Job summary
Our Inpatient
Unit (IPU) has eight single, en-suite rooms where we care for patients who have
been admitted for symptom management and/or end of life care. The IPU team is
part of a hospice-wide multidisciplinary team (MDT), clinical decisions are
made by the MDT and everyone has a voice in the care of patients and their
families.
As IPU Sister/
Charge Nurse, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the day to
day running of the IPU.
You
will be responsible for leading a dedicated and compassionate team of Registered
Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who work within a wider multi-disciplinary
team of staff and volunteers to deliver high quality patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
To
be a safe practitioner and work within the NMC Code of professional standards
of practice and behaviour.
Prioritise
and delegate work fairly and appropriately according to skill mix within the
team.
Provide
holistic assessment of patients and families care needs, plan interventions as required
and ensure those interventions are actioned and their effectiveness evaluated.
Act
as a role model at all times and contribute to the provision of high quality,
specialist nursing care.
Provide
support and advice to nursing staff on patient care.
Communicate
effectively with patients and families, ensuring they are actively involved
with their own care planning.
Support
patients and families through grief and loss and the life changing consequences
of a palliative diagnosis.
Liaise
with appropriate members of the multi-professional team (internal and external
to the organisation) in order to ensure co-ordination and continuity of care on
discharge and a smooth transition between different care settings.
Maintain
clear, accurate, legible and timely patient documentation.
Work
across the 24 hour service, including weekends, nights and bank holidays as
required.
Actively contribute to MDT decision making
about admissions and discharges.
About us
At St Clare
Hospice our vision is that every adult with a life limiting condition in our
local communities should have access to palliative care services wherever and
whenever they need them, so that they can make the most of every moment, no
matter how long they have left to live.
Our many different services provide patients, their families and carers,
with physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual support, at home,
or here at the Hospice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
To
be a safe practitioner and work within the NMC Code of professional standards
of practice and behaviour.
Prioritise
and delegate work fairly and appropriately according to skill mix within the
team.
Provide
holistic assessment of patients and families care needs, plan interventions as required
and ensure those interventions are actioned and their effectiveness evaluated.
Act
as a role model at all times and contribute to the provision of high quality,
specialist nursing care.
Provide
support and advice to nursing staff on patient care.
Communicate
effectively with patients and families, ensuring they are actively involved
with their own care planning.
Support
patients and families through grief and loss and the life changing consequences
of a palliative diagnosis.
Liaise
with appropriate members of the multi-professional team (internal and external
to the organisation) in order to ensure co-ordination and continuity of care on
discharge and a smooth transition between different care settings.
Maintain
clear, accurate, legible and timely patient documentation.
Work
across the 24 hour service, including weekends, nights and bank holidays as
required.
Actively contribute to MDT decision making
about admissions and discharges.
Leadership
Provide
effective managerial and clinical leadership of IPU staff in conjunction with
or in the absence of the IPU Manager.
Represent
the IPU at internal and external meetings as required.
In
conjunction with the IPU Manager, develop and implement the IPU induction programmes,
preceptorship and clinical supervision.
In
conjunction with the IPU Manager, responsible for monthly 1:1 development
meetings for IPU staff & completion of Annual performance reviews.
Assist
in setting learning objectives and provide annual appraisals and quarterly
reviews.
Lead by example and promote a positive values-based
culture (Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork)
Assist in the development and review of hospice
policies and procedures
Ensure that nursing staff are aware of, and
apply, Hospice policies and procedures.
Oversee the compilation of duty rotas ensuring
adequate staff cover for shifts
Ensure the effective use of resources.
Participate in recruitment and selection of
nursing staff.
Education
To
lead the orientation, induction and completion of competencies for yourself and
other members of the IPU team as directed.
Support IPU staff to identify learning needs
and the most appropriate means of meeting those needs.
Organise and support placement of student
nurses, liaising directly with the University as required.
Organise training for the IPU team, this may
include delivering training session or arranging for others to do so.
Share good and innovative clinical practice
within the hospice and also with peers locally and nationally.
Actively participate in the hospice education
programme.
Quality
To
lead on research and audit programmes as required, delegating tasks to other
colleagues as appropriate.
Undertake
investigations in relation to incidents, concerns or complaints relating to the
service as assigned and identify effective resolutions ensuring that lessons
learnt are identified, put into practice and shared with the team.
Work
with the IPU Manager on key aspects of service improvement.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in leadership and management of people
- Experience of palliative care nursing
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered nurse
- Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing
- Diploma Degree in palliative care and or willing to undertake
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Evidence of personal professional development
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge of Palliative care nursing especially in pain and symptom management
- Advanced communication course
- Knowledge of Care Quality Commission Regulations and requirements
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 Clare Hospice
Address
Hastingwood Road
Hastingwood
Harlow
Essex
CM17 9JX