Job responsibilities
b) Main duties and key responsibilities
Providing professional clinical leadership in the provision of
palliative care across care settings for CYP under the care of SSCH.
To work in partnership with the SSCH care teams and wider MDT,
demonstrating excellent communication skills to ensure high quality seamless
care.
To ensure that holistic care is family centred, research based, and
meets with all statutory requirements and adheres to clinical governance
initiatives and best practice.
Provide support to CYPs and their families where required through
community visits to hospital, home or hospice alongside relevant external
professionals from statutory services.
Maintain an awareness of the multi-cultural nature of the SSCH catchment
area, adapting care culturally as required.
To ensure all documentation is maintained in accordance with SSCH
policies, guidelines and standards.
To act in accordance with the SSCH and statutory Safeguarding Children
Policy and Procedure.
Clinical
To be actively involved with the on-going development of the SSCH care
service, in particular the community team, contributing to development through
research, audit and quality improvement.
Provide clinical support and continuity of care to CYPs with palliative
needs.
Work alongside specialist symptom management teams to assess symptoms
and provide clinical feedback to form part of decision making under the lead of
the specialist services.
Ability to follow an agreed symptom management plan and liaise with
teams to offer high level care in the home as needed.
Working in partnership with all members of the MDT, encouraging and
promoting effective team working from all disciplines within SSCH.
Attend professional meetings as a representative for SSCH and provide
proactive input to ensure high level care for CYPs and families.
Coordinating transition to adult services when appropriate in
conjunction with the transition coordinator.
Ensure written communication and correspondence is used to communicate
with external professionals and services.
Form part of the community on call service in conjunction with statutory
services to endeavour to offer a responsive 24/7 service in end of life care.
Quality
/ Audit / Research
Enhancing
the interface between the community team and user involvement into the
development of the service.
To share professional expertise with Care Team colleagues, providing
support and training where appropriate.
To work to the SSCH medicine policy and adhere to the NMC guidelines at
all times when giving medication.
Participating
in audits with the clinical governance facilitator to maintain and improve
clinical care.
In
collaboration with the team, producing and reviewing operational policies and
procedures specific to the team.
Attending
the Morbidity and Mortality meeting and having a proactive input.
To take responsibility for your own lone worker safety, support the team
and comply with SSCH policy/practices.
To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
Supporting research activity through service user recruitment and data
collection as required.
Leadership
Attending appropriate clinical meetings.
Reporting all incidents and accidents in accordance with local policy.
Taking prompt and appropriate action if a complaint is received in
accordance with SSCH policy.
Communicating with the MDT, providing case presentation for a unified
approach to care for CYP and their family.
To take a lead on a specific role within the team, for example
transition or medicines management.
Actively participate in team away days to support with development of
the community team.
Education
To be responsible for your own on-going education and professional
development, to facilitate lifelong learning which complies with the
professional educational requirements of your training.
To take responsibility to undertake all required elements of annual
mandatory training i.e. Fire Safety, Safeguarding Children, Infection Control,
CPR, Moving and Handling.
To recognise the importance of personal and team support and participate
in the informal and formal support opportunities available.
To act as a mentor to student nurses and new staff and participate in
the education and development of colleagues. Sharing professional expertise,
providing support and training where appropriate.
To participate with in-service training programmes both as a recipient
and facilitator.
Professional
To value the knowledge, skills and expertise of all team members to
maintain an efficient and mutually respectful team.
To ensure that Team Members and Team Leaders are fully informed of any
changes in the family or child's needs.
To act as an ambassador for SSCH.
To ensure the relevant diaries are an accurate reflection of your
whereabouts, when working in the community, to promote personal safety.
To maintain positive and effective communication with other agencies
involved with the care of families receiving a service from SSCH. To attend discharge planning, network and
review meetings as appropriate.
Prioritising workload to be responsive to a changeable caseload.
External communication either written or verbal to update on the
community teams input in to CYPs care.
To participate in the appraisal and personal development mechanisms
available.
Ensure that SSCH policies are complied with and that policy documents
are read.
Report any equipment issues to the community nurse team lead and ensure
that SSCH equipment is well looked after.
Always adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
To ensure clinical notes are up to date to ensure colleagues are able to
access the most current clinical information.
Meet the requirements of revalidation and ensure continued registration
with the NMC.
Valuing and participating in clinical supervision and other support
opportunities.
To maintain budgetary awareness and foster effective use of all
resources.
Expectation to carry out any reasonable duty as requested by the Head of
Symptom and Community Services and/or the Director of Care
As a voluntary organisation our ambition is to see highly professional
services which place life-limited children and their families at the heart of
everything we do.
Therefore, capitalising on this opportunity and to achieve this ambition
we require that all of our staff share our common values and display behaviours
that will enable us to achieve our goal.
c) Mandatory Criteria
Other duties
The
post holder will be working in a developing environment and they will therefore
be expected to undertake other appropriate duties as required for the effective
operation of Shooting Star Childrens Hospices.
Professional Codes of Conduct
The post holder will be required to respect
professional codes of conduct and practice relevant to their role, as
appropriate.
Health and Safety
The
post holder will be responsible for health and safety in the area under their
control and they must ensure that they are familiar with Shooting Star
Childrens Hospices policy on health and safety at work.
Mandatory Training
The post holder will attend all mandatory training
relevant to their role
Our values and behaviours
Shooting
Star Childrens Hospices is a leading childrens hospice charity for babies,
children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We
require that all of our staff share our common values and display behaviors
that will enable us to achieve our goals.
Professionalism we will safeguard our families, each other
and our organisation by working to ethical and professional standards at all
times.
Respect We will treat each other with the utmost
respect.
Integrity We will be open, honest and transparent in
all that we do.
Diversity We will respect individuality and ensure
inclusion and fairness to all.
Excellence We will strive for excellence in all that we
do.
Shooting Star Childrens Hospices is committed to
ensuring the welfare and safety of children and young people. All staff members
are expected to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures. This
includes undergoing appropriate training, following reporting protocols for any
concerns related to child welfare, and promoting a safe and supportive
environment for children and young people. We are committed to equal
opportunities and consider all applicants in line with the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974.
Before commencing employment, successful candidates
will be required to provide satisfactory references and undergo a Disclosure
and Barring Service (DBS) check.
