Job summary
We have an exciting Specialist Palliative Nurse
developmental opportunity to join a wonderful, dynamic patient-focused team
providing high quality services to our local community.
This Band 5 role will provide you with the opportunity to
learn the delivery of high standard palliative care provided to patients in
their homes, and progress to developing your leadership skills supporting your
team.
A twelve-month developmental programme will be set to ensure
competencies, quality and capability.
After twelve months the role can progress
to a Band 6 following successful completion of set competencies.
*Applicants must have one years post-registration
experience*
Looking for a new challenge? Could you be our new Trainee?
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (including weekends, bank
holidays, nights and on-call)
*We are not part of the NHS, and therefore do not hold a
licence to enable visa sponsorship*
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will
work as a Trainee Specialist Palliative Nurse and as part of a highly active
community team contributing to the provision of 24/7 Specialist Palliative/End
of Life Care. Responsibilities will not only be for
providing care, but for providing advice and support to patients, their
families and other healthcare professions within the community.
The postholder will be trained to
provide support to patients in their own homes or preferred place of care who
have palliative or end of life care needs, raising clinical standards and
promote a learning environment for other health care providers. They will learn
to be responsible for planning, assessing, implementing, and evaluating care in
partnership with the Multidisciplinary Teams and out of hours providers.
About us
At Mountbatten making our employees feel valued is as important to us as making sure that our patients are safe. We are looking for people that live our values to help us make a difference to the thousands of patients and their families who come to us for help and support every year.
Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those close to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.
Our Values
We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other
We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources
We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Learning Tasks
To provide an environment that
encourages patients and their families to play an active part in their care
enabling them to voice their wishes about current and future care requirements
To provide advanced levels
of clinical decision-making through assessment and interpretation of clinical information to support
patients, families and carers who have complex
or rapidly changing physical symptoms, emotional or
practical needs
To assess, plan, implement and
evaluate patients care needs as required by your designated patients, including
admittance to the Hospice/Hospital and advanced care planning including
identifying their preferred place of death
Provide appropriate pain and
symptom management and provide directional support for psychological and
spiritual needs of the patient, their families, and carers
Provide support, information
and advice to patients, families, colleagues, and other health and social care
professionals, including supporting the Mountbatten Care Co-Ordination Centre
Prioritise daily duties in response to patients and families requirements in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, NMC/HCPC code
of practice, the patients care needs and the values of Mountbatten
To be fully conversant with
organisational medicines policies and palliative care guidelines, algorithms
and administer medication in line with these controls procedures
To provide training support
in the use of syringe
drivers and provide
teaching to others including,
Registered Nurses and
students in collaboration with the Community Team and other professionals
In accordance with Mountbatten Infection Control policy
and procedures, promote
an environment that supports
infection prevention and control policies and procedures, ensuring that they
and other staff practice in accordance with these documents
The postholder will act as an
advocate for their patients and families ensuring their views are known to the
team including in the case of advance care planning and occasions where offered
care is declined
To be familiar with and implement safeguarding policies, the Mental Capacity
Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DOLS)
Identify risks as they arise
and carry out risk assessments, taking immediate remedial action as required
and updating risk assessments regularly and notify Managers immediately,
ensuring these are added to the Risk Register
Ensure self and others
adhere promptly to the incident
reporting policy and complete appropriate forms and action plans
Record all patient information on the designated Mountbatten systems, including SystmOne
and ensure that all patient records are accurate and maintained in
accordance with procedures
To provide ongoing support to
carers and families at the time of death and in the early days of bereavement
including contributing to the provision of bereavement support
***Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes
the Person Specification, for the full duties of this rewarding role with us
here at Mountbatten.***
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Learning Tasks
To provide an environment that
encourages patients and their families to play an active part in their care
enabling them to voice their wishes about current and future care requirements
To provide advanced levels
of clinical decision-making through assessment and interpretation of clinical information to support
patients, families and carers who have complex
or rapidly changing physical symptoms, emotional or
practical needs
To assess, plan, implement and
evaluate patients care needs as required by your designated patients, including
admittance to the Hospice/Hospital and advanced care planning including
identifying their preferred place of death
Provide appropriate pain and
symptom management and provide directional support for psychological and
spiritual needs of the patient, their families, and carers
Provide support, information
and advice to patients, families, colleagues, and other health and social care
professionals, including supporting the Mountbatten Care Co-Ordination Centre
Prioritise daily duties in response to patients and families requirements in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, NMC/HCPC code
of practice, the patients care needs and the values of Mountbatten
To be fully conversant with
organisational medicines policies and palliative care guidelines, algorithms
and administer medication in line with these controls procedures
To provide training support
in the use of syringe
drivers and provide
teaching to others including,
Registered Nurses and
students in collaboration with the Community Team and other professionals
In accordance with Mountbatten Infection Control policy
and procedures, promote
an environment that supports
infection prevention and control policies and procedures, ensuring that they
and other staff practice in accordance with these documents
The postholder will act as an
advocate for their patients and families ensuring their views are known to the
team including in the case of advance care planning and occasions where offered
care is declined
To be familiar with and implement safeguarding policies, the Mental Capacity
Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DOLS)
Identify risks as they arise
and carry out risk assessments, taking immediate remedial action as required
and updating risk assessments regularly and notify Managers immediately,
ensuring these are added to the Risk Register
Ensure self and others
adhere promptly to the incident
reporting policy and complete appropriate forms and action plans
Record all patient information on the designated Mountbatten systems, including SystmOne
and ensure that all patient records are accurate and maintained in
accordance with procedures
To provide ongoing support to
carers and families at the time of death and in the early days of bereavement
including contributing to the provision of bereavement support
***Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes
the Person Specification, for the full duties of this rewarding role with us
here at Mountbatten.***
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills needed to explain complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
- Excellent IT Skills
- Organisational skills, ability to prioritise and make effective decisions
Desirable
- Understand the specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end of life care
Abilities
Essential
- Physically capability of performing the role and carrying out responsibilities required by the duties of this post
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to manage competing and complex patient/family priorities
- Ability to be an effective advocate for the patient with multi-disciplinary teams across all healthcare settings
- Able to effectively manage own time and work load
- Able to work shift patterns on a rota basis including nights, weekend, bank holidays
Other
Essential
- Emotional Resilience
- Current Driving Licence and use of a vehicle, with insurance for business purposes
- A commitment to continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Recent palliative care experience
- Demonstrable experience of caring for vulnerable adults in a care/hospital or hospice setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospice care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration with NMC/HCPC and in possession of a relevant degree in Health/Nursing Studies
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber (V300) or willingness to undertake
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills needed to explain complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
- Excellent IT Skills
- Organisational skills, ability to prioritise and make effective decisions
Desirable
- Understand the specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end of life care
Abilities
Essential
- Physically capability of performing the role and carrying out responsibilities required by the duties of this post
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to manage competing and complex patient/family priorities
- Ability to be an effective advocate for the patient with multi-disciplinary teams across all healthcare settings
- Able to effectively manage own time and work load
- Able to work shift patterns on a rota basis including nights, weekend, bank holidays
Other
Essential
- Emotional Resilience
- Current Driving Licence and use of a vehicle, with insurance for business purposes
- A commitment to continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Recent palliative care experience
- Demonstrable experience of caring for vulnerable adults in a care/hospital or hospice setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a hospice care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration with NMC/HCPC and in possession of a relevant degree in Health/Nursing Studies
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber (V300) or willingness to undertake
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).
