Palliative Care Nurse | Life-Limiting Illness Specialist

NHS Jobs; Letchworth; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Jobs in a hospice setting seeks an experienced clinician to provide specialist care for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their carers. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care from admission through discharge or death, and support families with difficult conversations.

You will lead on personalised care planning, including advance care planning, ReSPECT and treatment escalation planning, while respecting diverse backgrounds and maintaining dignity and confidentiality.

Responsabilités

• Offer specialist knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life-limiting illness and their carers.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care from the point of admission through to discharge or death.
• Deliver specialist communication, including conveying significant news about disease progression, prognosis and dying, and support patients and families while coaching other team members.
• Ensure personalised care and support planning that includes advance care planning, ReSPECT and treatment escalation planning.
• Provide care to patients and families from diverse cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
• Participate in hospice MDT, patient planning meetings, discharge planning and bereavement meetings as necessary.
• Maintain dignity, safety and confidentiality of all patients and uphold high standards of physical, psychological and spiritual care.

Description du poste

NHS Jobs in a hospice setting seeks an experienced clinician to provide specialist care for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their carers. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care from admission through discharge or death, and support families with difficult conversations.

You will lead on personalised care planning, including advance care planning, ReSPECT and treatment escalation planning, while respecting diverse backgrounds and maintaining dignity and confidentiality.