Community Senior Hospice at Home Nurse (Night Team)

NHS Jobs; Watford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Community Senior Hospice at Home Nurse for night shifts in Watford, United Kingdom. You will assess patients at home, develop and evaluate personalised care plans, and deliver essential and complex interventions within the medicines framework.

The role involves responding to SOS calls, providing crisis support, maintaining accurate records, and coordinating with the CNS or out-of-hours lines. You will work autonomously and support families before and after bereavement.

Responsibilities

• Carry out holistic assessment of patients and those close to them.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate individualised care plans.
• Deliver fundamental and complex specialist interventions in the home within the RGP medicines framework.

Job description

Community Senior Hospice at Home Nurse (Night Team)

Carry out holistic assessment of patients and those close to them, and develop, deliver and evaluate individualised care plans. Deliver fundamental and complex specialist interventions in the home, including symptom management within the RGP medicines framework, syringe driver care and, once competent, verification of expected death. Respond to SOS and unplanned calls: assess, act within your competence, and escalate to the CNS, out of hrs advice line, or 111 when the situation needs decisions beyond your scope. Deliver hands-on care when it is right for the patient, including on crisis response and unplanned care visits. Communicate sensitive information with skill and care, supporting families before and after bereavement. Keep accurate, contemporaneous records and hand over clearly across shifts and services. Work autonomously within your competence and agreed plans, recognising the limits of your own competence and escalating appropriately. Please see Job Description for full details