Registered Nurse (Inpatient Unit) in Harrow

Here at St Lukes Hospice, we offer 24-hour care / seven days a week to people who have advanced disease. You could be caring for people in our Inpatient Unit which accommodates 12 patients. Our person-centered care is delivered with compassion and respect for peoples wishes. We are welcoming candidates looking for truly rewarding positions, who want to deliver the highest quality of care and who embody our Hospice Values. We are looking for nurses who are keen to join a caring, compassionate, and diverse multi-disciplinary team delivering care of the highest quality.

St Lukes Hospice inpatient care is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post holder will be required to work a range of shifts across the 24 hours, including rotation between days/nights. Although based in the Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other Hospice settings in order to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care (e.g. Pall 24, Community). It is desirable for you to have previous palliative care experience.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the InPatient Unit multidisciplinary team.

Job Description

• To coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever-changing needs.
• To maintain a respectful non-judgemental and caring attitude ensuring the St Lukes Hospice vision and philosophy of care is integral to the care delivered and role undertaken.
• As a member of the wider St Lukes Hospice staff, demonstrate delivery of the St Lukes Hospice agreed vision and values.

KEY TASKS:

• Some tasks may be delegated but the post holder remains responsible for ensuring that they are carried out satisfactorily.

About us

Here at St Lukes Hospice we offer 24-hour care / seven days a week to people who have advanced disease. You could be caring for people in the local community or in our Inpatient Unit which accommodates 12 patients. Our person-centered care is delivered with compassion and respect for peoples wishes.

Job responsibilities

Clinical: 50%

• To undertake a holistic needs assessment that explores individual patients and their carers/families physical, emotional, spiritual and practical needs.
• To be able to develop, update and monitor the individualised care plans ensuring they are patient centred and support the identified patient needs.
• To be able to deliver both generalist basic and complex specialist nursing care interventions that is responsive to the individual patients requirements.
• To demonstrate good time management in order to maintain high standards of care.
• To be able to demonstrate through electronic/written documentation, and verbal communication the care undertaken and patient outcomes. Use clinical tools i.e. SBAR to hand over patient information.
• To be responsible for the coordination of admission and discharge planning, attending family meetings as required. Liaise with the Hospice Navigator to ensure seamless admission of patients and efficient use of bed capacity.
• To be an active member of the MDT contributing to the presentation, decision making of the patients care planning.
• To be able to communicate effectively to own team, extended team and external agencies, ensuring continuity of care is maintained across the different care settings.
• To participate in the development of standards of care and quality improvement, contributing to the wider clinical governance and audit programme.
• To follow all agreed clinical procedures and statutory regulations related to Medicine management.
• To follow all agreed policies for manual handling, infection control, health and safety, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff visiting and within the service.
• To be responsible for coordinating shifts as required; ensuring staff are allocated as per clinical need, dealing with any service enquiries, out of hours phone calls and referrals.

Managerial: 30%

• To take charge of the Inpatient Unit shift as requested.
• To have the highest regard for the principles of confidentiality and the importance of patient consent.
• In accordance to all hospice policies and clinical protocols ensure own and others practice is safe and effective.
• To participate in keeping accurate and timely documentation of patient records, assessments, incident and monitoring forms.
• To deal with any initial complaints and conflict as required, in a polite, calm manner and report to line manager.
• To be accountable for reporting any risk, hazards or accidents that may occur in the service area.
• To contribute to the off duty of the service ensuring that staffing levels are safe and able to meet the varying dependency levels of the patients in the unit.
• To actively participate in on-going performance review and be responsible for the development of agreed junior staff.
• To take responsibility for specific project duties (as delegated) that contribute to the development of services.

Education: 10%

• To be a role model to all peers, colleagues, new staff, volunteers and visitors to the service.
• To disseminate to colleagues and other team members any learning, knowledge gained from attending study/ training days.
• To attend and contribute to the regular clinical learning/education programme.
• To be responsible in continuously developing knowledge and skills in the care of the dying person.
• To complete all mandatory training sessions as required.
• Participate in the orientation/mentorship/supervision of new staff, volunteers and clinical student placements.

Professional: 10%

• To demonstrate ongoing personal and professional development in accordance with the agreed objectives.
• To follow the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and be accountable for own practice, ensuring continued, effective registration with NMC.
• To ensure professional portfolio is kept and updated in accordance with NMC recommendations.

Person Specification

Skills / Personal Attributes

• IT skills to maintain database and patient care records.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a broad range of people.
• Ability to prioritise own work and caseload demands to deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate expertise in the clinical management of palliative care/EOL in patients, and support for families.
• Knowledge and understanding of health care systems and processes.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and guidance frameworks.

Qualifications

• First level registered nurse.
• Current NMC registration.
• Educated to degree level or willingness to undertake.
• Recognised qualification in palliative care or relevant clinical practice.
• Evidence of continuous personal and academic development.

Experience

• Experience in working in palliative care/end of life or with long term conditions.
• Experience of delivery of service.
• Experience of working with and supporting volunteers.
• Experience of auditing and monitoring the quality of care.

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.

£29,844.39 to £36,330.80 a year plus London allowance (depending on experience).