Job summary
Applications
are invited from highly motivated nurses who will quickly assume the role of
independent caseload holder.
You will enjoy
a comprehensive induction package to prepare you to work closely and
successfully with patients, families and peers.
Through your
clinical expertise and leadership, you will provide personalised holistic care
to help patients and families enjoy the best possible quality of life.
You will be an
important link with other health and social care services, advocating for those
in your care and co-ordinating the services they need. With excellent communication skills, you will
also facilitate important conversations around planning for the end of life to
help people achieve what is important to them, whilst also helping less
experienced colleagues to develop and enhance their skills in palliative care
Main duties of the job
To work as a Clinical Nurse
Specialist, providing specialist palliative care, knowledge and expertise to
patients, families, health and social care disciplines to enhance the
delivery of holistic palliative care. The post-holder will uphold the Hospice values of being caring,
compassionate and committed
About us
St Catherines
Hospices well-regarded and highly-respected community Clinical Nurse
Specialist team has an exciting opportunity for a specialist nurse.
The focus of
the CNS team is to help patients, and their families, fulfil their wishes to
remain at home at the end of life, by optimising symptom management and
providing psychological care to patients and those important to them.
If you are
caring, compassionate and committed to making a difference to those facing
conditions like cancer, heart failure and motor neurone disease at one of the
most poignant times in their lives, we want to hear from you. You will become a member of a highly
motivated, multi-professional team focused on providing high quality,
responsive care for patients and their families when and where they need it.
Job description
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
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience of providing palliative care to patients in other settings including non-malignant illnesses
Desirable
- Experience in a leadership role
- Worked in a community setting
- Experience in teaching, coaching and mentoring
Key Skills & Abilities
Essential
- 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 IT skills
Desirable
- Good understanding and application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Good understanding of the health & safety issues in health care
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Masters degree
- 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
St Catherine’s Hospice
Address
Lostock Lane
Lostock Hall
Preston
PR5 5XU