- Contribute to the planning, delivery and facilitation of 1-1s and groups within the Wellbeing at The Hive programme; a series of informative, therapeutic and supportive 1-1s and groups for patients living with a life limiting illness and those close to them.
- Hold a clinical caseload of patients living with any life limiting illness, offering holistic assessment, review and identifying appropriate service for the individual.
- Work alongside and as directed by Wellbeing Service Lead and the wider Wellbeing staff team, providing support to wellbeing assistants as a qualified member of staff.
- Provide guidance and support to volunteers involved in the facilitation of Wellbeing led services, including coordination of volunteers across the service.
- Take responsibility for one or more of the group programmes within the Wellbeing at the Hive programme of support.
- Work alongside colleagues in the wider hospice community services and external group facilitators to ensure a consistent offer of support
- Complete triage, holistic assessment and review of patients on wellbeing caseload, ensuring service offer meets their current symptoms, needs and concerns.
- Provide person-centred palliative care, allowing patients to be involved in the planning of their care and make choices about their end of life care.
- Facilitate group and 1-1 support for management of common symptoms experience by those living with life limiting illness, such as fatigue, pain and breathlessness.
- Observe clinical changes within patients, noting changes to stage of illness; liaising with other community professionals as and when required to meet need.
- Complete risk assessments and/or Personalised Emergency Evacuation Plans for patients, requiring assistance with mobility to access Wellbeing Services
- Complete and contribute to risk assessment for group activities held within the Wellbeing at the Hive group programme.
- Ensure nursing care delivered is in line with approved guidance and processes and that clinical competencies are completed when delivering care.
- Ensure all care provided is culturally sensitive to meet the needs of patients across the locality.
- Maintain accurate records, ensuring that they are clear, concise and legible, and are in accordance with the NMC Standards for Record and Record Keeping, using the EMIS database.
- Represent the wellbeing team at clinical meetings such as handover, safety huddles, referrals meeting, clinical review meetings, and locality MDT as directed by the Wellbeing Service Lead and/or Head of Community Services.
- Demonstrating Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Excellent care across all work, in line with Hospice Values.
- Ensure a safe environment at all times by adhering to health and safety standards, contributing to risk assessments, and reporting all identified hazards, incidents, near misses and concerns using Vantage incident reporting system.
- Follow safeguarding reporting and recording processes to ensure safety of patients, visitors, staff and volunteers.
- To adhere to mandatory training as specified by role and work within Hospice guidance, policy and procedure Person Specification
- Committed to continual professional development
- A flexible approach to working patterns
- Good attendance and punctuality record
- Reliable and trustworthy with a sound understanding of professional boundaries
- RGN level 1 trained nurse
- Current NMC registration
- Bereavement/counselling course
- Palliative care study days/courses
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to assess and deliver care to meet complex needs
- Positive attitude to change
- Good time management skills
- Able to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Has a high level of understanding of patients needs
- Understands the complexity of caring for patients with life limiting illnesses
- Has some knowledge of hospice services and breadth of services offered
- Advanced care planning knowledge
- Experience in caring for patients with life limiting illnesses
- Experience of collaborative working
- Experienced in evidence-based practice working
- 1 years of more qualified nursing experience
- Experience of working in a hospice and/or community setting
- Group facilitation experience with either patients, professionals, students or colleagues
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Description
Job summary
Areyou a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced nurse with a passion fordelivering excellent care.
Underthe leadership of our newly appointed Head of Community Services, as Wellbeing Practitioneryou will use you experience to support the needs of patients living with a lifelimiting illness, helping them to live as well as possible, for as long aspossible.
Youwill report directly to the Wellbeing Team Leader and alongside a team ofnursing staff, healthcare assistants and volunteers to deliver a holisticservice.
**Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 **
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work within the Wellbeing team to support theneeds of patients living with a life limiting illness, helping them to live aswell as possible, for as long as possible. Responsible for monitoring acaseload of patients, 1-1 patient assessment and review, and facilitation ofgroups. The postholder will work alongside a team of nursing staff, healthcareassistants and volunteers to deliver a holistic service.
About us
The wellbeing of our staff is really important tous here at Willow Wood, and this is demonstrated with the range of benefits weoffer including:
Competitive Salary
Can remain in NHS pension with same contributions
Annual leave starting at 35 days (including bankholidays) pro rata
Employee Assistant Programme
Wellbeing initiatives
Free on site parking
Subsidised meals
Access to funded training
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Initiate conversations about end of life care and decision, supporting patients in the development of their own advanced care plans.
Empower patients to make choices about their care and future, enabling them to identify what is important to them.
Organisational Responsibilities
Other Requirements
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills/Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
