About this role
Job summary
Meadow House Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults across Ealing and Hounslow through our inpatient unit, community teams and Day Service.
As a Band 6 Nurse on the Inpatient Unit at Meadow House, you can further develop your specialist skills as well as your managerial, leadership and teaching skills within a positive and challenging environment. You will be responsible for the day to day running of the In-Patient unit along with four other team leaders. You will be responsible for leading a team of nurses and support workers in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate care for patients with complex palliative needs, often at an advanced stage of progressive illness.
We are looking for someone with
o Experience in Specialist Palliative Care and/or Oncology, including end of life care
o A compassionate, empathetic approach to patient and family care
o Ability to work effectively with the MDT and volunteers
o Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
o Ability to deputise for the when required
o Commitment to ongoing professional development
o Strong organisational and IT skills
We offer ongoing professional development, support and study leave to help you achieve your career goals.
For visit or information, please contact Anna Abey (Ward Manager) on 0208 967 5597/5016
Main duties of the job
- To act as a clinical expert within the IPU.
- Co-ordinates the delivery of nursing care to all patients during a shift.
- Supervises the ward team, providing direction and support.
- Facilitate and co-ordinate admissions and discharges to the unit, includingundertaking continuing care and palliative care funding assessments to ensure adequate ongoing care for patients being discharged.
- Assists in meeting the requirements of the Clinical Governance programme pertaining to the inpatient unit.
- Ensures the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care on the In-Patient Unit (IPU).
- Acts as a resource and educator to staff on the IPU and pre-registered students
- Ensures effective communication within the IPU both among staff and with patients and their relatives and carers.
- Deputises for the Ward Manager as required.
- Represents the ward at meetings internally and externally in absence of the Ward Manager
- Develop specialist skills and knowledge that are required within palliative care.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Essential
- oCare of the Dying or equivalent(End of Life and symptom management)
- Experience of working at senior level Band 5 and above
- Demonstrated accuracy in controlled drug dosage calculations
Desirable
- Advance communication
Essential
- oFirst level Registered Nurse
Desirable
- oDegree in Palliative Care
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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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
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Meadow House Hospice;
Ealing Hospital
Uxbridge Road
Southall
UB1 3HW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)