Job overview
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Are you passionate about palliative care? Do you want to work with an enthusiastic team developing your palliative care skills? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 nurse to join the hospital palliative care team based at the Royal Sussex County and Princess Royal Hospitals.
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.
Please note that if applying for this role ss a secondment opportunity you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current line manager. Secondments can’t be agreed without your current manager’s approval. If you are unable to gain your managers approval you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position
Main duties of the job
Working alongside the Band 7 clinical nurse specialists and Band 4 support workers, the post holder will provide holistic specialist clinical assessment, intervention, support, advice, and education to patients and carers with palliative and end of life care needs.
The post holder will work in close collaboration with wards, clinical and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure delivery of high quality individualised care for patients and their families requiring specialist palliative and end of life care in line with local and national guidance. In particular advising and supporting clinical teams in all aspects of end of life care. The post holder will take part in the nursing rota to provide a 7 day palliative care service between the hours of 9am - 5pm at both Royal Sussex County and Princess Royal Hospitals.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Using expert clinical knowledge and understanding act as nurse adviser to patients, carers and staff for those with palliative care/end of life needs within the hospital setting.
2. Undertake a holistic assessment of the patients and carers needs and ensure that it is both recorded and communicated to the appropriate people.
3. Promote an optimal environment for the delivery of care for patients within the hospital setting in partnership with other health care professionals within the trust.
4. Facilitating the discharge of patients in accordance with the rapid discharge guidelines and the patients preferred place of care and death.
5. Facilitate the discussion around advance care planning and medical
contingency plans where possible and appropriate.
6. Support the palliative care CNS team in the provision of data and reports that meet the required key performance indicators for the service in a timely manner.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. RGN
Desirable criteria
8. Evidence of leadership development training
9. Qualification in Palliative or End of Life Care
10. Teaching/mentorship qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Evidence of supporting change management
12. Awareness of risk management and clinical governance
13. Experience at band 5 in clinical area caring for patients with end of life and palliative care needs
14. Experience in supporting patients and carers with complex physical and psychological needs
Desirable criteria
15. Experience in supporting DNACPR, Respect and ACP discussions
Skills
Essential criteria
16. Ability to work within a team and to influence, support and motivate others
17. Experience in multidisciplinary working
18. Ability to deal with difficult/distressing situations with varying levels of complexity
19. Ability to assess, plan, evaluate and deliver care according to changing needs
Desirable criteria
20. Cross organisational working
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential criteria
21. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
22. Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Important information for applicants:
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Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications