Palliative Care Nurses

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities

Clinical

Ensure a high standard of care, in accordance with Francis House Policies and Procedures.

Provide and oversee the delivery of high quality, clinically effective and evidenced based nursing care and practice in accordance with Francis House policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines.

Provide holistic young people/parent centred care (physical, emotional, social and spiritual for the young people on our roll and their families). (This will include feeding, washing, play outings in addition to high quality clinical care).

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical and/or emotional requirements of children and young people with complex, palliative and end of life care needs.

To accurately evaluate and document the care of the child/young person in accordance with NMCs guidance on documentation.

To share responsibility within the Hospice to maintain a safe but homely environment thinking about health and safety, infection control and risk assessments.

To be responsible and accountable for transcribing, calculating doses and the safe administration of medicines to Children and Young People following Francis House medicine management Policy.

To be competent in defined clinical competencies and individual care needs.

Liase with outside agencies for health, education and social care involved in the care and support of children/young people and families.

To be aware of and work to Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.

To comply with manual handling procedures.

Ensure the respect, dignity and rights of Children, young people and their families are always upheld.

Work as part of a team contributing to the efficient running of Francis House. Respecting all team members.

To maintain appropriate clinical records ensuring that they are stored securely and confidentially.

To promote the philosophy and ethos of Francis House Family Trust.

Quality Assurance

Contribute to the management of quality assurance issues reporting and recording incidents, responding to complaints and feedback in line with Francis House policies and standard operating procedures.

Participate in the formation of risk assessments for children and young people in your care, reporting and recording all incidents, accidents and near misses and actively participating in any corrective action required to minimise future risk.

Adhere to Francis House policies and procedures to prevent infection.

Contribute to the safeguarding of all children and young people and identifying any areas of concern and reporting them in a timely way, following the Francis House Safeguarding policy.

To participate in audit to enhance the delivery of care

To identify ways of continued quality improvement and actively participate and learn from significant events.

Health and Safety

To be responsible and assist in the process of preventing and controlling infections.

Ensure all equipment is utilised and stored safely and ready for use to support the need of the children and young people. Including reporting any faulty equipment.

Comply with the requirements of Health and Safety legislation, adopting a preventative approach towards health and safety of children, young people, families, visitors and staff.

To undertake mandatory training as required by Francis House.

Communication

Contribute positively to discussions and participate in shared decision making.

Ensure effective communication including the dissemination of information accurately and timely to support effective team working.

Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary teams both internally and externally to Francis House.

Act always as an ambassador of the Trust and maintain positive and effective communication both internally and externally when representing the Hospice.

Produce clear, legible, and consistent written documentation in accordance with NMCs guidance on documentation

To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the role.

Professional

Act at all times in accordance with relevant legal, ethical and professional legislation and frameworks (i.e NMC, Health and Social Care Act,)

Each employee has an individual responsibility for identifying their own personal development and educational needs.

Takes responsibility for maintaining own personal and professional development.

Share Knowledge and experience that promotes best practice.

To be competent in Francis House core clinical competencies and work towards extending clinical skills.

Each employee will actively participate in mandatory training and successfully complete all relevant role related training and competencies within an agreed timescale.

Present a proactive approach to personal and professional development, participating in supervision, annual appraisals and learning opportunities.

Support the education and professional development of new staff and students

This job description does not attempt to describe all aspects of the role, but indicates the general role required. It is open to review and as a result alterations and additions may be made.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN, RN (Child), RGN, RNLD with relevant experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Evidence of well-developed communication skills verbal and written.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Ability to record information in a concise, accurate and legible manner.
• Good interpersonal and team working skills.
• Relate well with children, families, and other healthcare professionals.

Desirable

• Palliative care qualification.
• Communication skills training.
• Experience of advanced clinical skills eg. Syringe driver, tracheostomy care, Artificial ventilation.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of variety of clinical skills.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding issues.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Childrens Hospice or Critical Care Unit .
• Experience in palliative/end of life care.
• Knowledge and/or experience working with Children or young people with complex health needs.

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

Francis House Family Trust

Address

390 Parrs Wood Road

Manchester

M20 5NA

Employer's website

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