- Hours - per week (part time considered)
- Salary - £36,100 - £43,470 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Closing date - 2 May 2024 at 12 noon
- Participating in the development of the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice planned and unplanned community Hospice @ Home model of care.
- To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis
- To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
- Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care. This will include a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in person reviews in their own homes.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients, coordinating their care services.
- Act as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
- Work across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safe and effective service delivery.
- a supportive environment
- personal development
- flexible working
- opportunities to volunteer
- generous annual leave entitlement
- NMC registration fees paid
- opportunity to sustain your NHS pension
- employee assistance programme
- passionate team with quality at the heart of what we do.
- First level Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
- Willing to or working towards of have completed further study in Palliative Care or relevant area.
- Proven palliative care experience or related speciality.
- Proven experience of effective team working.
- IT literate including a good knowledge of Excel, Word, a clinical IT system.
- Evidence of extended roles within their practice.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to prioritise clinical duties.
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team.
- Advanced communication skills training or commitment to achieve this.
- Drive and enthusiasm with a positive approach.
- Caring and empathetic approach.
- Commitment to the organisation mission and values.
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- We are caring and compassionate
- We engage and empower
- We strive for excellence
- We develop and innovate
- We respect and value
Community Senior Staff Nurse/Paramedic - St Albans, United Kingdom - Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Description
Job summary
The role of the Community Senior Staff Nurse/Paramedic is to support the delivery of planned and unplanned care across Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice to provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care, skills, advice and support to patients, carers and those important to the patient.
You will work across Rennie Grove hospice sites, but be based at either Gillian King House Chalfont St Giles, Rennie House Tring or Grove House St Albans, so a car and driving licence will be essential.
Main duties of the job
Key Activities will include:
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. Its important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.
We can offer:
If successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme. We encourage and strongly recommend our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
We are delighted to announce the proposed merger between Rennie Grove Hospice and Peace Hospice Care commenced on 1 July 2023. The new organisation has been incorporated and is now called Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The purpose of the role is to provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care, skills, adviceand support to patients, carers and those important to the patient. This role will support thedelivery of planned and unplanned care across Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice.This means you will be responsible to:
Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned communityHospice at Home model of care. To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of individualised patient /family care and support.
To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis.
To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care. This willinclude a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in personreviews in their own homes.
To work with wider Hospice team as well as system partners to support delivery of care and enablepatients to remain in their preferred place of care
Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients,coordinating their care services. Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the Hospice at Homeservice
Act as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community, activelydemonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
Work across the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safeand effective service delivery.
For more information, please see the attached job description.
Person SpecificationQualifications
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Experience
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Skills and Knowledge
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Personal Qualities & Other
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