkingTo consistently develop skills, knowledge and expertise to provide appropriate patient care in line with current service development.

Maintain clinical and professional competencies of specialist knowledge byaccessing research, professional literature, attending educational events and liaising with other specialist professionals.

Responsible for the accurate recording, timely collection, completion,submission of relevant information to support patient care, operationalmanagement, nursing staff and skill mix, service development and audit.

Contribute to the delivery of specialist education and core training requirements to the Community Resource Team and other health and social care professionals within PTHB, with support from the Clinical Nurse Specialist.

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Person Specification

english

Essential

• Current NMC registration

Essential and desirable criteria

Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Degree in Nursing or health related subject or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and skills to manage patients with complex needs
• Experience of clinical assessment and proactive palliative care caseload management
• In depth knowledge of the needs of palliative care patients and their families
• Ability to travel within geographical area
• Effective multi-agency team player, including the ability to engage positively with carers
• Proven ability to work in complex situations with many differing multi-agency partners
• Can demonstrate PTHB Values
• Ability to use computer systems to a well developed level
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under time constraints

Desirable

• Teaching qualification/ Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice or evidence of teaching skills/ clinical educator
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Post Registration training / supplementary qualifications to Degree level in related subject
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Ability to speak Welsh

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Powys Teaching Health Board

Address

Hosbis Hafren

Back Lane

Newtown

SY162NH

Employer's website

https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)