Registered Nurse in St Austell

Full time - salary is £36,933.00 per annum. Hours of work: 37.5 per week.

We are currently recruiting for a registered nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team, committed to delivering a high standard of specialist palliative care to patients and their families within our In-Patient facilities. You will be required to work on internal rotation to include nights, weekends and bank holidays. Palliative care experience would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job:

• Under the supervision of the Senior Staff Nurse and Ward Sister, the Post Holder is responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of patient care.
• To maintain agreed standards of care and to take an active part in the planning and implementation of clinical audits in order to improve nursing practice.

About us:

Our vision is for all people living with terminal illness in Cornwall to be able to access the care and support they may need at the time and in the place that is right for them and their families. We aspire to deliver the highest possible quality care and support to our patients and their families. We will strive to develop and secure the resources necessary to achieve this, now and in the future.

Our employees and volunteers are essential to the care we provide. In return, for joining a team of people having such a positive impact on others, we provide:

• A chance to make a real difference
• Supportive working environment
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days including bank holidays, which increases with service.
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Non-contributory medical cash plan, with the option to include your family members
• Employee Assistance Programme
• EarlyPay

Job responsibilities:

• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in providing a high standard of specialist palliative care to patients and their families.
• To give qualified nursing support to other aspects of the specialist palliative care service when necessary.
• The Post Holder has no direct budget responsibilities, but must be aware of cost implications and make effective use of resources.

Qualifications and experience:

• Essential: Registered General Nurse on Part One or Two of the Register
• Desirable: Palliative Care Modules in Specialist Palliative Care, To be working towards a Diploma in Nursing

Key result areas/principal duties and responsibilities:

• Clinical: To be a safe practitioner and work within the M & NC Code of Professional Conduct whilst ensuring that those within the Post Holder's sphere of responsibility do the same.
• To liaise with appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team in order to ensure co-ordination and continuity of care.
• To adhere to the guidelines and protocols.
• To work with the team to meet agreed standards and objectives in order to deliver physical, emotional, social and spiritual support to the patients and carers.
• To ensure care is delivered in a style appropriate to the patient's individual needs.

Educational:

• To participate in further training and to maintain a commitment to professional development.
• To contribute to the team development.
• To assist with in-service training as required for both staff and volunteers.

Management/leadership:

• To act as a role model for junior staff and provide encouragement for motivation in order to achieve clinical goals for service.
• To complement the leadership role of the Senior Staff Nurse and Unit Sister and to maintain high standards and ethos of care in her absence.
• To take responsibility for various aspects of ward management as designated by the Senior Staff Nurse in order to maintain an efficient service and develop own management skills.
• To support the volunteers working within the Hospice.
• To actively participate in ward meetings and ensure that accurate information is fed back to the appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To keep concise records in terms of patient documentation, staff records and his/her own portfolio.

Professional:

• To be aware of his/her accountability and limitations and when necessary to extend appropriately his/her sphere of responsibility as he/she sees fit in order to ensure safe practice.
• To participate in an annual staff appraisal or as appropriate.
• To be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of more junior staff members in order to provide appropriate support.
• To demonstrate his/her clinical ability by constantly reflecting on his/her practice and using research as an integral part of such practice.

Clinical governance:

• To actively participate in clinical audit as a means of monitoring and improving standards of care.
• To act as a change initiator/agent when a need to change practice in order to improve quality has been identified.
• To support the clinical team in setting, monitoring and developing standards of care, policies and procedures.

Communication and working relationships:

• Patients, their relatives/carers.
• All staff and volunteers.
• The Community Team, other professionals and external agencies.
• Students on Clinical Placements.

The most challenging part of your role:

• Supporting senior staff in promoting high quality patient care and standards of professional practice already in place including clinical audit.
• Ensuring good liaison within the multidisciplinary team.
• Providing motivation and support for team members.

Person Specification:

• Experience: Post qualification experience - Experience of working within a nursing team
• Qualifications: Registered General Nurse qualification at Diploma level, Working towards Nursing Degree - Completion of Palliative Care Course/or training - Teaching course/qualifications

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.