Nurse

We are looking for kind, dedicated people to help deliver exceptional care to people in their own homes to join our Team.

East Cheshire supports patients and families in their own homes throughout East Cheshire. We take time to see beyond the patients condition to the whole person and their family. This essential and well supported team work closely with our partners in the NHS and other charities to complement existing local services.

Although predominately based within the community team, there will be a requirement to support the Inpatient Unit Team as and when needed.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

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.

Job description Job responsibilities

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 other community agencies where appropriate and acknowledging/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/other community agencies 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 appropriately manage the use of controlled and other drugs, as per the Hospice 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 upholds 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.
• There may be times when you will be required to rotate to other Hospice areas, based on clinical need, this may include the inpatient unit and other areas.
• To undertake other duties as may required.

Management and Personnel duties include:

• When working out of hours, to be able to effectively manage/coordinate workload autonomously based on patient need and ensure 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 be responsible for ensuring nursing cover to provide continuity of patient care, in the event of reported absence out of hours.
• 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 Manager, Sister and/or Head of Clinical Services.
• To accept responsibility for specific administrative tasks as delegated by the Head of Clinical Services, Manager or Sister.
• 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 Health and Safety Audits, the completion of risk and COSHH assessments and for the updating and communication of all relevant policies.
• To record and monitor all accidents, untoward incidents etc. and report to the Sister, Manager and/or Head of Clinical Services.

Education & Auditing duties include:

• To contribute to the preparation of Care Quality Commission Annual Self-Assessments and to any inspections as required.
• To be able to demonstrate a commitment to research-based practice and clinical excellence.
• To attend/contribute to an education programme that consists of multi-disciplinary clinical sessions, attending conferences, educational programmes; being prepared to share any new knowledge with colleagues, Healthcare Assistants and student nurses.
• To contribute to the development of East Cheshire Hospice as a centre of excellence, engaging with personal development plans.
• To assist in investigating, in conjunction with the Head of Clinical Services and Unit Manager, complaints about aspects of patient care.
• To attend statutory and mandatory training sessions at the request of the Head of Clinical Services.

Person Specification Skills & Knowledge

• Ability and desire to work independently and within a team.
• Commitment towards various quality and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Recognised post-registration Palliative Care Qualification

Other

• Commitment to professional development
• Ability to work nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Ability to travel freely/ daily across the East Cheshire Hospice catchment area.

Experience

• Experience of working in a similar environment
• Experience of delivering holistic care
• Experience of mentoring staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPLUS 30% night work, 30% Saturday, 60% Sunday enhancements.