Registered Nurse

HEART OF KENT HOSPICE; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A compassionate care hospice is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for twilight shifts. The role involves providing exceptional palliative care as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include clinical practice, patient assessments, education, and mentorship of junior staff. Applicants should be Registered General Nurses with experience in palliative care and a commitment to continuous development. This position promises a fulfilling opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a palliative care setting.
• Knowledge of end-of-life care and palliative care emergencies.
• Commitment to continuous personal development.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert palliative nursing care to patients and families.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team for patient care planning.
• Participate in the training and development of healthcare staff.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Symptom management

Communication skills

Education

Registered General Nurse

Job description

Make a real difference every day. At Heart of Kent Hospice, we are looking for a passionate,dedicated Registered Nurse to join our award-winning team for twilight shifts.This is your chance to provide exceptional, compassionate care in a supportiveand friendly environment where every moment matters.

Why You'll Love This Role

Deliver true patient-centered care with the time and attention you've always wanted to give.

Work alongside a close-knit multidisciplinary team that values collaboration and respect.

Be part of a CQC-rated Outstanding Hospice that champions excellence and innovation.

Main duties of the job

Join a workplace that values compassion,integrity, respect, and teamwork. Working as one of the multidisciplinary specialistpalliative care teamin the provision of a co-ordinated andcomprehensive service to inpatients,their families and carers. This will be achieved through the provision of specialist palliative careinterventions based on comprehensiveholistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning, education andsupport to patients, families and carers.

Inconjunction with the Head of IPU, support the development of clinical practiceon the inpatient unit through the planning, implementation and evaluation ofservice development which meets the needs of the multidisciplinary team.

About us

At Heart of Kent Hospice, we believe that everyonedeserves compassionate, expert care when there is no cure for their illness andwhen they have a limited time left to live.

We are a charity and we dont charge a penny forour care. We depend on the compassion and kindness of you, the people of thiscommunity, to power our services and ensure that everyone gets the help theyneed.

We provide specialist care and support to adultswho have a terminal illness as well as their families, friends and carers. Wehelp people to live as fully and as well as possible for the rest of theirlives and ensure that their final days are comfortable and peaceful,wherever they choose to be. We treatevery individual as the unique and special person that they are. Everything wedo is tailored and personalised.

Our vision is thateveryone living with a terminal illness in our community will have the bestquality of life. Our purpose is toenable people with a terminal illness in our community to live with comfort,independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support thoseclosest to them. All our care is underpinned by our corevalues of compassion, integrity, respect and teamwork. These values guideour decision-making and how we conduct ourselves in our work and every one ofour colleagues plays an important part in enabling us to give our patients andtheir families the best possible care.

If youre passionate about our cause considerjoining our team.

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

1. Clinical Practice

1.1Working as part of theinpatient unit under the direction of the Clinical Sister / Head of IPU, Sisterand Senior Registered Nurse, facilitate the highest possible standards ofindividualised physical, psychological, social and spiritual nursing care forpatients, their relatives and carers prioritising need in line with availableresources.

1.2To work as a member ofthe team providing best possible outcomes for patients, families and carers,ensuring that the patients dignity is promoted and respected and that equalityand diversity are priorities of care.

1.3Undertake comprehensivespecialist palliative care nursing assessments, agreeing a plan of care forpatients and families based on clear goals intended to bring about effective,measurable outcomes.

1.4Work in partnershipwith other members of the multidisciplinary team to help patients achieve theirpreferred place of care.

1.5Provide advice and guidancerelated to symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual needs referringappropriately to relevant professionals or services.

1.6Carry out regularaudits ensuring that protocols, policies and integrated care pathways aredeveloped, implemented and evaluated and are consistent with national andinternational standards and current research; support changes in practice whichimprove clinical outcomes and meet the needs of patients, familiesandcarers.

1.7 Takeresponsibility for recognition and assessment of the educational anddevelopmental needs of colleagues,participating in the creation, delivery andevaluation of learning opportunitiesthat fulfill these requirements.

1.8 Provide clear explanations and educationas appropriate to ensure that patients, familiesand staff have the information they require in a timely fashion.

1.9 To act as a resource across the healtheconomy within this specialist area.

1.10 To participate in thedevelopment, review and audit of quality standards and contribute to the process ofcontinuous quality improvement monitoring, reporting to the Clinical Care & QualityAssurance Committee.

1.11 Ensurepatients and professionals have appropriate links to colleagues in the organisation ensuring continuity ofadvice and intervention through effective team working.

1.12 Regularlyattend multidisciplinary team meetings, proactively discussing patients, ensuringthe most appropriate plans of action are in place for individuals.

1.13 In the best interests ofpatients and families, proactively collaborate with a wide range of internaland external professionals developing effective working relationships andensuring effective communication channels are established between the partneragencies, patients and families.

1.14 Maintainfull, accurate and confidential clinical records, both in computerand written form, in accordance withmandatory legal requirements and theHospice standards for nursing documentation.

1.15 Challengeprofessional and organisational boundaries, identifying areas of skills, knowledge and development to providecontinuity and high-quality patient centred healthcare.

2. Administrative and Managerial

2.1Supervisethe work of junior team members and volunteers, providing a point of expertise and knowledge for complex patientproblems.

2.2 Providenursing support and mentorship to colleagues, ensuring clinical staff are preparedand supported in their roles.

2.3Supportthe team in the active development of Healthcare Assistantand volunteer roles.

2.4Participate in strategic service reviews and servicedevelopment initiatives as appropriate.

2.5Attend meetings pertinent to organisational and professionalresponsibilities.

2.6Maintain accurate and up-to-date statistics and utilise Hospicecomputerised systems to establishand monitor appropriate patient/client information. Inconjunctionwith the Senior Registered Nurses produce reports, analyses and documentation.

2.7Represent the Hospice on relevant external groups and beresponsive to and work withpolicy agendas as appropriate.

2.8Toparticipate in a rota that ensures provision of patient care 24 hours / 7 daysa weekas set by the Clinical Sister/ Head of IPU

3. Education, Training andProfessional Development

3.1Maintain own expertclinical knowledge and skills, including advanced communication skills, andachieve the educational standards set out in line with the skills, knowledge andcompetency level required of enhanced practitioners and by the role.

3.2To participate in theperformance review and appraisal process know as Your Snapshot. Identifypersonal development and training needs through clinical supervision and theperformance appraisal process, and undertake relevant training, including allstatutory and mandatory training and development.

3.3To participate in the inductionand ongoing training and development of all clinical staff, students onplacements and volunteers.

3.4 To participate in the Hospicesmultidisciplinary formal and informal teachingprogrammes for internal and external staff. This will includestudents undergoing courses or gaining experience in the Hospice.

3.5 Topromote a collegiate, innovative, creative and supportive learning environment that welcomes ongoing learning, change anddevelopment.

4. Quality, audit and research

4.1Keep abreast of research and audit activity to ensure thathis/her practice is appropriatelyupdated in line with latest guidance, research findings and organisational policies and procedures.

4.2Assess, report and manage risks in line with the Nursing andMidwifery Councils Code and theorganisations policies, and undertake to review practices and learn from experience.

4.3To comply with the Hospices policy and procedure in handlingany complaints.

4.4Contribute to and support the Clinical Governance framework ofthe organisation, and keep up todate with governance activity and latest policies and procedures.

4.5Initiate and/or participate in research and audit, and promotean awareness of and participatein the dissemination of research findings through clinical application to ensure enhanced patient/family care.

4.6Actively work to ratified clinical policies and procedures.

4.7Abide by all organisational policies and guidance in relationto confidentiality andinformationgovernance. Any disclosure ofconfidential information includingpersonalinformation kept on computer or other media made unlawfully outside the proper course of duty will be treated as aserious disciplinary offence.

4.8 Keep up to date with current legislation,professional practice issues and relevantdevelopments in palliative andbereavement care.

5. Communication

5.1 To promote close working relationshipsand good communication links with colleaguesat all levels throughout the Hospice, and maintain good communications with external contacts as appropriate.

5.2 Maintain effective links with educationaland palliative care organisations as appropriate.

6. Health and Safety

6.1 To take reasonable care of the health andsafety of yourself and others that may be affectedby what you do while at work, and to co-operate in the implementation of the Hospices health and safety policiesand procedures.

7. Public relations and marketing

7.1 To initiate and/or participate in theproduction of promotional material for distribution to potential stakeholders.

7.2 To support fundraising/volunteer eventsas appropriate.

8. General

8.1 Organiseand prioritise any competing demands of the role, completing duties as required within working hours.

8.2 Toconduct yourself at all times in a manner befitting the post and theprofessional dignity of the Hospice,and ensure that the Hospice is positively represented to the public and other stakeholders.

8.3To work as a member of the Hospice team to foster the teamscaring mission and to have acommitment to the cause of helping patients and their families with palliative care needs.

8.4To commit to our culture framework which outlines how we expecteveryone at HeartofKent Hospice individually and as a team to ensure the best possible experience for our patients,their families,oursupporters and our local community.

8.5 Championbest practice in Equality Diversity and Inclusion in everything we do.

8.6 Havefun and challenge yourself at work, championing our values and behavioursandabiding by our policies and procedures.

8.7 Adaptand develop in line with the changing needs of the role.

8.8 Act asan ambassador for The Heart of Kent Hospice in order to raise the profile of the organisation at local, regionaland national level as required.

8.9 Workflexibly across departments from time to time as may be requested.

8.10 Undertakeother duties commensurate with the seniority of the post as may reasonably be requested.

Thepost holder will work within the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of ProfessionalPractice at all times. All organisational policies and procedures will befollowed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Proven commitment to continuous personal development
• Proven achievement in quality improvement
• Experience working in a palliative care setting
• Knowledge of symptom management - end of life care and recognizing palliative care emergencies
• Knowledge of the key CQC standards

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.