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Location
Nuneaton, Warwickshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Principle Duties 1. To provide a confident presence to which individuals can turn for assistance and support and be an advocate for the patients with palliative care needs within the community setting. 2. To supervise, direct and manage the work of all staff and volunteers contributing to undertake patient care in the Rapid Response service, so that professional and consistent standards of care are maintained at all times. Specifically: a) To ensure that a holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs are undertaken as required, using evidence-based practice including fundamental pain and symptom control management specific to when patient is palliative/end of life and demonstrate exceptional communication skills. b) To ensure that holistic care is provided in accordance with approved policy and procedures and assessed needs. c) Adopt or implement a team approach to care. d) To establish priorities and programmes of care for individual patients and support those who matter to them i.e., family carers. 3. To develop and ensure good communication with all staff liaising with patients, relatives, carers and all other professionals in the Hospice and community; ensuring quality and continuity of patient care. 4. To be confident with communication skills enabling important discussions with patients, families and professional colleagues in respect of preferences and wishes relating to palliative and end of life care. 5. To represent the Hospice at fundraising, at public and professional events to help promote the Hospice services as necessary. Clinical and Professional Activities 6. Develop through specific training to be a competent autonomous practitioner and nurse leader demonstrating evidence based clinical expertise, completing holistic patient and carer assessments, acting as an exemplar mentor, resource and advisor to other colleagues, patients and carers. 7. Administer medication and treatment as prescribed in accordance with the NMCs, community trust and the Hospices policies and guidelines. 8. Ensure high standards of documentation and clinical records are maintained at all times which pay due regard to timeliness of completion, information governance standards and Caldicott principles and have the ability to use electronic record systems e.g. EMIS. 9. To demonstrate a continuing commitment to professional development by keeping abreast of current developments in nursing practice and palliative/end of life care, participating in appropriate learning and development opportunities. 10. To contribute to the development of high standards of individual care ensuring that clinical practices are evidence based and bench marked against best practice. 11. To recognise emotional and distressing situations and provide support for self and team by undertaking clinical and reflective supervision as per Hospice practice. 12. To work within the NMC code of professional conduct, local and national guidance in respect of palliative and end of life care and standards set by the Care Quality Commission. 13. To participate in the community Trust and hospices quality and clinical governance processes e.g., audit, risk assessments, reporting and root cause analysis of significant incidents. 14. Work flexibly across the organisation and through all departments and sites as required to support the delivery of the hospices care services. 15. Participate in Hospice multi-disciplinary discussions ensuring following up on any interventions needed enabling right care, at the right time in the right place. To attend community hub MDTs and hospital/community specialist palliative care MDT 17. Provide and offer bereavement support to carers in collaboration with Family Support and Bereavement Team. 18. To liaise professionally with other health care professionals both internally and externally in the provision of patient care. 19. Contribute to the recruitment of staff, volunteers and students and the day-to-day management of staff e.g., absences including anticipating cover where necessary. 20. Implementing and reviewing clinical practices to ensure that they are evidence based, cost effective and support processes of change demonstrating responsibility, professionalism and integrity. 21. Act as a role model to staff and volunteers. Managerial Responsibilities 22. To meet monthly with Rapid Response Team for exchange of information and discussion. 23. To deputise for the Head of Clinical Operations at meetings etc. as required. 24. To ensure all activity or patient related outcomes data are accurately completed in a timely manner and confidentially. 25. To ensure equipment and environment is safely maintained, participating in maintaining a healthy and safe environment in accordance with organisational health and safety policy and procedures including infection prevention and control. 26. To contribute to the formation and development of policies and procedures specific to the clinical services. 27. To participate in short- and long-term planning of clinical services. 28. To undertake appraisals. 29. Promote an open and honest culture reflecting a can do attitude 30. Accurately collect and collate service data, and present this in report form, using programmes such as Excel, Word and Publisher, and be competent in the use of such programmes. Education, Professional Development & Training 31. Take every reasonable opportunity for maintaining, developing and acquiring competencies and skills for self-development and personal responsibility for life-long learning, self-development, and reflection and revalidation portfolio. 32. Demonstrate skills, knowledge and ethos through proficiency programme. Undertake training to further enhance skills as necessary within the Hospices framework, in relation to specific hospice development and / or practice development projects. 33. To participate in induction and training programmes for new staff/students/volunteers/ work experience. 34. To supervise, teach, mentor and develop staff, student nurses and medical students and encourage individual skills. 35. Participate in informal and formal education as required. 36. Take responsibility for ensuring the timely completion and/or attendance for all statutory and mandatory training requirements as outlined by Hospice policy. 37. Contribute to the Hospice being a research active organisation and ensure Good Clinical Practice training for research compliance is completed when necessary. 38. Undertake service audits, and actively participate in the promotion, and on-going development of the service. 39. Be willing to undertake training which will support the development of the service, including advanced health assessment, and independent prescribing modules.
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