In-patient Unit Sister - Barnsley, United Kingdom - Barnsley Hospice

Barnsley Hospice

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Barnsley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Quality (includes safety/experience/effectiveness) 1.Provide expert professional advice and support to patients and carers and signposting appropriately to ensure they receive the right care and support.

2.Support the Multi-Disciplinary Team and facilitate the clinical development of Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates, Healthcare Assistants and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team including students.

3.Contribute to local and regional clinical networks and specific groups.

4.Demonstrate and promote a holistic philosophy of patient care ensuring that clinical leadership focuses on a person-centred approach to care delivery.

Provide professional support and advice regarding issues of patient care to clinical leaders and all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). 6.To identify, coordinate and prioritise referrals to the Hospice, working with other professionals to ensure a timely and effective response for patients, which ensures patient dependency is in line with staffing levels. 7.To provide skilled nursing interventions for patients, working closely with the MDT to ensure a co-ordinated response to complex problems, working across the boundaries of inpatient services and outpatient services as appropriate, and to review progress of patients. 8.To ensure discharge planning is embedded from the commencement of services and to oversee complex discharge planning.
To be actively involved in standard settings, implementation and review. 10.To undertake surveys, audit or research as necessary to ensure delivery of evidenced based practice. Governance & Leadership 1.To line manage the Nursing Team in the delivery of high-quality individualised specialist palliative nursing care across all patient care services, undertaking regular performance review and appraisal of staff and implementation of personal development plans. 2.To exercise leadership as the nurse in charge by supporting and inspiring colleagues to continually aim for the highest standards of care by acting as a professional role model.
To work collaboratively with members of the MDT driving the Clinical Governance agenda, providing expert input and working across professional and organisational boundaries to improve the quality of Hospice care services. 4.To support the ward manager to ensure that patient activity levels meet the expectations of commissioners, whilst ensuring patient discharges are timely and safe. 5.To support the ward manager with the patient services departmental budgets ensuring best value for money. This will include; effective rostering, use of bank and agency staff (cancelling bank/agency shifts as appropriate for workload) and effective use of consumables.
To attend/Chair (in the absence of the Ward Manager) ward meetings and participate in meetings such as Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Group (QIPSG). 7.To conduct investigations when clinical incidents or concerns come to light and complaints from Barnsley hospice patients, staff and visitors, making recommendations to the Ward Manager for service improvement. 8.To assist in the recruitment of Hospice staff and volunteers and support the co-ordination and induction of new members of staff with the Ward Manager and Quality Matron. 9.To assist the Ward Manager in the development of new services and implementation of change in the clinical areas and across the organisation, suggesting ideas to enable the nursing team to adapt and manage change successfully.
Report issues to staff as required via internal communication. 10.To recognise, prevent where possible and manage areas of conflict reporting to ward manager or quality matron if unable to resolve. 11.The post holder will be allocated one day per month to undertake the requirements of the role, in line with service needs. 12.Progress will be monitored and reported on a monthly basis to the Director of Nursing & AHPs by the Ward Manager.
To work alongside and network with other organisations and agencies to support increasing the Hospices profile and increasing awareness of services delivered. 14.To support revalidation with Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates to ensure continuation of registration with the NMC. Other Responsibilities 1.To undertake any other duties, commensurate with the role as required by the Hospice management. 2.To act as an ambassador of the Hospice, maintaining honesty, integrity and trustworthiness at all times.
The post holder will be flexible in terms of working hours in order to meet service needs. 8.The post holder will support the Hospice as required, across the range of his/her duties as appropriate within the grading of this post. In the context of rapid and ongoing change within the Hospice, the above responsibilities represent the current priorities and requirements for the post. These priorities will develop and evolve over time.