Rotational Staff Nurse

The purpose of this job role at East Cheshire Hospice is to provide high quality palliative care to meet the needs of both patients living with a life limiting illness and their families/carers in keeping with the aims, objectives and standards of East Cheshire Hospice.

• Provide compassionate and person-centred nursing care to patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans.
• Administer medications and treatments in line with hospice policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including doctors, allied health professionals, and support staff.
• Offer emotional and practical support to patients and their families, ensuring a sensitive and empathetic approach.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records in accordance with professional and organisational standards.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of palliative care services within the hospice.

East Cheshire Hospice has been caring for people living with life-limiting illnesses since 1988.

We put our patients, their carers or families at the centre of everything we do, and our expert medical treatment is only the start of the holistic care we provide.

Our Hospice is a warm and welcoming place for everyone, no matter their background or beliefs. We provide compassionate care in a peaceful, supportive environment, where every individual is treated with dignity, kindness and respect.

Duties

Professional and Clinical duties include:

• To practice as a professional nurse in direct patient care, ensuring that the dignity, safety and confidentiality of patients is always respected and that all patients receive the highest possible standards of holistic care
• To recognise nutritional and hydration needs of patients and liaise with catering staff to ensure the provision of appropriate meals; acknowledging and assisting patients that require assistance with diet and fluids
• To promote professional standards of behaviour and ensure that junior nursing staff are aware of their personal accountability and their responsibilities as articulated in the Code of Professional Conduct of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
• To be able to contribute to policies, procedures and service development, assisting in carrying out regular reviews and audits as appropriate
• To work closely with the multi-disciplinary team in creating a collaborative and planned approach to patient care
• To maintain personal contact with patients, relatives and carers ensuring that their psychological, spiritual and social needs are met
• To maintain custody and storage of controlled and other drugs, checking and witnessing administration procedures and strictly adhering to the Hospices Medicines Management policy
• To assist in fostering an atmosphere of reflective practice, where team members openly discuss the standards of individual practice and critical incidents are a learning opportunity for all
• To contribute to the development of professional nursing practice, demonstrating a commitment to disseminating information, sharing experiences and identifying opportunities for the development of services
• To take responsibility for the accuracy and legibility of patient care records
• To ensure the East Cheshire Hospice Safeguarding policy is adhered to by being committed to safeguarding the patients, staff and volunteers from harm, and uphold the responsibility as a member of staff, to ensure that any concerns are raised and acted upon immediately. Staff are expected to report concerns, participate in enquiries, and where appropriate develop a protection plan, reflecting on outcomes to develop further
• You will be required to rotate to other Hospice areas, based on clinical need, this will include Hospice@Home and when required the Sunflower Centre
• To undertake other duties as may be required

Management and Personnel duties include:

• To be able to deputise in the absence of the IPU Sister and be responsible for all patient support services if / when in charge of the unit by ensuring an equal and high quality of service for all aspects of care
• To assist with the induction, orientation and development of new or less experienced staff and volunteers within the team
• To ensure effective communication is maintained within the team, through formal and informal routes
• To identify and resolve specific managerial problems that may arise within a shift, when in charge. Reporting difficulties to the Inpatient Unit Manager, Sister and/or Head of Clinical Services
• To accept responsibility for specific administrative tasks as delegated by the Head of Clinical Services, Inpatient Unit Manager or Sister e.g. monitor systems for the ordering of clinical stores or equipment maintenance and repair
• To assist in promoting a healthy and safe working environment by ensuring compliance with all legislation and appropriate regulations. This includes establishing and maintaining systems for the conducting of…