Job summary
Would like to join teams that have been rated as outstanding ? Would you like an opportunity to work in a specialist role in a hospital environment?
We have a full time vacancy for band 6 registered nurses .
End of Life Care within Walsall is rated as OUTSTANDING by CQC within community and the Hospice. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team who are focused on delivering the best holistic care possible to patients with a life limiting illness.
This post is part of an Integrated Specialist Palliative Team comprising of Consultants in Palliative Medicine, CNS' in Specialist Palliative Care in Hospital & Community and Therapies. This forms part of a wider Specialist Palliative Care group consisting of Community Palliative Therapies, Complementary Therapies, Day Hospice, Information & Support Services, Goscote Hospice, Bereavement & Lymphoedema.
Enthusiasm, motivation and compassion are qualities and skills considered essential for this role as you will be working in a challenging environment; you will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative and end of life care.
Main duties of the job
37 .5 hours per week - days, nights , weekends and bank holidays
- Caring for patients with a life limiting illness likely to be in the last 12 months of life
- Support symptom control management for patients attending with physical, psychological , emotional symptoms
- Care for patients in the last days/weeks of life
- Be part of wider Specialist Palliative Care MDT
- Deliver fundamentals of care based on patient wishes
- Support communication with carers
- Link with teams across acute , community & primary care
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and brand new, state of the art Emergency Department completed 2023.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK-PROFESSIONALISM
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Undertakes the provision of nursing care with support from senior colleagues. Will develop the skills and competencies to perform additional skills as related to the specialism. Will assist in the supervision of junior nursing staff and, where applicable, the teaching of students from differing disciplines eg nurses, AHP's paramedics. Will be required to participate in the implementation of audit and quality initiatives. Acts in a manner that upholds the values of the Trust and that of the profession.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provision of specialist advice and education to the multi-professional teams within the hospital.
- Undertake specialist assessments of patients with moderate palliative care needs and work with primary care givers/key workers to improve the quality of life of patients relatives and carers living with a life threatening and/or terminal illness; providing education for patients, relatives and carers.
- Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers using specialist skills e.g. advanced communication skills as necessary.
- To attend and actively contribute to regular palliative care and site specific multi-disciplinary team meeting (MDT)
- To participate in the extended hours service for specialist palliative care.
- Act as a specialist resource for information on all aspects of palliative & end of life care within Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level nurse
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- palliative care qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience with Demonstrable experience within Palliative Care/ Oncology/Long Term Conditions
- band 6 experience
- teaching experience
Skills
Essential
- Clinical Skills such as syringe pumps, phlebotomy and bolus administration
- IT skills
- Advanced communication skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Walsall Manor Hospital
Walsall
WS2 9PS