Registered Nurse Hospital at Home - End of Life Care | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust; Macaíba; Híbrido; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A community health trust is seeking an autonomous practitioner to provide holistic nursing assessment and evidence-based care in a community setting. The role involves maintaining patients in their homes, diagnosing conditions, and planning for end-of-life care. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in nursing and be adept at recognizing when advanced care is needed. Offering flexibility in location across various service areas.

Qualificações

• Experience in holistic nursing assessment and care delivery.
• Ability to maintain patients in their homes where possible.
• Skilled in recognizing deterioration and advanced care planning.

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs.
• Deliver high-quality, safe care to patients and carers.
• Recognize when advanced care planning is necessary.

Conhecimentos

Holistic nursing assessment

Evidence-based care

Diagnosis and treatment planning

End-of-life care planning

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a bold transformation in Community and Palliative End of Life Care across the county. Our vision is to ensure people nearing the end of life experience a peaceful, dignified death in the place of their choosing. We are creating a more patient-centred, community-based approach that brings compassionate care closer to home in the last year of life or nearing the end of life.

We are expanding services in collaboration with the Macmillan Social Investment Fund and local partners, including:

• A 24/7 Rapid Community Response and Care Service
• A dedicated End of Life Care phone line for public and professionals
• Strengthened voluntary sector partnerships and our Hospital@Home virtual service

We have opportunities available across various localities within the county, offering flexibility in base location depending on service need and candidate preference with a requirement to cover Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Interview date: To be confirmed

Role and Responsibilities

As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. Responsibilities include:

• Holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence-based care to patients and carers
• Maintaining patients in their own homes where possible
• Physical examination and detailed history taking
• Diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions and treatment planning
• Recognising when deterioration indicates a need for advanced care planning and/or end-of-life (dying phase) care

Your experience and skills should enable you to identify when a person is deteriorating and when end-of-life planning is appropriate.

About the Trust and Local Area

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health and provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. We are a people organisation and people matter to us. You’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust, including doctors, nurses, therapists, admin and support staff. We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and be a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live in the area. A third of people in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon, so we work closely with partners in Devon. In the summer and during other holidays, many visitors use our services.

Additional Information

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see the supporting documents.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025.