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Main duties of the job
Were seeking enthusiastic, caring and compassionate individuals to join our hospice team working on our wards in Pease Pottage.
Are you keen to provide people with personalised care and support? Are you good at offering comforting words? Are you courageous enough to stand alongside local people and their families as they face the end of life? If yes, then St Catherines Hospice would love to hear from you.
About us
At St Catherines we strive to deliver the best possible care to our community. This is a brilliant opportunity to take on a rewarding role in a supportive environment and utilise your healthcare experience to support people when its needed most. Best of all, youll be encouraged to take the time and space to really get to know patients and the things that matter to them most.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whether youve recently qualified, are returning to practice or looking for a new challenge, this is your chance to join a skilled, dedicated team committed to delivering outstanding end of life care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whether youve recently qualified, are returning to practice or looking for a new challenge, this is your chance to join a skilled, dedicated team committed to delivering outstanding end of life care.
Person Specification
Attitude and Behaviours
Essential
- Professional, confident and compassionate approach to work
- Flexible approach to change, innovation and progress in the work environment
- High standard of diplomacy, integrity and reliability
- Open minded and able to embrace change for benefit of patient care.
- A positive assertive attitude to all aspects of work and development
- Resilient practitioner with the ability to work under pressure
- Self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and professional boundaries
- Willingness to provide patient centred care within the organisational pathways of care
- Demonstrates commitment to St Catherine's vision and values.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Drug calculation skills and awareness of the NMC Standards of Medicines Management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Organisation skills: to organise self and workload
- IT skills and a willingness to undertake supportive training to use SystmOne - a computerised notes documentation system essential to the role
- Up to date evidence of minimum level competency in: Communication, Clinical practice
- Ability to direct /supervise nursing assistants, students and volunteers.
- Ability to mentor junior team members/ teaching skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to operate in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of national developments related to practice
Desirable
- Some post qualification experience (at least 3 months), general nursing experience
- Previous palliative care experience
- Community experience
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- Experience of working in settings other than hospital
- Oncology experience / knowledge
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- A knowledge of hospice and national initiatives relating to palliative care
- Evidence of minimum level competency in: Leadership Education and Training, Grief, Loss and Bereavement, Quality, Management
- IV skills
- Sound knowledge of hospice and palliative care approach and philosophy
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of Hospice developments related to practice
- Willingness to undertake further study
- related to role.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good standard of Education, Minimum GCSE English & Maths or equivalent
- Registered Nurse qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of professional development in the speciality of palliative care
- Diploma in Palliative Care/Oncology/Community or working towards
- Mentorship qualification
- Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Ability to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Drug calculation skills and awareness of the NMC Standards of Medicines Management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Organisation skills: to organise self and workload
- IT skills and a willingness to undertake supportive training to use SystmOne - a computerised notes documentation system essential to the role
- Up to date evidence of minimum level competency in: Communication, Clinical practice
- Ability to direct /supervise nursing assistants, students and volunteers.
- Ability to mentor junior team members/ teaching skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to operate in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of national developments related to practice
Desirable
- Some post qualification experience (at least 3 months), general nursing experience
- Previous palliative care experience
- Community experience
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- Experience of working in settings other than hospital
- Oncology experience / knowledge
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- A knowledge of hospice and national initiatives relating to palliative care
- Evidence of minimum level competency in: Leadership Education and Training, Grief, Loss and Bereavement, Quality, Management
- IV skills
- Sound knowledge of hospice and palliative care approach and philosophy
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of Hospice developments related to practice
- Willingness to undertake further study
- related to role.
Person Specification
Attitude and Behaviours
Essential
- Professional, confident and compassionate approach to work
- Flexible approach to change, innovation and progress in the work environment
- High standard of diplomacy, integrity and reliability
- Open minded and able to embrace change for benefit of patient care.
- A positive assertive attitude to all aspects of work and development
- Resilient practitioner with the ability to work under pressure
- Self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and professional boundaries
- Willingness to provide patient centred care within the organisational pathways of care
- Demonstrates commitment to St Catherine's vision and values.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Drug calculation skills and awareness of the NMC Standards of Medicines Management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Organisation skills: to organise self and workload
- IT skills and a willingness to undertake supportive training to use SystmOne - a computerised notes documentation system essential to the role
- Up to date evidence of minimum level competency in: Communication, Clinical practice
- Ability to direct /supervise nursing assistants, students and volunteers.
- Ability to mentor junior team members/ teaching skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to operate in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of national developments related to practice
Desirable
- Some post qualification experience (at least 3 months), general nursing experience
- Previous palliative care experience
- Community experience
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- Experience of working in settings other than hospital
- Oncology experience / knowledge
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- A knowledge of hospice and national initiatives relating to palliative care
- Evidence of minimum level competency in: Leadership Education and Training, Grief, Loss and Bereavement, Quality, Management
- IV skills
- Sound knowledge of hospice and palliative care approach and philosophy
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of Hospice developments related to practice
- Willingness to undertake further study
- related to role.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good standard of Education, Minimum GCSE English & Maths or equivalent
- Registered Nurse qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of professional development in the speciality of palliative care
- Diploma in Palliative Care/Oncology/Community or working towards
- Mentorship qualification
- Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Ability to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Drug calculation skills and awareness of the NMC Standards of Medicines Management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Organisation skills: to organise self and workload
- IT skills and a willingness to undertake supportive training to use SystmOne - a computerised notes documentation system essential to the role
- Up to date evidence of minimum level competency in: Communication, Clinical practice
- Ability to direct /supervise nursing assistants, students and volunteers.
- Ability to mentor junior team members/ teaching skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to operate in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of national developments related to practice
Desirable
- Some post qualification experience (at least 3 months), general nursing experience
- Previous palliative care experience
- Community experience
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- Experience of working in settings other than hospital
- Oncology experience / knowledge
- Previous acute medical ward experience
- A knowledge of hospice and national initiatives relating to palliative care
- Evidence of minimum level competency in: Leadership Education and Training, Grief, Loss and Bereavement, Quality, Management
- IV skills
- Sound knowledge of hospice and palliative care approach and philosophy
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of Hospice developments related to practice
- Willingness to undertake further study
- related to role.
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).
Additional information
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).
