Staff Nurse (Band 5) inBerkhamsted inBerkhamsted PUBLISHED 8 OCT 2024
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If you share our passion that palliative care is about living and palliative care skills are some of the best skills you can learn, then make a move that's good for you by becoming a Hospice of St Francis Staff Nurse.
The Hospice of St Francis is passionate about helping patients and their families to live their precious lives well until the very end, giving patients choice over their care and the opportunity to receive our outstanding care whether that is in the Hospice In-Patient Unit or in their own homes!
PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide sponsorship, the successful applicant must be a current UK resident authorized to work in the UK without restrictions
You would be joining the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards of care within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychological and spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
This role will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patient and Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
You will ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written and electronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
About us- To work as a member of the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards of care within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychological and spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patient and Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
- Ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written and electronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
- Participate in identifying and developing guidelines and standards within the Inpatient Unit, and assist in the auditing of these standards.
- Supervise Health Care Assistants working on the inpatient unit.
- Maintain the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with statutory regulations, NMC Guidelines and Hospice policy.
- Establish caring relationships with the patients family and friends, giving support and advice and referring to other members of the multi-professional team where appropriate.
- Answer queries whilst on the IPU as part of the out of hours (OOHs) palliative care advice line for South West and North West Hertfordshire.
- Maintain and improve own professional competence by keeping abreast of developments and attending in-service and external training sessions, courses, study days and conferences.
- At times, provide leadership for the inpatient unit team in the absence of the Inpatient Unit Sister and Senior Staff Nurse, liaising the Senior Nurse on-call as appropriate.
If you share our passion that palliative care is about living and palliative care skills are some of the best skills you can learn, then make a move that's good for you by becoming a Hospice of St Francis Staff Nurse.
The Hospice of St Francis is passionate about helping patients and their families to live their precious lives well until the very end, giving patients choice over their care and the opportunity to receive our outstanding care whether that is in the Hospice In-Patient Unit or in their own homes!
PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide sponsorship, the successful applicant must be a current UK resident authorized to work in the UK without restrictions
You would be joining the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards of care within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychological and spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
This role will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patient and Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
You will ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written and electronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
About us
- To work as a member of the Hospice multi-professional team responsible for maintaining standards of care within the inpatient unit and helping to ensure that the care provided, physical, psychological and spiritual, is of the highest possible quality within the resources available.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, taking into consideration the holistic needs of the patient and Hospice guidelines, policies and standards.
- Ensure the continuity of care through comprehensive, accurate recording and verbal, written and electronic hand-over to other members of the Hospice multi-professional team.
- Participate in identifying and developing guidelines and standards within the Inpatient Unit, and assist in the auditing of these standards.
- Supervise Health Care Assistants working on the inpatient unit.
- Maintain the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with statutory regulations, NMC Guidelines and Hospice policy.
- Establish caring relationships with the patients family and friends, giving support and advice and referring to other members of the multi-professional team where appropriate.
- Answer queries whilst on the IPU as part of the out of hours (OOHs) palliative care advice line for South West and North West Hertfordshire.
- Maintain and improve own professional competence by keeping abreast of developments and attending in-service and external training sessions, courses, study days and conferences.
- At times, provide leadership for the inpatient unit team in the absence of the Inpatient Unit Sister and Senior Staff Nurse, liaising the Senior Nurse on-call as appropriate.
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