Job summary
Are you looking for the
opportunity to develop your skills and offer truly holistic, patient-centred end
of life care within a supportive, caring Nursing team?
Lawrence Nurses has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to
fulfil the role of Nurse
Coordinator within our dynamic and dedicated team.
About
The Role
In order to support the continued work of delivering
palliative nursing care to our local community, we have identified the need for
a registered nurse with palliative care skills to join us. This role will play a
vital role within Lawrence Nurses. Guided by the patients needs and wishes, you
will be able offer truly holistic and tailored care that's right for the
individual.
Working 16 hours per week (two days), this
role offers the opportunity to work within a highly regarded local
charity alongside like-minded professionals; all of whom share a passion for
delivering the highest possible standard of care to patients and their
families.
£19,838 pa (£46,495 FTE) with enhanced rates of
pay for weekend and Bank Holiday hours.
All applicants must complete the application form found in the supporting documents. Please contact sam.dulley@lawrencenurses.org for further information.
Interviews to be held on the 2nd and 3rd
July 2024
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will be required to:
- Provide appropriate clinical support to palliative care
patients and their carers within their own homes.
- To work autonomously and to uphold the best interests of
patients and their families.To report directly to the
Registered Nurse Manager who will be available for advice and guidance.
- To
communicate and liaise where appropriate with the Specialist Palliative
Community Nurses and the Community Nursing Teams to receive and provide
accurate and timely reports of any changes in the condition of the patients.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and development
and to participate in any training relevant to the role.
- At all times and to all people act as an ambassador of
Lawrence Nurses.
- Uphold ethical and professional
standards as per NMC guidelines.
- To offer 24 hour on-call assistance to support
nursing staff
- To offer support to the patients families and
carers between 8am and 10pm.
- To be able to respond quickly to urgent On Call
contacts, which may include travel to a patients home.
- This role allows for 8 working hours to be
worked with some flexibility throughout the day.
About us
About the Charity
Founded in 1999 in memory of the late Dr Martin
Lawrence, Lawrence Nurses provide excellent holistic care for patients who have
palliative conditions and who wish to remain within their home environment.
Based in Chipping Norton, the service is provided in the local area by a team
of dedicated nurses who work in partnership with the patient, their family,
carers and the Community nursing Service.
Working
in LHNT means working in a passionate, supportive team environment with care at
the heart of all that we do. We are a service providing holistic nursing care
for palliative and end of life patients in their own home over a 24 hour
period.
The
service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC in 2023 of which we are
very proud. We receive many accolades from families and friends regarding the
care and support we deliver and have a very active Fundraising team who promote
our service in the local community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Functions
- Participating in the on-call rota as per the shift pattern and contactable when Registered nurses are with patients.
- Act in accordance with Lawrence Nurses guidelines and policies.
- To undertake assessments including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of care plans.
- To be responsible for updating and developing knowledge and skills relating to clinical practice.
- To provide skilled clinical nursing practices.
- To assist in the support of new nurses.
Communication
- Develop and maintain effective communication networks with patients, families, other health care professionals and fundraisers.
- To ensure accurate and contemporaneous patient records and maintaining the Activity Tracker report.
- To communicate and liaise where appropriate with the DN & Community Nursing Teams to receive and provide accurate and timely reports of any changes in the condition of the patient.
Responsibility for patient care
- To action referrals according to need. To discuss with the Registered Nurse Manager and complex referrals.
- Act as advocate for patients where appropriate.
- At all times, and to all people, act as an ambassador of Lawrence Nurses upholding ethical and professional standards and not behave in a manner that is likely to bring the Charity into disrepute.
- Adhere to all health and safety and fire regulations and to co-operate with the Charity in maintaining good standards of health and safety.
- Undertaking assessments of new patients whose referral meets our criteria, deciding what nursing support to put in place and deploying individual nurses to undertake shifts.
- Supporting Lawrence nurses, where necessary at patients home, seeking advice from the Registered Nurse Manager as needed, and giving a thorough handover to the deployed nurse and obtaining handover information at the end of nurses shifts
Responsibility for Human Resources
- Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and to use own initiative to manage own workload.
- Participate in the appraisal process to identify personal and team development goals.
- Participate in clinical supervision.
- To participate in mandatory training requirements and keep a record of training.
- To adhere and be professionally accountable to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and be conversant with the Scope of Professional Practice and other NMC advisory papers.
- To report directly to the Registered Nurse Manager or in her absence the Operations Manager or Clinical Director.
This job description is not exhaustive. It merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the Charity at any time after discussion with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Functions
- Participating in the on-call rota as per the shift pattern and contactable when Registered nurses are with patients.
- Act in accordance with Lawrence Nurses guidelines and policies.
- To undertake assessments including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of care plans.
- To be responsible for updating and developing knowledge and skills relating to clinical practice.
- To provide skilled clinical nursing practices.
- To assist in the support of new nurses.
Communication
- Develop and maintain effective communication networks with patients, families, other health care professionals and fundraisers.
- To ensure accurate and contemporaneous patient records and maintaining the Activity Tracker report.
- To communicate and liaise where appropriate with the DN & Community Nursing Teams to receive and provide accurate and timely reports of any changes in the condition of the patient.
Responsibility for patient care
- To action referrals according to need. To discuss with the Registered Nurse Manager and complex referrals.
- Act as advocate for patients where appropriate.
- At all times, and to all people, act as an ambassador of Lawrence Nurses upholding ethical and professional standards and not behave in a manner that is likely to bring the Charity into disrepute.
- Adhere to all health and safety and fire regulations and to co-operate with the Charity in maintaining good standards of health and safety.
- Undertaking assessments of new patients whose referral meets our criteria, deciding what nursing support to put in place and deploying individual nurses to undertake shifts.
- Supporting Lawrence nurses, where necessary at patients home, seeking advice from the Registered Nurse Manager as needed, and giving a thorough handover to the deployed nurse and obtaining handover information at the end of nurses shifts
Responsibility for Human Resources
- Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and to use own initiative to manage own workload.
- Participate in the appraisal process to identify personal and team development goals.
- Participate in clinical supervision.
- To participate in mandatory training requirements and keep a record of training.
- To adhere and be professionally accountable to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and be conversant with the Scope of Professional Practice and other NMC advisory papers.
- To report directly to the Registered Nurse Manager or in her absence the Operations Manager or Clinical Director.
This job description is not exhaustive. It merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the Charity at any time after discussion with the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Registration Level 1 or 2, current NMC registration with relevant post registration qualification, e.g. ENB 931or Diploma in Palliative care or equivalent
Desirable
- Degree in Palliative /cancer care or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- The minimum of two years recent experience in palliative care either in the NHS or other relevant care setting.
- Recent experience of working in the community
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Up to date awareness of the skills and knowledge and competencies required for patients with palliative care needs
- Up to date awareness and understanding of specific needs of palliative care patients in the terminal phase.
- Communicate with people in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
- Ability to work alone in a complex and stressful environment and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.
- Ability to quickly identify and solve problems and take action to address issues
- Ability to use own initiative and preparedness to seek advice when necessary.
- To be an effective member of the wider team
- Ability to use basic IT skills to access data from the internet and retrieve and send communication via email
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Registration Level 1 or 2, current NMC registration with relevant post registration qualification, e.g. ENB 931or Diploma in Palliative care or equivalent
Desirable
- Degree in Palliative /cancer care or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- The minimum of two years recent experience in palliative care either in the NHS or other relevant care setting.
- Recent experience of working in the community
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Up to date awareness of the skills and knowledge and competencies required for patients with palliative care needs
- Up to date awareness and understanding of specific needs of palliative care patients in the terminal phase.
- Communicate with people in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
- Ability to work alone in a complex and stressful environment and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.
- Ability to quickly identify and solve problems and take action to address issues
- Ability to use own initiative and preparedness to seek advice when necessary.
- To be an effective member of the wider team
- Ability to use basic IT skills to access data from the internet and retrieve and send communication via email
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).
