Job responsibilities
The
role entails but is not limited to:
Leadership and Managerial
Be an effective role model to
the team and other primary healthcare colleagues
Provide effective leadership to
the team, acting as a role model for best practice and with honesty and
integrity
Provide professional/clinical
(nursing) leadership to other Clinical Nurse Specialists and other grades of
staff, acting as a point of expertise, providing advice and support
Input into workforce planning
process and maintaining effective use of resources (rota and rotation of
staff) supported by the clinical administrator
Participate in
multi-professional meetings, acting as a patient advocate and contribute to
the decision making regarding service delivery
Attend appropriate patient
related and team meetings
Participate in service
development initiatives as required instigating and managing change within a
complex environment
Work with the Deputy Director of
Clinical Services to develop St Giless policies and processes and ensure
team compliance
To be responsible for assurance
of quality standards and clinical governance, standard setting and audit
Maintain high professional
standard in accordance with Hospice policies and procedures and the NMC Code
of Professional Conduct
Clinical
Be responsible for the continued
co-ordination of the content and delivery of your allocated patient's care
plan and ensure that the patient is getting the right service from St Giles
Undertake patient clinical
assessments and nurse prescribing
In liaison with other Advanced
Clinical Nurse Specialists in Palliative Care, Clinical Nurse Specialists and
Palliative Care Community Staff Nurses, ensure the overall quality and
provision of nursing care of patients and families referred to St Giles in
the community setting and that their needs are met
To promote the principles and
practice of palliative care as an extension of the Hospice into the community
To work across a range of
settings, including community visits e.g. home / care home / community
hospitals, telephone conversations and reviewing patients in outpatient
settings
To assess the holistic needs of
patients and their carers and identify their respective physical,
psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs
To work within a team framework,
collaborating with colleagues and members of other disciplines
To use a proactive, sensitive
and empathetic approach with patients and relatives to enable involvement in
advance care/treatment planning
To undertake DNACPR discussions
and decisions where appropriate with patients and families
To assess peoples information
needs and provide relevant information to meet those needs
To offer bereavement support to
carers in collaboration with the Supportive Care Team or refer them onto the
appropriate service
To provide appropriate nursing
interventions
To work
alongside and liaise with DNs, GPs and other external Health and social
care providers to ensure patients and families receive appropriate care and
support
To participate
in the out of hours rota to provide telephone advice and exceptional visits
if indicated
To contribute
to patient management by attending Gold Standard Framework (GSF), hospital
and other practice based meetings
To liaise and
communicate with community, nursing home and hospital staff in order to raise
awareness and promote understanding of Hospice services
Ensure that all
relevant information is documented and recorded on the appropriate systems
Foster positive
working relations with the Primary Healthcare Team and with other health care
professionals in the delivery of community based palliative care
Allocated Lead Responsibilities
For those working in the community, these roles
will also take lead responsibility for a defined area on a rotational basis
working on:
Audit and
research programmes
Input into
Clinical Governance framework
Chairing the
Caseload Review meetings
Undertake
leadership responsibilities for all areas, ensuring appropriate cover supported
by the lead administrator
Service Development
Provide input
to service development initiatives
Ensure systems are
in place to ensure continuous improvement, quality assurance and effective
Clinical Governance and participate in the development of policies, protocols
and clinical guidelines to support specialist palliative care nursing
Promote and
engage staff in new ways of working - such as the use of technology and
working off site
Promote a
questioning and open culture
Support and
review departmental policies and processes and ensure team compliance
Keep abreast of
current advances in nursing practice and research
Together with
the Deputy Director of Clinical Services, initiate, promote and participate
in nursing and inter-disciplinary audit projects
Together with
the Deputy Director of Clinical Services, take a key role in supporting the
hospice Clinical Governance framework
Work across
professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem solving
Education and Training
To take
responsibility for attending mandatory Hospice training and in-house courses
in line with organisational policy and current legislation
To actively
participate in and contribute to the ongoing educational programme of the
Hospice
To attend and
actively participate in the identified CPD opportunities provided.
To proactively
maintain appropriate level of clinical competence as identified within the
St Giles Competencies
To identify
training and education needs, in line with service provision, with Practice
Development Lead
To assist in
orientation programmes for new members of staff
To act as a
mentor/supervisor for developing staff under the direction of the Deputy
Director of Clinical Services
To participate
in research projects as required.
To take
personal responsibility for life-long learning, self-development and
reflection
To participate
in informal and formal education
Just so you know:
We may review applications before the application review date, however,
if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be
considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the
role, this may be earlier than the closing date.
If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then
please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St
Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see
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