Senior Nurse – Hospice Community Services

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Full time
Location: Basildon
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Job offered by: NHS
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Senior Nurse - Hospice Community Services

This is a great chance to join ourHospice Community Services (HCS) which is a unique award winning flagship service offering innovative models of care that works collaboratively and influence other providers. It is an exciting time as we are currently reviewing our services aligning locally with our community providers. We assess needs and plan, implement, and deliver unique packages of care, truly tailored to individual need. We use our one chance to do it right well Main duties of the job

You will be a vital part of a supportive, friendly and specialist team who have a great reputation for ensuring that patients, families/carers receive seamless support in the community. In this role, you will work flexibly to support and deliver care. You will undertake triage and rapid response visits, manage palliative discharges, assess and review care support, conduct full patient assessments and plan care.You will need to have relevant palliative care experience to be successful in this role and because you will be working out in the community, you needa drivers licence and use of a car/vehicle. About us

StLuke's Hospiceare a local charity providing compassionate care to people whose illnesses are nolonger curable. We promote dignity in dying and empower people to make thechoices they want, from the moment they are diagnosed. Job responsibilities

Other responsibilities include To use telephone triage to assess patient and family need, giving advice and support. To offer face to face assessment, to provide the best and appropriate care for patients at the end of life which meets their choice and to support their families/carers experiencing the patient's journey alongside them. To take a clinical lead within St. Lukes Hospice Community Services working at a specialist level, and ensuring standards are maintained throughout the team. To be able to provide high standards of nursing care for palliative patients according to their assessed plan of care/need. To assess initially, and onward review to meet the above needs in any setting home, hospital, care home and Hospice. To be fully aware of responsibilities and processes in safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. To promote personal and professional development of all nursing staff. Person Specification

About you

Registered Nurse Qualification and NMC pin number A commitment to work in Palliative Care Nursing Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis Skills Community nursing experience Excellent written and verbal communication skills Flexibility and willingness to work on rotating shift patterns Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing desirable but not essential 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.

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