Registered Nurse

Treetops Hospice

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Job summary

Are you:

An experienced nurse who is passionate about providing high-quality palliative care to patients who are nearing the end of their life.

Dedicated to supporting patients to die in the place of their choice, and keen to be involved in helping to make special, lasting memories for their loved ones?

A team player, but also thrive from working by yourself, making important decisions to ensure the very best care for your patients?

Interested in a flexible role that fits around your family, or commitments outside of work?

Then we have a vacancy that might be of interest to you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our Hospice at Home team to provide care and support to patients with terminal illnesses, whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families

As a registered nurse you would cover a combination of night shifts either by providing one to one care in patients homes or work on the Roaming Service which offers more flexible care and symptom management to patients referred to the Hospice at Home service.

In return, you will have the opportunity to access a generous portfolio of training and education that will enable you to comply with NMC Revalidation. You will be able to access management support, clinical supervision, and an occupational pension scheme (NHS Pension Scheme rights are preserved).

Main duties of the job

Our vision is that everyone living within the communities we serve has access to end-of-life care of the highest quality.

Our mission is to make every day count through giving the highest quality support for patients and carers living with life limiting illness or affected by death and dying by:

Ensuring we have the skills and experience to deliver and promote excellence in end-of-life care provision.

Working in partnership with other local end of life service providers to ensure the best possible patient experience is achieved.

Developing services to reflect the changing needs of the diverse community we serve.

Our departmental objectives are to provide a nursing service, which is available 7 nights a week, for people with a limited life expectancy, to enable them to remain at home if that is their wish.

To provide high quality palliative care and support in conjunction with the Primary Health Care Teams, offering skilled nursing care to those in the terminal phase of their illness, or with chronic incurable conditions.

To support and encourage the sharing knowledge and skills withing the team.

About us

Our vision is that everyone living within the communities we serve has access to end-of-life care of the highest quality and we need you, our best, most valued asset, to deliver our mission of making everyday count through giving the highest quality support and care to our patients and carers.

In return you will have access to a comprehensive training and education programme to help develop your skills and knowledge. You will also benefit from an occupational pension scheme (NHS Pension Scheme rights are preserved), social events, a health & wellbeing package, free parking, a free Will service, flexible working approach, generous annual leave entitlement and beautiful grounds and many more wellbeing benefits such as complementary therapies, Yoga and Tai Chi. Treetops Hospice is an amazing organisation to work for and your health and wellbeing is important to us. Our employees are passionate, caring people who believe in and are driven by our vision and values. Staff describe Treetops as a family rather than a place of work and feel valued and fulfilled; they are proud to be part of Treetops.

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£20.83 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0054-PRI-1163-24

Job locations

Derby Road

Risley

Derby

DE72 3SS


Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our Hospice at Home team to provide care and support to patients with terminal illnesses, whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families

As a registered nurse you would cover a combination of night shifts either by providing one to one care in patients homes or work on the Roaming Service which offers more flexible care and symptom management to patients referred to the Hospice at Home service.

In return, you will have the opportunity to access a generous portfolio of training and education that will enable you to comply with NMC Revalidation. You will be able to access management support, clinical supervision, and an occupational pension scheme (NHS Pension Scheme rights are preserved).

Please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our Hospice at Home team to provide care and support to patients with terminal illnesses, whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families

As a registered nurse you would cover a combination of night shifts either by providing one to one care in patients homes or work on the Roaming Service which offers more flexible care and symptom management to patients referred to the Hospice at Home service.

In return, you will have the opportunity to access a generous portfolio of training and education that will enable you to comply with NMC Revalidation. You will be able to access management support, clinical supervision, and an occupational pension scheme (NHS Pension Scheme rights are preserved).

Please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years minimum post registration experience
  • Experience of providing palliative care.
  • Up to date evidence-based knowledge of current end of life care

Desirable

  • Experience of providing community palliative care.
  • Experience in bereavement support

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Robust emotional resilience to manage exposure to dying people and family/carer distress.
  • Ability to demonstrate a professional and calm manner with an empathetic personality.
  • Act as patients advocate
  • Ability to travel across the geographical area of South Derbyshire and South Nottinghamshire areas according to care needs.
  • Own car and driving licence and be able to drive a manual and automatic car.

Desirable

  • Geographical knowledge of South Derbyshire and South Nottinghamshire areas
  • Demonstrate a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Part 1 of register

Desirable

  • Degree post registration in palliative care or evidence of recent palliative care study
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Clinical supervision experience

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • IT literate
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a team member.
  • Assess and monitor risk in own and others practice. Understanding of safeguarding.
  • To be able to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
  • Able to problem solve, work methodically and flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
  • Catheterisation Competences for male and female
  • Good documentation skills
  • Highly motivated to learn and committed to professional development.
  • Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Desirable

  • Advanced communication training
  • SystmOne, excel, word and Microsoft Teams experience
  • Ability to support other team members and to facilitate their professional development.
  • Verification training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Commitment to the aims and charitable objectives of Treetops Hospice, upholding hospice values.
  • Sound knowledge and practice of symptom management in palliative care and medicine management

Desirable

  • Charitable work experience
  • Knowledge of Derbyshire End of Life toolkit
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years minimum post registration experience
  • Experience of providing palliative care.
  • Up to date evidence-based knowledge of current end of life care

Desirable

  • Experience of providing community palliative care.
  • Experience in bereavement support

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Robust emotional resilience to manage exposure to dying people and family/carer distress.
  • Ability to demonstrate a professional and calm manner with an empathetic personality.
  • Act as patients advocate
  • Ability to travel across the geographical area of South Derbyshire and South Nottinghamshire areas according to care needs.
  • Own car and driving licence and be able to drive a manual and automatic car.

Desirable

  • Geographical knowledge of South Derbyshire and South Nottinghamshire areas
  • Demonstrate a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Part 1 of register

Desirable

  • Degree post registration in palliative care or evidence of recent palliative care study
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Clinical supervision experience

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • IT literate
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a team member.
  • Assess and monitor risk in own and others practice. Understanding of safeguarding.
  • To be able to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
  • Able to problem solve, work methodically and flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
  • Catheterisation Competences for male and female
  • Good documentation skills
  • Highly motivated to learn and committed to professional development.
  • Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Desirable

  • Advanced communication training
  • SystmOne, excel, word and Microsoft Teams experience
  • Ability to support other team members and to facilitate their professional development.
  • Verification training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Commitment to the aims and charitable objectives of Treetops Hospice, upholding hospice values.
  • Sound knowledge and practice of symptom management in palliative care and medicine management

Desirable

  • Charitable work experience
  • Knowledge of Derbyshire End of Life toolkit

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Treetops Hospice

Address

Derby Road

Risley

Derby

DE72 3SS


Employer's website

https://www.treetopshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Treetops Hospice

Address

Derby Road

Risley

Derby

DE72 3SS


Employer's website

https://www.treetopshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Sandra McEvoy

Sandra.McEvoy@treetopshospice.org.uk

07930936099

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£20.83 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0054-PRI-1163-24

Job locations

Derby Road

Risley

Derby

DE72 3SS


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