Senior Adult Nurse

Keech Hospice Care

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Job summary

Are you an experienced Adults Nurse ready to share your knowledge in the rewarding world of Palliative Care?

Join Keech Hospice as a Senior Adults Nurse and explore how your clinical expertise supports the needs of patients and those closest to them.

As a Keech Senior Adults Nurse you will prioritise excellence in care while we nurture your growth in the field of palliative care. Your experience of caring for patients with a palliative diagnosis, perhaps even drawing from your own personal experiences, equips you with transferable and invaluable skills for this role.

We seek dedicated nurses who share the vision, value and standards that Keech promotes and our desire to drive continuous service development, making a difference when it matters the most to those that need our support and care.

Main duties of the job

  • Supervise and participate in the delivery of holistic patient centred care
  • Manage and prioritise own workload, ensuring continuity of service and crisis intervention.
  • Establish effective communication processes with patients, families, colleagues, and the broader multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies.
  • Undertake patient assessments in the hospice, their homes or place of care.
  • Support and coach staff to provide high-quality palliative and end-of-life care, including pre bereavement support.
  • Provide professional and managerial leadership, supporting colleagues as and when required.
  • Take a lead role in planning discharges from the hospice, ensuring a smooth transition of patient and family care and support.

About us

Keech provide free, specialist care for Adults in Luton and South Bedfordshire, and children from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes living with a life limiting illness. Keech supports adults and children to live pain and symptom free, to spend untroubled time with their loved one, to understand whats happening to them, to stay out of hospital and to make the most of the time they have.

We invite you to meet our team, tour our hospice, and discover the fulfilling opportunities awaiting you as a Senior Adult Nurse in Palliative Care. Apply now to be part of a compassionate community dedicated to delivering exceptional palliative care services.

Keech Hospice is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workplace. We appreciate the unique perspectives and experiences everyone brings, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

All prospective employees will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check. The level of check is dependent on the role and designed to ensure safer and more well-informed recruitment decisions.

We are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals we serve and will take appropriate measures to safeguard them.

Date posted

29 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,826 to £42,794 a year Continuity of your NHS pension scheme

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0364-24-0007

Job locations

Keech Hospice Care

Great Bramingham Lane

Luton

LU3 3NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of the Hospice multi-disciplinary care team to work towards the achievement of the aims and objectives laid down in the philosophy of Keech Hospice Care.

To ensure each patient and family receives a multi-professional assessment, their needs identified, and a plan of care implemented and evaluated in collaboration with other agencies and services that may be involved.

To work flexibly across Adult Care Services as required to ensure continuity of patient care (Adult inpatient unit, Wellbeing Centre, Community Services, Out of Hours service).

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of the Hospice multi-disciplinary care team to work towards the achievement of the aims and objectives laid down in the philosophy of Keech Hospice Care.

To ensure each patient and family receives a multi-professional assessment, their needs identified, and a plan of care implemented and evaluated in collaboration with other agencies and services that may be involved.

To work flexibly across Adult Care Services as required to ensure continuity of patient care (Adult inpatient unit, Wellbeing Centre, Community Services, Out of Hours service).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • NMC Registered Adults Nurse with experience in palliative care
  • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with team.
  • Understanding and adherence to relevant legislation and national strategy
  • Effective communicator with great interpersonal skills
  • Ability to recognise palliative medical emergencies and respond appropriately.
  • Committed to coaching colleagues to develop their clinical skills and confidence.

Desirable

  • Experience of caring for patients with complex palliative conditions
  • Line management or involvement in supporting junior staff to achieve their objectives.
  • Clinical skills such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, CVADs, physical assessment
  • Have an adaptable approach to a changing work environment.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • NMC Registered Adults Nurse with experience in palliative care
  • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with team.
  • Understanding and adherence to relevant legislation and national strategy
  • Effective communicator with great interpersonal skills
  • Ability to recognise palliative medical emergencies and respond appropriately.
  • Committed to coaching colleagues to develop their clinical skills and confidence.

Desirable

  • Experience of caring for patients with complex palliative conditions
  • Line management or involvement in supporting junior staff to achieve their objectives.
  • Clinical skills such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, CVADs, physical assessment
  • Have an adaptable approach to a changing work environment.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Keech Hospice Care

Address

Keech Hospice Care

Great Bramingham Lane

Luton

LU3 3NT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Keech Hospice Care

Address

Keech Hospice Care

Great Bramingham Lane

Luton

LU3 3NT


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Partner

Abdul Khalique

abdul.khalique@keech.org.uk

07389832344

Date posted

29 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,826 to £42,794 a year Continuity of your NHS pension scheme

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0364-24-0007

Job locations

Keech Hospice Care

Great Bramingham Lane

Luton

LU3 3NT


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