About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about palliative and end of life care and looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for someone who holds a high amount of empathy and compassion, and who can make a real difference - not only to our patients but to their family and support network.
The postholder will 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 promoting a learning environment for other health care providers.
They will be responsible for planning, assessing, implementing, and evaluating care in partnership with the Multidisciplinary Teams and out of hours providers.
A clean driving licence and use of a vehicle with business insurance is essential.
Part-time: 30 hours a week to be worked flexibly to include days, nights, weekends and bank holidays on a shift rota basis
Please note: we are not part of the NHS and regrettably we do not hold a licence to enable visa sponsorship
Main duties of the job
The Senior Staff Nurse - Community role will contribute to the provision of specialist palliative and end of life care in the community, being based at Mountbatten Hampshire.
Under the supervision of the Locality Leads, they will work autonomously and as a member of the Community Palliative Care Team influencing the delivery of ongoing patient care, as well as providing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professions within the community.
About us
Mountbatten Hampshire is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister hospice is Mountbatten Isle of Wight.
We pride ourselves on providing expert care and support to our communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, who are facing death, dying and bereavement.
Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those closest 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 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
To provide appropriate pain and symptom management and provide directional support for their psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, their families, and carers
To provide support, information and advice to patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals, including supporting the Mountbatten Care Co-Ordination Centre
Prioritise daily duties in response to patients and familys requirements in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, NMC 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, staff 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
~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~
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 Organisational skills, ability to prioritise and make effective decisions Ability to communicate in a sensitive and empathic manner
Other Essential
Awareness of personal safety issues Awareness of and commitment to the mission, vision and values of the Mountbatten and to support fundraising activities Emotional Resilience
Abilities Essential
Physically capable of performing the role and carrying out the manual handling responsibilities required by the duties of this post Able to work as part of a team Able to be an effective advocate for the patient with multi-disciplinary teams across all healthcare settings Able to work shift patterns on a rota basis including nights, weekends, bank holidays
Qualifications Essential
First Level Registration with NMC and in possession of a relevant degree in Health/Nursing Studies Full UK Driving Licence (clean) and use of vehicle with Business Insurance
Desirable
Registered Independent Prescriber (V300) or willingness to undertake
Experience Essential
Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and the ability to form good working relationships at all levels including volunteers Demonstrable experience of caring for vulnerable adults in a care/hospital or hospice setting 2 years post registration clinical practice experience
Desirable
Experience of working in a hospice care setting
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 Mountbatten Hampshire
Address Botley Rd
West End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 3JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mountbatten.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)