Nursing Lead

Pallium India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pallium India seeks a compassionate Lead Nurse for the Palliative Care Department at CVRGH in Bengaluru. You will lead high-quality outpatient and inpatient care for patients with complex needs, and extend services to the surrounding community.

The position requires a BSc in Nursing and Midwifery, registration with Karnataka State Nursing Council, and 5+ years in clinical care, with strong English and Kannada communication and solid palliative care expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in General Nursing and Midwifery from a recognised institution; registered with the Karnataka State Nursing Council.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, preferably in palliative care.
• Fluent in English and Kannada with excellent verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated competence in palliative care principles and practices.
• Postgraduate training in Palliative Care (Desirable).
• Experience in ward management or supervision (Desirable).
• Experience in working with the public health system in Karnataka (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient nursing care to patients in the Palliative Care Dept at CVRGH.
• Conduct home visits for patients with complex palliative care needs, assessing environment and providing tailored care interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and assist in delivery of telemedicine services, maintaining accurate patient records.
• Facilitate provisioning of essential drugs and consumables by monitoring stocks and projecting future needs.
• Ensure safekeeping of drugs and hospital property, including narcotics and instruments.
• Participate in staff education and training programs to enhance palliative care knowledge and skills.
• Facilitate data collection and entry into the state NCD portal.
• Oversee nursing staff and support services, including housekeeping and waste management.
• Support outreach activities to identify and serve patients with palliative care needs.
• Drive partnerships with local healthcare facilities to strengthen community-based palliative care.

Skills

English

Kannada

Palliative care

Education

BSc Nursing & Midwifery

PG in Palliative Care (Desirable)

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Lead Nurse for the Palliative Care Dept at CVRGH. You will also play a pivotal role in providing high-quality care to patients with complex palliative care needs, in the surrounding community as well.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in General Nursing and Midwifery from a recognised institution; registered with the Karnataka State Nursing Council.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a clinical capacity, preferably in palliative care.
• Fluent in both English and Kannada, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated competence in palliative care principles and practices.

Desirable

• Postgraduate training in Palliative Care.
• Experience in ward management or supervision.
• Experience in working with the public health system in Karnataka

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient nursing care to patients attending the Palliative Care Dept at CVRGH.
• Conduct home visits for patients with complex palliative care needs, assessing their environment and providing tailored care interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and assist in delivery of telemedicine services, ensuring the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date patient records.

Administrative Duties

• Facilitate adequate provisioning of essential drugs and consumables by monitoring stocks and making projections for future needs.
• Ensure safekeeping of drugs including narcotics, consumables, instruments and other property of OBLF at the secondary unit.
• Participate in staff education and training programs to enhance palliative care knowledge and skills.
• Facilitate continuous Quality Improvement by ensuring appropriate data collection and entry into state NCD portal.
• Day-to-day oversight of nursing staff and support services, including housekeeping and waste management etc.

Community Engagement

• Support outreach activities in the community to help identify and serve patients with Palliative Care needs.
• Create relationships with elected representatives, public officials, and other stakeholders to create awareness and generate support for PC.
• Drive partnerships with small nursing homes, primary health centres, destitute homes etc. to strengthen community-based GPC.

Collaboration with the Public Health System

This job involves working closely with the public health system without being directly integrated to it. The nurse should demonstrate resourcefulness and adaptability in overcoming bureaucratic challenges, and fostering a culture of collaboration and teamwork to achieve optimal patient outcomes within the constraints of the public health system. Through all this, the nurse is expected to uphold ethical and professional standards and advocate for the needs of palliative care patients within and outside the healthcare system.