Senior Staff Nurse

NHS; Waterlooville; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Waterlooville is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse for their Hospice at Home service. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing care programs, and supervising nursing staff. The ideal candidate will have experience in palliative care, excellent communication skills, and current UK professional registration. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care in a compassionate environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising junior staff.
• Proven leadership/management experience.
• Current UK professional registration required.

Responsibilities

• Triage patients and carry out assessments.
• Develop and maintain programmes of care.
• Communicate with patients and their relatives.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent basic nursing care skills

Supervising junior staff

Leadership and management experience

Insight into palliative care principles

Education

RGN or RN Adult Branch

On NMC Register parts 1 or 12

Two years experience within a Palliative Care setting

Tools

SystmOne database

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Staff Nurse role will work with the Hospice at Home service, which are led by the Hospice at Home Manager who are responsible to the Clinical Director. The role is based at Rowans Hospice, Purbrook.

The post holder is responsible for contributing to and the implementing of programmes of care within a patient's home.

The post holder is also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and to supervise, where necessary, other qualified and unqualified staff within the primary nursing team.

Key Responsibilities

• To triage patients and carry out assessments of patients, develop programmes of care.
• To maintain continuing personal contact with patients and their relatives and contribute with the evaluation of programmes of care.
• To carry out specific treatments and clinical procedures.
• To assess the needs of patients and carers requiring intervention from other professionals/therapies within and outside the hospice and refer appropriately seeking support from senior staff as appropriate.
• Ongoing assessment of symptom control /care management.
• To verify when a death has occurred, notifying relatives and carers as appropriate following the procedures carried out within the community.
• To care for the deceased patient by administering last offices as appropriate and ensuring the safe and timely removal of the body from the home working within the procedures in place within the community.

About Us

Rowans Hospice is a charity that provides free care and support to adults and their families living in the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire region who have a life-limiting illness.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of supervising junior staff.
• Proven leadership/management experience.
• Excellent basic nursing care skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to demonstrate a good insight into palliative care principles and philosophy.
• RGN or RN Adult Branch.
• On NMC Register parts 1 or 12 ENB 931/285/237/998 or equivalent or relevant area of study.
• Two years experience within a Palliative Care setting.
• Driving License Car Owner.

Desirable

• uDNACPR training.
• Physical Assessment and History Taking.
• Experience of using SystmOne database.
• Regular safe moving/handling of patients and equipment, including beds, mattresses, chairs and as necessary as regular bending and stretching involved.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.