Senior Staff Nurse - IPS inMaidenhead inMaidenhead PUBLISHED 27 DEC 2023
Thames Hospice rzILovHN
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To ensure that the IPU service delivers an excellent standard of care to patients and their families
2. To lead the IPU when on shift in the absence of a Sister
3. To offer timely and individual care based on need, using referral criteria, regular patient review, assessment, re-assessment and discharge criteria as appropriate
4. To provide direct delivery of care to patients
5. To provide symptom control for patients including the administration of medicines in line with Thames Hospice Policy
6. To communicate fully and effectively with patients, their families and professional colleagues to ensure a safe and needs led care pathway, with particular consideration given to discharge
7. To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a co-ordinated and defined management plan / plan of care for each patient. To include review and discharge as appropriate and attend MDT meetings as required
8. To maintain accurate healthcare records, written and computer based, liaising with community colleagues and in line with Thames Hospice organisational policy and professional requirements
9. To participate in training, of student nurses and external stakeholders as required
10. To mentor new Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Student Nurses
11. To monitor practice and competence for Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants by regularly working with them as part of a shift
12. To participate in all areas of performance management, to include recruitment, appraisal and monitoring staff performance
13. To support and work with the IPU Team Sisters to develop and maintain effective partnership working with the multidisciplinary team
14. To communicate, when required, with external care agencies, GPs and community teams to facilitate best working practice and service provision
15. To participate and lead in audits of the service, to identify if improvements and / or changes have enabled an improved patient and care experience
16. To report accidents, incidents and complaints in area of responsibility as per procedure, participating in investigations as required
17. To work to the processes for maintaining role boundaries and patient confidentiality
18. To maintain personal and professional development including own attendance at Thames Hospices mandatory training
To assist in the development and delivery of the IPS service to enable provision of care for patients requiring palliative or end of life care. To provide day to day management of the IPS under the direction of the Sister or Senior Sister.
You will need tobe anexperienced registered nurse not necessarily in a hospice or palliative care setting with the desire to care for this group of patients. You should possess good communication skills, excellent care values and a strong sense of team spirit.
We have created exciting opportunities offering a more flexible approach to working, to fit around your lifestyle and provide the all-important work-life balance.
We also offer shift enhancements as follows:
- Work on a Saturday: Time and one third 1.33
- Work on a Sunday or Bank Holiday: Time and two thirds 1.66
- Work after 8pm-8am: Time and one third 1.33
To ensure that the IPU service delivers an excellent standard of care to patients and their families
2. To lead the IPU when on shift in the absence of a Sister
3. To offer timely and individual care based on need, using referral criteria, regular patient review, assessment, re-assessment and discharge criteria as appropriate
4. To provide direct delivery of care to patients
5. To provide symptom control for patients including the administration of medicines in line with Thames Hospice Policy
6. To communicate fully and effectively with patients, their families and professional colleagues to ensure a safe and needs led care pathway, with particular consideration given to discharge
7. To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a co-ordinated and defined management plan / plan of care for each patient. To include review and discharge as appropriate and attend MDT meetings as required
8. To maintain accurate healthcare records, written and computer based, liaising with community colleagues and in line with Thames Hospice organisational policy and professional requirements
9. To participate in training, of student nurses and external stakeholders as required
10. To mentor new Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Student Nurses
11. To monitor practice and competence for Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants by regularly working with them as part of a shift
12. To participate in all areas of performance management, to include recruitment, appraisal and monitoring staff performance
13. To support and work with the IPU Team Sisters to develop and maintain effective partnership working with the multidisciplinary team
14. To communicate, when required, with external care agencies, GPs and community teams to facilitate best working practice and service provision
15. To participate and lead in audits of the service, to identify if improvements and / or changes have enabled an improved patient and care experience
16. To report accidents, incidents and complaints in area of responsibility as per procedure, participating in investigations as required
17. To work to the processes for maintaining role boundaries and patient confidentiality
18. To maintain personal and professional development including own attendance at Thames Hospices mandatory training
To assist in the development and delivery of the IPS service to enable provision of care for patients requiring palliative or end of life care. To provide day to day management of the IPS under the direction of the Sister or Senior Sister.
You will need tobe anexperienced registered nurse not necessarily in a hospice or palliative care setting with the desire to care for this group of patients. You should possess good communication skills, excellent care values and a strong sense of team spirit.
We have created exciting opportunities offering a more flexible approach to working, to fit around your lifestyle and provide the all-important work-life balance.
We also offer shift enhancements as follows:
- Work on a Saturday: Time and one third 1.33
- Work on a Sunday or Bank Holiday: Time and two thirds 1.66
- Work after 8pm-8am: Time and one third 1.33
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