Registered Nurse; Community Services Job Hereford area,England UK,Nursing

Job summary

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our incredible team on an permanent basis. Based in the beautiful village of Bartestree, approximately 5 miles east of Hereford city, St Michael's Hospice has been providing the highest quality care, to the local community for over 40 years. At St Michaels we are not just offering a job, but the chance to make a real difference in peoples lives.

You will work within our multi-disciplinary team providing physical, psycho-social and spiritual care to patients and their families. You will be able to organise your own time effectively, adapt to changing demands and conditions, remain calm under pressure, and communicate in a clear and engaging manner. We offer support with revalidation and ongoing CPD through both in-house and external education.

Range of flexible and part-time working patterns. This post is conditional to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse in the Community you will use your nursing skills and knowledge, complemented by the education, support and mentoring we will provide, to ensure all patients end-of-life care needs are addressed. You will work with multiple agencies, advising, explaining and acting as a patient advocate in conversations with GPs, paramedics and other healthcare providers. This multi-disciplinary collaboration, alongside excellent communications and teamwork within the charity, means your patients will have continuity of care and be able to focus on quality time with their family.

We

are looking for someone to join us Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, working a mixture of earlies and lates & )

About us

St Michael's Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension. We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave (pro rata if applicable), plus bank holidays.

We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for over 40 years.

Job responsibilities

Job Title:

Registered Nurse - Community Services

Spinal Point Range: 13,15,18 (Plus, unsocial hours payments see below)

Hours:

37.5 hours per week; on a shift basis

Department:
Community Services

Location:

St Michaels Hospice, Bartestree

Reports to:

Sister

Job Purpose:

To assess, plan and deliver a high quality palliative and end of life care to patients and families within their home or care home.

Responsibility Areas:

Care Provision
Contribute to the comprehensive holistic assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the needs of patients on each shift.
Deliver generalist nursing care interventions that is responsive to the individual patients requirements.
Identify and report any concerns or changes in patients condition and or familys wellbeing to wider community teams as appropriate.
Contribute to the patient centred assessment and care planning ensuring timely review and update utilising the OACC suite of outcome measures.
To carry out assurance visits with the Senior Community HCAs to assess the accuracy of work and completion of documentation.
To work within NMC guidelines specifically recognising the delegated authority for devolving care to senior community HCA workforce.
Identify pre and post bereavement needs and potential issues referring on to supportive care team.
To provide expert telephone advice and support to professionals, patients and families.
Ensure that patients/carers needs are identified and refer to supportive care if needs are greater.
To supervise and upskill the Senior HCAs when undertaking a joint visits; sharing expertise knowledge and skills.
To act as a link nurse in selected specialism e.g. diabetes.
To follow all agreed hospice and community NHS clinical procedures ensuring alignment with NMC/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…