About this role
Job summary
Are you a motivated, forward thinking, talented individual interested in delivering excellent specialist palliative care within a multidisciplinary team to patients and their families within mid Essex?
Farleigh Hospice is the leading specialist palliative care provider in mid Essex, providing specialist support to patients and their families in both the community via our multidisciplinary locality care teams, and our inpatient unit.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for highly motivated and skilled Registered Nurse(s) to join our specialist Inpatient Unit Nursing Team . You will be skilled in undertaking in-depth holistic assessments to identify patient needs and be able to plan and coordinate care to meet these needs.
About us
The 10-bed unit will provide holistic care for patients with both malignant and non-malignant life limiting illnesses and their families and carers. This will include excellent symptom control, psycho-social and spiritual support for patients who are admitted for symptom control, specialist palliative rehabilitation and end of life care; we are also aspiring to provide care for patients with complex nursing needs such as non-invasive ventilation and tracheostomy care.
As an organisation with a strong social purpose, we understand the strength we gain from having and supporting diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone.
Why apply for this role?
We offer a great working environment; competitive Bank pay and a strong team to support you
Job description Job responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse you will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing clinical care, navigation, coordination and support to hospice patients and their families
Through holistic assessment provide information, advice, psychosocial and spiritual care to patients with palliative and end of life care needs, supporting their families and carers, liaising and referring on as necessary to appropriate health and social care professionals
To work in partnership with those receiving care, helping them to access relevant health and social care, information and support when they need it. Support people to access, identify, appraise and interpret information, to enable them to determine their own future
To maintain effective communication skills to deliver highly emotive information clearly, sensitively and unambiguously with staff, patients, families and professionals by face-to-face, telephone and/or electronic means
To work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)sharing the clinical caseload of patients/carers within the locality/in-patient unit for patients who have palliative care needs to ensure efficient and timely care is coordinated and delivered
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, seeking advice from colleagues or/and clinical leadership team when required, in order to make sound decisions around palliative and end of life care
To support management in training and mentoring a multidisciplinary workforce from novice to expert to work as one team
To support any streamlined locality/IPU processes and services by embedding quality improvement methodology including clear outcome measures to produce efficient and highly performing community services
To support the Hospice in building strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders and promote the good reputation of the Hospice e.g. local trusts, CCG, health and social care partners, businesses and voluntary organisations
To support and guide Health Care Assistants, Healthcare Support Workers and volunteers in their daily practice
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Proven post registration experience Experience in the delivery of end of life and palliative care or related disciplines.
Desirable
Experience of holistic assessment and complex symptom management Experience of multi-disciplinary team working Experience of working unsupervised (Lone working)
Qualifications Essential
Nurse Registration Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
Advanced Communications Skills Training
Skills, Ability & Knowledge Essential
Proven ability of successfully working with people and handling difficult and sometimes complex situations Ability to work under pressure, manage own stress and emotional responses and be aware of stress in others Ability to use a range of IT systems and software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365 and electronic patient record systems (such as SystmOne), ) as well as virtual systems e.g. Zoom, MS Teams Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance Ability to motivate self and others and to lead by example Able to effectively resolve professional and ethical issues Ability to prioritise issues and tasks Good oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Other Requirements Essential
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Quality & Attributes Essential
Passionate about Hospice Care and enthusiasm for the vision of the organisation Team player who can work as part of our One Team ethos Good level of emotional intelligence and resilience Flexible approach to work, with ability to work out of hours on occasions Committed to the development of palliative care skills in others Committed to working in partnership with people their relatives and carers other organisations and agencies
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 Farleigh Hospice
Address North Court Road
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7FH
Employer's website https://www.farleighhospice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)