Roaming Car Service Nurse

Blythe House Hospicecare; High Peak; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospice organization in High Peak is seeking an experienced nurse to join their team for night shifts, providing palliative care across North Derbyshire. The role involves traveling to patients' homes, ensuring high-quality care and support for patients and their families. Candidates should have a background in palliative care, strong communication skills, and a commitment to professional standards. A full driver's license is required, and the role offers compensation based on experience between £31,049 and £37,796 annually.

Qualifications

• 2 years post registration experience in a primary care setting.
• Post registration experience of palliative care in specialist or general setting.
• Experience of bereavement support.

Responsibilities

• Provide palliative nursing care to patients across North Derbyshire.
• Work with and support patients, relatives, and carers in their changing needs.
• Communicate with care teams, reporting on patient conditions and needs.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to manage time and caseloads effectively

IT skills including the ability to use Word/PowerPoint/Excel

Experience of leading teams

Knowledge of measuring patient outcomes and data collection

Education

Registered Nurse, Part 1 of register

Job description

Are you a team player who ispassionate about end of life care and supporting people to die at home and doyou want to be part of making special memories that last forever? Then this isthe job for you!

We are looking for anexperienced, enthusiastic nurse to join our team, working 3 nights a week out of 7. During the hours of 8pm and8am they will travel to patients across North Derbyshire to provide palliativenursing care.

Main duties of the job

Purpose

The Roaming Car Service is anight service covering the hours of 8pm to 8am. During those hours the RoamingCar Service Nurse and a Health Care Assistant (HCA) will travel to patientsacross North Derbyshire, planned and unplanned, to provide palliative nursingcare.

About us

Blythe House Hospice addsquality to life by providing the highest levels of care for people in the HighPeak, Derbyshire Dales & North Derbyshire who are affected bylife-limiting illnesses including cancer, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD), and neurological conditions such as motor neurone disease. Thehospice also supports those who are bereaved.

Job responsibilities

Key Tasks

To work with, and support,the patient, relatives, and carers; being sensitive to their changing physical,psychosocial and spiritual needs.

To provide skilled nursingcare within the care plan of the District Nurse, and in accordance with themedical care prescribed by the GP.

To provide nursing care andsupport to the families and carers of individual patients in the place theycall home across North Derbyshire.

To communicate and liaisewith the patients usual care team including District Nurses, other palliativecare support such as the DHU/111 Roaming Service as well as the Hospices RoamingCar Service Manager or deputy, reporting on the condition and needs of thepatients and providing and maintaining nursing reports and records, asnecessary.

To collect and report anyrequired data to support delivery of the service, documenting directly on to SystmOneor in reporting systems as appropriate.

To attend team meetings ona regular basis, undertaking clinical supervision, mandatory and on-goingtraining and education as required.

To maintain professionalconfidentiality in all matters relating to patient care.

To be professionallyaccountable as described in the NMC Code of professional conduct.

Clinical

To beresponsible for the administration of controlled medicines and be aware ofcurrent drugs/therapies used in symptom control.

Demonstrate nursing procedures, where appropriate, to carers or colleagues to assist inpromoting and maintaining patient comfort.

To be competent in the use of syringe drivers, other specialist equipment and aids, and utilize these when appropriate.

To be competent in all clinical procedures required for symptom management in end-of-life care, following Blythe House Hospice policies and procedures.

Advise the Hospice at Home team of any equipment and aids required for the provision of efficient nursing care to meet the needs of the patient.

To be familiar with the procedure in the event of an emergency or death of the patient, including that for the verification of death.

To conduct the verification of death, if formally trained/qualified and competent to do soonce it has been confirmed to verify through contacting DHU overnight.

To be aware if a DNACPR/ReSPECT order is signed and in place for each patient and take appropriate action when required. Also, to alert the co-ordination team if a DNACPR/ReSPECT Form is not in place.

To develop, with support where required, a high level of specialist palliative careknowledge which includes key issues relating to the last year of life, such as:

To have the patient and their loved ones at the centre of all decisions.

The shape and function of professional services.

Symptom management.

National frameworks and guidance.

Key ethical issues.

High standard of clinical record writing.

To develop and utilize advanced communication skills with patients, carers and families.

To develop and deploy a specialist understanding of the complexities of patients requiring endof life care and managing those problems.

To be both a flexible and adaptable practitioner who works closely and effectively with clinical leads and local teams.

To ensure patients and their families are protected from harm, in line with the Safeguarding Policy and the Mental Capacity Act.

To practise inline with the NMC professional code of conduct and act as a role model within Blythe House Hospice.

Management Responsibilities

To assist the RoamingCar Service Manager in the delivery of the service as directed to ensure that the service isefficiently and effectively managed.

To actively contribute towards the evaluation and development of the service.

To maintain effective communication within your own team, other hospice departments and community colleagues.

To ensure service sustainability through integrated team working across clinical departments and partner organisations.

To understand financial implications of service delivery.

Quality and Education

To contribute to the delivery of ongoing training programmes to ensure the Roaming Car Service team and HCAs have up to date knowledge and skills relevant to their roles and responsibilities.

To ensure and record compliance with CQC regulations and contribute to provide evidence of compliance.

To ensure all significant events, drug errors or service issues are reported in a timely way.

To ensure issues are raised of alleged wrongdoing or malpractice with the appropriate line manager as well as ensuring that any member of staff who raises such issues will be protected under the Hospice Whistleblowing policy.

To be responsible for accurate recording of incidents, accidents and complaints inline with Blythe House Hospice policies and procedures.

To contribute to the further development of methods of data collection in line with national guidance and Blythe House Hospice policies.

To ensure all confidential information, hard and soft data within the department is managed securely and maintained in accordance with GDPR, relevant policies and procedures.

To support the process of ensuring the quality of care is measured against agreed standards.

To input appropriate data/outcomes using audit tools when required.

To support the monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the Hospice at Home service.

Communication and Team Working

To assess and ensure the patients needs are met by discussing, referring and sharing patient care with key professionals and demonstrate via a high level of communication skills.

To be knowledgeable, respectful and supportive of all teams within Blythe House Hospice.

To represent Blythe House Hospice in an enthusiastic, polished and proficient manner in all professional and public forums.

To have/develop a high standard of written and electronic reporting and presenting.

To respond collaboratively and supportively to the volunteer workforce of Blythe House Hospice.

Child Protection and Vulnerable People:

It is the responsibility of all staff to:

Safeguard children and/or vulnerable adults; to access training to ensure they know what constitutes abuse, and what support is available to them, at a level appropriate to their role and responsibilities;

To report any concerns, without delay, to the identified person within their department/division or area of responsibility as per the relevant policies, keeping clear records, and following up as required to ensure necessary actions have been taken.

Equality and Diversity:

All employees have a positive duty to comply with our Equality and Diversity Policy and to ensure that their colleagues are treated with respect and dignity. It is important to both communicate and promote the equal opportunities policy as part of a collective effort on a regular and ongoing basis.

This Job Description describes the main duties of the post holder and is not exhaustive. It will be reviewed with the post holder as part of the regular performance review and staff development procedure. This Job Description does not form part of the Contract of Employment.

Person Specification

Experience

• 2 years post registration experience in a primary care setting
• Post registration experience of palliative care in specialist or general setting
• Nursing and/or palliative care in a community setting
• Experience of bereavement support

Personal Attributes

• — Flexible and adaptable
• — High professional standards and practices with integrity
• — Sense of humour
• — High level of self‑awareness
• — Hard working and team player
• — Innovative and inspirational

Skills and Ability

• — Good communication and interpersonal skills
• — Ability to manage time and caseloads effectively
• — Ability to work autonomously on own initiative and as part of a team
• — IT skills including the ability to use Word/PowerPoint/ Excel
• — Able to drive and have access to a car for work
• — Experience of leading teams
• — Knowledge of measuring patient outcomes and data collection
• — Teaching skills / qualification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Part 1 of register

Knowledge

• — Sound knowledge of fundamental palliative and end of life care issues
• — Sound knowledge and practice of symptom management in palliative and end of life care
• — Demonstrable interest and passion for palliative and end of life care
• — Knowledge of Advance Care planning, DNACPR guidance
• — Knowledge of local clinical services, particularly primary care services

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.

Depending on experience £31,049 - £37,796 Band 5 equivalent dependant on experience