Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide a high-quality specialist palliative care service to patients with a life limiting illness and to provide care and support for relatives and carers on the Inpatient Unit.
• To support the IPU Manager in team leadership, ensuring optimum care standards for patients and families.
• To develop and maintain effective relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure collaborative working for the benefit of patient care
• To act as a role model and promote excellence in nursing practice
• Utilise your experience and specialist knowledge of palliative care to deliver appropriate symptom control, care and medication and support team members to develop these skills in practice

Please see the Job Description attached for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of life limiting disease management or palliative and end of life care
• Experience of team and ward management
• Experience of personalised care and support planning that includes advance care planning and treatment escalation planning
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• RN educated to Diploma or Degree level

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to assess complex needs of patients and plan, implement and evaluate appropriate nursing interventions
• Ability to lead team by acting as nurse in charge for shifts
• Ability to motivate nursing team and take initiative when appropriate
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Time management skills
• Teaching skills, able to teach students, junior staff and other health care professionals

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

Garden House Hospice Care

Address

Gillison Close

Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire

SG6 1QU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assist the patient in all aspects of personal care, following the individualised care plans prescribed, maintaining privacy and dignity
• Promote open and sensitive dialogue in order to support the patient and family
• Communicate and liaise with the GHHC community Registered Nursing Team and Key Worker, reporting any change in the patients condition or concerns
• Maintain accurate nursing records and data and ensure the continuity of care

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to work flexibly to meet shift patterns
• Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
• IT skills with the ability to use electronic patient record systems
• Registered car driver with a UK licence, access to a car and insurance coverage for business use.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Caring, positive and sensitive approach
• Ability to work in a team

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education

Desirable

• Level 2 or 3 Qualification in Adult Health & Social Care including the Care Certificate or working towards this

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of providing personal care, preferably in a health care setting
• Awareness of the physical and emotional needs of patients living with a life-limiting illness and those of relatives and carers

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Garden House Hospice Care

Address

Gillison Close

Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire

SG6 1QU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life limiting illness/ advancing illness
• Support the development and implementation of care pathways and of patient information.
• Ensure that the dignity, safety and confidentiality of all patients is respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standards of physical, psychological and spiritual care.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure collaborative working for the benefit of patient care.
• Provide a high standard of personalised and on-going after care for bereaved families and friends

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge with an ability to link this to the specialty of palliative care.
• Able to demonstrate professional awareness and knowledge

Desirable

• Extended clinical knowledge and skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• RN educated to Diploma or Degree level
• Evidence of updated professional development

Desirable

• Palliative care qualification
• Mentorship qualification/ Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical experience
• Relevant experience of working both as part of a team and self-directed.

Desirable

• Placement or post qualification experience in a palliative care setting

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates a high standard of patient care and works in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct and Practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work with others to produce workable solutions
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and manage a challenging workload in a calm and professional manner
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to manage demanding and sensitive situations.

Desirable

• Advanced IT skills
• Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice

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

Garden House Hospice Care

Address

Gillison Close

Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire

SG6 1QU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life limiting illness/ advancing illness
• Work in partnership with the patient, family and Primary Health Care Team so the plan is understood and acceptable to both the patient and family.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure collaborative working for the benefit of patient care.
• Provide a high standard of personalised and on-going after care for bereaved families and friends
• Provide mentorship and preceptorship to new starters, newly qualified staff and students and to encourage an effective learning environment.
• Supervise and co-ordinate the running of the Inpatient Unit/ Hospice at Home service, in the absence of senior staff

This role is for 36 to 37.5 hours a week.

A full UK driving licence and a car with insurance cover for business use is essential for this role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge with an ability to link this to the specialty of palliative care.
• Able to demonstrate professional awareness and knowledge.

Desirable

• Extended clinical knowledge and skills

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates a high standard of patient care and works in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct and Practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work with others to produce workable solutions
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and manage a challenging workload in a calm and professional manner
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to manage demanding and sensitive situations.

Desirable

• Advanced IT skills
• Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice.
• Day to Day Team Management, including taking charge of shifts when required

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• RN educated to Diploma or Degree level
• Evidence of updated professional development

Desirable

• Palliative care qualification
• Mentorship qualification/ Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical experience, including working in the community
• 1-2 years of relevant experience working both as part of a team and self-directed

Desirable

• Placement or post qualification experience in a palliative care setting

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

Garden House Hospice Care

Address

Gillison Close

Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire

SG6 1QU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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