Hospice Inpatient Unit Band 5 Staff Nurse

NHS Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Band 5 Staff Nurse for the Hospice Inpatient Unit. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering safe, effective nursing care, managing discharge processes, and ensuring the wellbeing of patients and their families. Setting includes participation in team discussions and continuous adaptation to patient needs. This role offers opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the IPU team continues to be effective and resilient.
• Plan and evaluate evidence-based nursing care strategies.
• Anticipate patients' changing needs and prepare them emotionally.
• Participate in patient management plan discussions.
• Lead the discharge process with band sixes.
• Disseminate management plans to the nursing team.

Job description

Hospice Inpatient Unit Band 5 Staff Nurse

Main duties of the role:

• The successful candidate will play an important part in ensuring that the entire IPU team continues to be effective, safe, and resilient as the pandemic continues to generate new challenges.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based nursing care strategies for patients and their carers in an open and cooperative manner, respecting the rights of the individual.
• Anticipate the changing needs of patients and emotionally prepare the patient and family.
• Participate in IDT discussions to inform the management plan for patients.
• Undertake bereavement meetings with the necessary support and training.
• In conjunction with the band sixes, lead on the day-to-day management of the discharge process.
• Disseminate the management plans for the patients to the rest of the nursing team.

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