We are currently looking to recruit into our dedicated, well established and highly regarded Hospice at Home Team.
This is an excellent opportunity for those Staff Nurses with significant post registration experience who have a desire to work in specialist palliative care.
Our Hospice
at Home Team is a team of Senior Staff Nurses and Health Care Assistants who
provide hands on nursing care to people in their own home, as well as
supporting those around them, to enable them to remain in their preferred place
of care.
If you are an
enthusiastic and passionate team player, with excellent communication skills,
have keenness and confidence with the ability to work independently and have an
overall compassionate flexible approach to care delivery, we would be delighted
to hear from you.
It is essential that the post holder is required to have the ability to travel efficiently and effectively to people's homes across various locations within the hospice catchment area, and who can obtain their own insurance for business use.
We will in return offer attractive pay benefits including enhanced unsociable rate of pay; vehicle user and travel allowance, parking permits for the areas we visit, as well as free onsite parking. Professional Supervision, Reflective Practice, and Annual Appraisal in addition to supporting your well-being with other staff benefits.
We encourage and offer extensive professional development opportunities linking with our own on-site Education centre.
We will provide you with a professional, supportive caring working environment with the opportunity to transfer existing NHS superannuation scheme or a private pension scheme is also available.
We are a dynamic, forward thinking organisation delivering a full range of specialist palliative care services for patients with life limiting illness. We achieved Outstanding in our CQC inspection & have reconfigured our services to meet the changing needs of our local community. We support 5 Clinical Commissioning Groups & have a robust governance structure in place. We provide inpatient clinical services within a modern, personal & friendly 18-bedded unit, as well as Specialist Community Crisis Support Service, Hospice at Home Service & Specialist Day Therapy Service. We also have the hospice Pepperell Education Centre that has an excellent reputation for delivering high quality education programmes and study days.
All communication regarding your application including invitations to interviews will be sent to the email address you have stated on your application form. Please ensure that you provide contact business email addresses for your referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.
Please note that we are a charity & not part of an NHS Trust & we are situated in a quiet location in the village of Havering-atte-Bower, outskirts of Romford, therefore please consider our location when applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE
Senior
Staff Nurse- Hospice at Home.
GRADE
5b - hospice payscales not Agenda for Change
HOURS
OF DUTY
Full Time 37.5 hours across 7 day service (Part Time considered).
REPORTS TO
Hospice at Home Team Leader
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Director
of Quality, Care & Support services
Head
of Community Services
Hospice
at Home Co-ordinator
Hospice
at Home Team
Primary
Care Team/District Nurses
Saint
Francis Hospice multi-professional team
Specialist
Community & Crisis Support Team (Clinical Nurse Specialists)
Community
Liaison
Marie
Curie Service
RESPONSIBLE FOR
This
role does not have line management responsibility however will support the junior
members of team
JOB
SUMMARY
To work as a member of the
hospice at home team. To provide appropriate palliative nursing care and
support to patients and their carers in their own homes across our catchment
area of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Brentwood and Redbridge. To liaise
with other members of the multidisciplinary team Hospice at Home Lead,
Hospice at Home Coordinator, Primary Health Care team, Clinical Nurse
specialists, Social care providers.
MAIN
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To
provide appropriate physical, emotional and spiritual care in agreement with
the patient and their family
To
communicate effectively and appropriately with patients and carers and liaise
with other professionals involved in their care on behalf of the Hospice at
Home team
Have
an understanding of the importance of multi-professional team-working and the
ability to promote it within the organisation
Have
an understanding and awareness of behaviours and interpersonal skills that
are vital to effective team working and practice them at all times
Work
proactively to maintain effective communication networks with all departments
within the hospice to maintain a seamless delivery of educational services
Participate in the
co-ordination of the Hospice at Home service on a seven day rota as required
in the absence of the service coordinator and as directed by the Hospice at
Home team Lead
To attend regular Hospice at
Home meetings, reflective practice and multidisciplinary team meetings
To accurately document care
given within NMC guidelines both written and electronically as appropriate.
To be competent in the use of
iCare and other patient information systems used within the hospice
setting.
To recognise and report changes
in the patients condition and respond appropriately to maintain effective
symptom control
Advocate for patient and family
whilst care and symptom control taking place at home in instances of
medication request follow up, monitoring and raising concerns with key
workers and appropriately involved health professionals.
To provide physical care
complying with manual handling policy and continually perform risk assessment
in the patients home
To teach, empower and enable
families to care for the patient
To support the primary care
team with the setting up and maintaining the administration of medication via
syringe drivers as directed.
To recognise the impact that a
terminal disease can have on a patient and their family and to support them
through this process, respecting the individuality and rights of the patient
and promoting their independence
To care for the body after
death and support family members/carers after death
To take forward training
opportunities and skills to further develop senior staff nurse role with
verification of death, clinical examination & diagnostics and non
medical prescribing.
To participate and initiate
teaching, audits, surveys or other clinical governance activities as
required/requested
To practice in accordance with
health and safety policies, lone working policy and adheres to fire
regulations and maintains own personal safety accordingly
To participate in own personal
development through all mandatory training and suitable internal/external
study days
Participate and
contribute to hospice Widening Access groups and Special Interest groups as
appropriate
PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
To act
within the legal and statutory rules relating to nursing practice as laid down by
the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
To be
responsible and ensure adherence to professional Revalidation expectations and
process.
Adhere
to the policies and conditions of service of Saint Francis Hospice relating to
sickness and absence, conduct, Health and Safety, Data Protection and any
others that are relevant.
Take
responsibility for own professional and personal development which will be
monitored in supervision sessions and in the annual appraisal system.
To be
responsible for any equipment provided by the hospice for the role in the
community and the safekeeping of such items when not in use.
ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
Some
information received or supplied during the course of duty will be of a
confidential nature confidentiality is not to be breached and is a
disciplinary matter.
Ensure
that computerised data is managed within the requirements of the Data Protection
Act.
Report
accidents/incidents or potential hazards and to work in accordance with the
Hospices Health and Safety at Work Policy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
RGN - 3 years plus post
registration experience
Palliative care experience
Ability to travel efficiently and
effectively across various locations within the hospice catchment area.
ANNUAL LEAVE 27
inclusive of Bank Holidays
HOURS 37.5
hours per week
A weekly rota with flexible shift
pattern consisting of early, flexi and late shifts.
A willingness to do an occasional
night shift if service requires.
Service runs 7 days a week. 365
days a year.
Early
0900-1700
Flexi 1000-1800
Late 1300-2100
Nights 2200-0700
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS OF POSTHOLDER
SENSITIVITY AND
PROFESSIONALISM: As an employee of Saint Francis Hospice you should
expect that it is likely that you will come into contact with patients, their
families and members of the public who are at the end of life or recently
bereaved. All employees are expected to respond to people recounting and
expressing their emotions about such events with sensitivity and understanding,
and to know enough about the services that the Hospice provides to be able to
signpost people who may benefit from our services to the relevant contacts.
CONFIDENTIALITY: The post
holder must maintain confidentiality, security and integrity of information
relating to patients, staff and other hospice matter during the course of
duty. Any breach of Confidentiality may
become a disciplinary issue.
DATA PROTECTION: It is the responsibility of all staff to be aware
of their obligations in respect of the Data Protection Act 2018.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITES: The hospice is committed to the development of
positive policies to promote equal opportunity in employment and has a clear
commitment to equal opportunities. All
employees have a responsibility to ensure that they understand the standards
expected and that they promote and adhere to the equal opportunity measures
adopted by the hospice.
HEALTH AND SAFETY: All staff must be familiar with section 2 of the
Health & Safety Policy, Organisation of Health and Safety. This documents sets out the responsibilities
of all staff for health and safety, whether in a supervisory capacity or not. Policy section 3 (arrangements for Health and
Safety) provides an overview of training for competence in Health and Safety
matters.
HOSPICE IDENTITY
BADGES: Hospice ID badges must be worn at all times
whilst on duty.
SMOKING: The hospice acknowledges its responsibility to
provide a safe, smoke free environment, for its employees, service users and
visitors. Smoking is therefore not
permitted at any point whilst on duty, in accordance with the guidelines set
down within the Hospice No Smoking Policy.
REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE/CODE
OF CONDUCT:
All employees who are required to register with a
professional body to enable them to practice within their profession are
required to comply with their code of conduct and requirements of their
professional registration.
WORKING TIME
REGULATIONS: The
Working Time Regulations 1998 require that you should not work more than an
average of 48 hours in each week. For
example, in a 26 week period you should work no more than 1248 hours.
Please note that
this job description is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It is a guide
to the responsibilities of the role. It may be reviewed, in consultation with
the post holder, in light of changing circumstances and the changing needs of
the Hospice.
The post holder will be expected to perform any other
such duties as might reasonably be required by the Director and will work in
accordance with all Hospice Policies and Procedures