Community Sister (Development Opportunity)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

Working as a member of the Arthur Rank Hospice, specifically based within the Hospice at Home function, providing expert knowledge and skills in the provision of palliative and end of life care to patients, their families/ carers and the Primary Health Care Team. To support through line management responsibilities band 2, 3 and 5 colleagues.

Facilitate the holistic assessment, planned treatment and evaluation of patient centered care

Promote, develop and apply principles of Specialist Palliative Care

Be responsible for ensuring high standards of care are achieved and maintained according to Arthur Rank Hospice Standards and Policies

Liaise closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the charity and externally within the community.

Act as an expert role model and manage time effectively, supporting the Hospice at Home Healthcare Assistants, acting as line manager and mentor.

Coordinate, manage and allocate HCA teams to deliver Hospice at home day care service.

To work flexibly across the community palliative caseload with Community Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist and assess patients at home if required.

Plan meetings and continually assess the needs of the team of Hospice at Home staff.

Promote and contribute to the development of research based practices

Promote and contribute to innovations in clinical practice

Continuously evaluate and develop service

Encourage a learning culture through close involvement in continuing education of self and others. Support Hospice at Home team and contribute to the Education program

Attend any relevant meetings as the community Hospice at Home representative

Assist in developing a climate that embraces Quality, Audit and formal service review

Facilitate, with the support of the Matron, the professional development of their team members through the use of the objective setting and review process

Take an active role in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new staff to the team

Act as supervisor/mentor to visiting students and staff undertaking educational courses

Attend statutory training with respect to moving and handling, fire safety and others as required

Demonstrate commitment to the clinical supervision process

Assist in maintaining adequate supplies of clinical equipment within the agreed budget and ensure resources are used effectively

Liaise very closely with Band 7 team lead and deputise in their absence

Exercise leadership skills in the development and support of team members through regular communication and the organisation of team meetings

Liaise with multi-professional agencies, either outside or within the Trust to maintain effective working relationships

Be prepared to work out of hours to support and supervise new and existing staff

Ability to work flexibly across a 7 day a week service.

Ability to work flexibly within the Arthur Rank Hospice and the Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre.

Ability to work under pressure and in difficult situations.

Ability to work well within a team and display self-motivation, organisation skills.

Expected Patient Outcomes

Supported to maximise their quality of life when dying at home

Given support to minimise their risk of crises, inappropriate admissions and enable the Preferred Priorities for Care (Dec 2007)

Enabled to re-access specialist services, without delay, should they need to do so

Colleagues Working collaboratively within internal and external colleagues, sharing information, networking and building collaborative multidisciplinary relationships.

Other Hospices and primary, secondary healthcare providers Networking, sharing information and building collaborative multidisciplinary relationships.

Patients and families Providing emotional, spiritual and practical guidance.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975, and such will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to the fair treatment of all colleagues in line with its equal opportunities policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (Adult)
• First level degree in related subject
• Relevant post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Relevant recognised qualification in palliative care and of the dying
• NMC recognised mentor

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience at Band 5
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of palliative and end of life care.
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of multi-professional working

Other

Essential

• Full clean driving licence and access to own car
• Willing and able to travel between sites within community area
• Ability to work flexibly across 7 days per week.

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

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

Address

Arthur Rank Hospice

Cherry Hinton Road

Shelford Bottom

Cambridge

CB22 3FB

Employer's website

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