Applicationsare invited from highly motivated nurses who will quickly assume the role ofindependent caseload holder.
You will enjoya comprehensive induction package to prepare you to work closely andsuccessfully with patients, families and peers.
Through yourclinical expertise and leadership, you will provide personalised holistic careto help patients and families enjoy the best possible quality of life.
You will be animportant link with other health and social care services, advocating for thosein your care and co-ordinating the services they need. With excellent communication skills, you willalso facilitate important conversations around planning for the end of life tohelp people achieve what is important to them, whilst also helping lessexperienced colleagues to develop and enhance their skills in palliative care
Main duties of the job
To work as a Clinical NurseSpecialist, providing specialist palliative care, knowledge and expertise topatients, families, health and social care disciplines to enhance thedelivery of holistic palliative care. The post-holder will uphold the Hospice values of being caring,compassionate and committed
About us
St CatherinesHospices well-regarded and highly-respected community Clinical NurseSpecialist team has an exciting opportunity for a specialist nurse.
The focus ofthe CNS team is to help patients, and their families, fulfil their wishes toremain at home at the end of life, by optimising symptom management andproviding psychological care to patients and those important to them.
If you arecaring, compassionate and committed to making a difference to those facingconditions like cancer, heart failure and motor neurone disease at one of themost poignant times in their lives, we want to hear from you. You will become a member of a highlymotivated, multi-professional team focused on providing high quality,responsive care for patients and their families when and where they need it.
Job responsibilities
* Manage a caseload of patients in agreement with the Community Services Manager with input from the consultants in palliative medicine and monitor own caseload and the level of intervention to ensure appropriate use of resources.
* Demonstrate leadership through clinical expertise, delivering high standards of holistic specialist level palliative care by acting as a team resource, identifying needs through a holistic needs assessment, and co-creating an Advance /Anticipatory care plan with the patient.
* Support carers and provide signposting information as appropriate to enable informed choices to be made concerning treatments and future care.
* Contribute to multi-professional discussions e.g. Gold Standards Framework meetings, MDT meetings, discharge planning, and case conferences. Facilitate meetings with the district nursing team.
* Provide bereavement support within the boundaries of own competency and role referring to other agencies as appropriate.
* When qualified as a NMP, prescribe a range of medicines in line with own prescribing formulary ensuring that this is cost effective and in line with St Catherines NMP policy.
* Complete relevant orders and procedures as applicable e.g. Verification of Death procedure, Unified Do Not Actively Resuscitate orders.
* Contribute to the provision of the 24-hour hospice designated advice line, which includes the opportunity to partake in an overnight on-call system for additional remuneration.
* Completion of accurate and contemporaneous documentation including records of care, referrals, and clinical notes using written and electronic formats.
* Contribute to the investigation of incident / accident reports as required.
* Contribute to the Hospice audit and education programme, including acting as a mentor to colleagues as appropriate.
Lead on continuous improvement project work team projects as agreed.
Provide those in development posts with mentorship, training, guidance and support with achieving competencies.
* Comply with legislation, Hospice policies, procedures and protocols.
* Participate in Hospice agreed research activity as required.
Carry out other duties within your ability and within reason as required by the Chief Executive, Director of Nursing, Governance and AHPS, Community Services Manager.
Person Specification
Other
* Resilience to work effectively in a palliative care setting
* Fully vaccinated against Covid-19, unless medically exempt
* Access to a car
* Full Driving Licence essential
Experience
* Evidence of professional development
* Experience of providing palliative care to patients in other settings including non-malignant illnesses
* Experience in a leadership role
* Worked in a community setting
* Experience in teaching, coaching and mentoring
Key Skills & Abilities
* Professional and sensitive style of communication
* Ability to use own initiative and make reasonable, confident decisions
* Able to focus on tasks, measure progress and complete projects using good time management skills
* Good awareness of own limits and when to seek advice or help
* Excellent team working skills
* Understanding of contemporary medico-legal issues
* Understand the requirements of working in a local charity
* Demonstrable proficient skills in written & verbal communication in the English language
* Promote equality and values diversity
* Advanced knowledge of the medicines / therapies used in palliative care
* Good understanding and application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
* Good understanding of the health & safety issues in health care
Qualifications
* Registered nurse on the first part of the NMC register
* Palliative Care qualification (or in progress/willing to work towards)
* Advanced Communication skills (or willing to work towards)
* Committed to the successful completion of NMP training
* Teaching and assessing in clinical practice
* Degree in a health related subject (or in progress)
* NMP qualification (or willingness to work towards)
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.
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