Job summary
We are excited to be advertising for a practitioner to continue St. Margaret's success in wound care & education.
Here at St. Margaret's, we pride ourselves on the holistic approach to Tissue viability and the ultimate goal of comfort and dignity.Patients are often living with complex wounds, malignant or fungating that have a devastating impact on the quality of lives. You will play a vital role in supporting them.
This is a permanent, part time role, working 30 hours per week.In return, you will receive a salary of £38,644.83 to £46,535.67 pro rata, depending on experience.
This role has a working pattern of 7.5-hour shifts, covering the service, 4 days per week. You will be based at the Taunton Hospice, but your reach will be across Somerset and the Inpatient unit. The ability to drive with your own transport is essential to the post but you will also be communicating with patients by video and telephone.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the comprehensive wound care of palliative patients & those with life limiting illnesses under the care of St. Margaret's Hospice.
Your day-to-day work will include:
- Assessing the holistic needs of our patients,enabling them to live well with the complexity of wound type.
- Working to develop plans of care and have access to a wide range of specialists within the hospice and external partners.
- Auditing outcome measures and producing quarterly reports.
- Providing professional input into the wound care formulary and policy
We pride ourselves in our standard of excellence in the prevention of pressure damage and healing of wounds even towards the end of patients lives.Your role will be to hold and promote this goal in and beyond hospice care.
About us
Be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference, we could be a perfect match.
Holiday entitlement
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
- Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
Pension scheme
- NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
- Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution.
Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
- Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
- Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations as well as Expert Case Management
- Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Counselling and support
- Legal, financial, and medical information and advice
And more
- Life assurance cover
- Health Cash Plans
- Blue Light Discount Card
- Enhanced parental leave*
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
- Volunteering and fundraising opportunities
*Eligibility criteria applies
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Applying expert knowledge to the comprehensive
assessment of patient needs promoting the ability to live well with
compromised skin integrity whilst minimizing risk
- To practice & promote a high level of
quality in infection prevention standards
- Demonstrate care, compassion, competence,
communication, commitment & courage whilst working to evidence based
practice, policy & formulary
- Participate in research studies in wound
management across and on behalf of the Hospice
- Produce accurate audit reports & manage
action plans pertaining to improvement & development
- Provide complex wound care advice by telephone,
video consultation or in person, working to ensure multidisciplinary working
relations are maintained. This may require liaising & working directly
with District Nursing services or other external services.
- Engage in multiagency working to ensure that
the patients are central to care provision & that boundaries in service
provision are clear. Acknowledge the Somerset Tissue Viability Service are
commissioned to provide expert advice across Somerset.
- Deliver both internal & external teaching as
required working with the Educational team to address opportunities and need
- Support the knowledge development of students attending
St. Margarets for placement
- Support link nurse development in both the
Community & IPU setting.
- Actively support the safeguarding of adults and
children
- Participate in regular multidisciplinary
reviews
- Confident in the use of electronic health
records & using other IT frameworks to capture data & present
activity
- Participate in the Clinical Strategy & KPIs
of the hospice
- Provide sign posting & assist patients
& carers to navigate health & social care services
- Be responsible in ensuring we manage the
provision of dressings in the absence of a home office license & remain
mindful of the budgetary impact (charitable organization)
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to grant &
funding opportunities
- An Independent Prescribing qualification is
essential to the role but training can be supported in post
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Applying expert knowledge to the comprehensive
assessment of patient needs promoting the ability to live well with
compromised skin integrity whilst minimizing risk
- To practice & promote a high level of
quality in infection prevention standards
- Demonstrate care, compassion, competence,
communication, commitment & courage whilst working to evidence based
practice, policy & formulary
- Participate in research studies in wound
management across and on behalf of the Hospice
- Produce accurate audit reports & manage
action plans pertaining to improvement & development
- Provide complex wound care advice by telephone,
video consultation or in person, working to ensure multidisciplinary working
relations are maintained. This may require liaising & working directly
with District Nursing services or other external services.
- Engage in multiagency working to ensure that
the patients are central to care provision & that boundaries in service
provision are clear. Acknowledge the Somerset Tissue Viability Service are
commissioned to provide expert advice across Somerset.
- Deliver both internal & external teaching as
required working with the Educational team to address opportunities and need
- Support the knowledge development of students attending
St. Margarets for placement
- Support link nurse development in both the
Community & IPU setting.
- Actively support the safeguarding of adults and
children
- Participate in regular multidisciplinary
reviews
- Confident in the use of electronic health
records & using other IT frameworks to capture data & present
activity
- Participate in the Clinical Strategy & KPIs
of the hospice
- Provide sign posting & assist patients
& carers to navigate health & social care services
- Be responsible in ensuring we manage the
provision of dressings in the absence of a home office license & remain
mindful of the budgetary impact (charitable organization)
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to grant &
funding opportunities
- An Independent Prescribing qualification is
essential to the role but training can be supported in post
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Diploma/Degree
- Teaching qualification
-
- Established in wound care management
- Quality improvement accreditation
Desirable
- ASET Certificate in control of infection & decontamination
- Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
- Wound care accreditation qualification at diploma level or willing to work towards
- Research accreditation or willing to work towards
Self Awareness
Essential
- Ability to manage time & deadlines.
-
- Demonstrates a high level of communication skills
Working with others
Essential
- Adapts communication style to meet the needs of different groups.
- Listens to the views of others.
- Continually demonstrates a professional approach.
- Treats confidential information sensitively & in line with policy.
- Recognises & takes responsibility for offering support to others.
Outcome and Results
Essential
- Sets clear priorities.
- Understands and meets deadlines.
- Appreciates financial implications.
- Clearly communicates decisions.
- Quality improvement experience in health care
- Research driven
- Ability to compile reports and presentations delivering across service and to Board level where required
Desirable
Leading in your area
Essential
- Applies information appropriately.
- Provides clear direction.
- Maintains organisational policy, practice & compliance.
- The ability to drive with your own transport
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Diploma/Degree
- Teaching qualification
-
- Established in wound care management
- Quality improvement accreditation
Desirable
- ASET Certificate in control of infection & decontamination
- Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
- Wound care accreditation qualification at diploma level or willing to work towards
- Research accreditation or willing to work towards
Self Awareness
Essential
- Ability to manage time & deadlines.
-
- Demonstrates a high level of communication skills
Working with others
Essential
- Adapts communication style to meet the needs of different groups.
- Listens to the views of others.
- Continually demonstrates a professional approach.
- Treats confidential information sensitively & in line with policy.
- Recognises & takes responsibility for offering support to others.
Outcome and Results
Essential
- Sets clear priorities.
- Understands and meets deadlines.
- Appreciates financial implications.
- Clearly communicates decisions.
- Quality improvement experience in health care
- Research driven
- Ability to compile reports and presentations delivering across service and to Board level where required
Desirable
Leading in your area
Essential
- Applies information appropriately.
- Provides clear direction.
- Maintains organisational policy, practice & compliance.
- The ability to drive with your own transport
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.