Bank Registered Nurse Hospice at Home

St David's Hospice Care; Newport; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A palliative care service provider in Newport is seeking a Registered General Nurse to care for patients with palliative needs. Responsibilities include providing support in homes, monitoring patient conditions, and adhering to care policies. Applicants must have NMC registration and experience in community and palliative care. Competitive pay rates apply with additional benefits such as NHS pension continuation.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Continuation of NHS pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with community experience essential.
• Familiarity with the Care Decisions Tool for the last days of life is required.
• Must have experience caring for patients/families needing palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and respite care for patients and families in their own home.
• Administer medication as prescribed and monitor patients' conditions.
• Maintain patients' comfort and dignity at all times.

Skills

Palliative care experience

Community experience

Understanding of Health and Safety Regulations

Education

RGN 1

NMC Registration

Certificate in Palliative Care

Job description

To Care for patients with palliative care needs as requested by St David's Nurses.To provide support and respite care for patients and their families in their own home.Night shift

Main duties of the job

Key Working Relationships:Clinical Nurse Specialists.District Nurses.Key Tasks:To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St. Davids Hospice Care and CIW (Care Inspectorate Wales).To maintain confidentiality at all times.To ensure patients comfort and dignity at all times.To work alongside patients and carers, whilst also recognising their need for privacy.To report any changes in the patients condition to the appropriate St. Davids Clinical Nurse Specialist.To help with patients personal hygiene and toilet needs if appropriate.To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.To monitor symptoms and take appropriate action during shift.To administer necessary medication as prescribed.To be familiar with the Care Decisions Tool for the last days of life.

About us

St Davids Hospice is a charity providing high qualitypalliative care in and around Gwent. Our mission is to provide and continue todevelop a free and comprehensive palliative care service of excellencethroughout Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and within South and MidPowys for people, their families and carers facing a progressive life-limitingillness which is no longer curable. This service recognises the need of thewhole person and is given in co-operation with other agencies.

Working for St David's you will become part of a much wider teamall working collaboratively to ensure the best care for our patients. Ourmission is to provide and continue to develop a free and comprehensivepalliative care service of excellence for people facing a progressivelife-limiting illness which is no longer curable.

As part of the CNS team you will working in one of the fourboroughs Caerphilly, Torfaen, Newport or Monmouthshire.

You will benefit from a salary in line with Agenda for Changepay scales and will enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement. We can offer thecontinuation of the NHS pension scheme if already a member as well as honouringany additional annual leave or sickness entitlements and you will have free on-siteparking at any of our office locations.

Job responsibilities

General Responsibilities

• To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
• To be aware of ones own responsibilities towards Health and Safety Regulations.
• To verbally report any accident or untoward incident as soon as possible followed by written details.
• To be aware of procedures in place to contact the St. Davids out-of-hours service, whenever advice is sought
• To observe a No Smoking policy whilst on duty.
• To observe a No Sleeping on duty policy.
• To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary.
• To attend clinical supervision and hospice at home meetings.
• To log in and out of Guardian to confirm that you have reached the patient's house at the start and end of the shift.
• To contact the Hospice at Home Nurse in charge in the event of any problems occurring during the shift or the patient dies or condition causes concern.
• Ensure a verbal handover from clinical team prior to shift commencement.
• To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN 1
• NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) Registration
• Community Experience
• Certificate in Palliative Care/Be familiar with the Care Decisions Tool for the last days of life

Experience

• Experience in caring for patient/families needing palliative care.
• Community Experience

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.

£18 an hourweek days + £19.58 per hour for weekend and bank holiday shifts