Job summary
Jersey Hospice Care is looking for a Palliative
Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 5) to join our In Patient Unit on a permanent,
full-time basis.
The postholder will act as a
practitioner with professional accountability to effectively plan, deliver, and
evaluate palliative care to patients within Jersey Hospice Care.
The areas of responsibility will include assisting the In Patient Senior Nurse in the operational running of the In Patient Unit and quality assurance, acting upon concerns/issues raised with professionalism and in a timely manner and support in the delivery of the Jersey Hospice Care Business Plan.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Senior
Nurse, the postholder will provide leadership and effective operational
management of the In Patient Unit Nursing Team. They will ensure timely,
responsive, and high-quality service is maintained and well organised for
patients, their families, and visitors to Hospice.
The postholder will provide
professional leadership, management, and expertise to the In Patient Unit and
the wider Multi-professional Team. They will promote a positive working
environment with an emphasis on professionalism, teamwork, and co-operation.
They will take responsibility for creating and maintaining a culture of
continuous improvement, ensuring high quality standards of care are maintained.
The postholder will support the delivery of the Jersey
Hospice Care Business Plan through projects and delivery of clinical
excellence. They will role model the Jersey Hospice Cares values and
behaviours each day, leading by example as a senior member of the Clinical Team.
The postholder will work closely with
the Senior Nurse ensuring the service delivers high quality, evidence-based
specialist palliative care to patients and their families with care,
compassion, and dignity.
About us
Jersey Hospice Care is an independent charity which
provides palliative care services within the community and the hospital, as
well as through the King Centre and In Patient Unit (IPU) facilities. All
services benefit from a well-resourced multi-professional team with skills and
expertise in palliative and end of life care. These services are provided at no
cost to the patient or their family.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
inpatient unit provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post holder
will be required to work a range of shifts across the 24 hours, including
rotation between days / nights. The post holder will be based at the main
Clarkson House site within the In Patient Unit, however as Jersey Hospice Care
delivers a service island wide, there may be occasions where they are required
to work across all health boundaries in order to ensure adequate staffing
levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care.
Flexibility
to work extended hours to suit the needs of the role, the charity and the
patients and their families is required.
See attached Job Description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
inpatient unit provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post holder
will be required to work a range of shifts across the 24 hours, including
rotation between days / nights. The post holder will be based at the main
Clarkson House site within the In Patient Unit, however as Jersey Hospice Care
delivers a service island wide, there may be occasions where they are required
to work across all health boundaries in order to ensure adequate staffing
levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care.
Flexibility
to work extended hours to suit the needs of the role, the charity and the
patients and their families is required.
See attached Job Description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Degree in Nursing
- Committed to undertaking masters level learning.
- Mentorship / Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Masters in Palliative Care or evidence of working towards.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 4 caring for patients with specialist palliative care needs in hospice, hospital or the community
- Understanding of steps involved in Audit, research, and quality improvement.
- Understanding of steps involved in introducing change.
- Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of multidisciplinary team working
- Evidence of research-based practice
- Up to date knowledge of current palliative care issues
- Understands the importance of developing and following policies and protocols.
- Understanding and support of the benefits of clinical supervision and reflective practice
Desirable
- Experience of formal and informal teaching
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Degree in Nursing
- Committed to undertaking masters level learning.
- Mentorship / Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Masters in Palliative Care or evidence of working towards.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 4 caring for patients with specialist palliative care needs in hospice, hospital or the community
- Understanding of steps involved in Audit, research, and quality improvement.
- Understanding of steps involved in introducing change.
- Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of multidisciplinary team working
- Evidence of research-based practice
- Up to date knowledge of current palliative care issues
- Understands the importance of developing and following policies and protocols.
- Understanding and support of the benefits of clinical supervision and reflective practice
Desirable
- Experience of formal and informal teaching
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).