Charge Nurse - Hospice at Home

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 6 Registered Nurseto join our busy Hospice at Home Teambased in Erdington.

As a Band 6 Registered Nurse, you will play a key role insupporting patients with complex end-of-life needs, contributing to theassessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care for ourpatients and their carers, ensuring that all care is delivered with compassion,dignity and respect.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist clinical hands-on care through holistic assessment, planning, implantation and evaluation of care, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate person-centred support tailored to the individual needs of the patients and their carers

Work autonomously within professional boundaries, whilst demonstrating advanced clinical rational and decision-making skills to triage, prioritise and coordinate care according to patient need, urgency and complexity

Undertake assessment of patients with palliative and end of life care needs, identifying physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs whist completing appropriate accurate documentation with assistance from patents their families and the members of the multidisciplinary team.

Utilise specialist clinical skills in accordance with professional standards and organisational policies.

What Were Looking For

Level 1 Adult Registered Nurse, with current NMC registration.

Post registration qualification in palliative care, or willingness to undertake one

Substantial experience within an acute hospital or hospice at Band 5 (or equivalent).

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Own car and full UK driving licence.

About us

Be part of an organisation recognised for compassionate, highquality palliative care.

Develop specialist skills within a supportive, expert community team.

Contribute to truly meaningful work that makes a difference every day.

Enjoy a flexible, positive working culture committed to staff wellbeing.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide end oflife care, advice and support to patients, their families and carers. Manage the Hospiceat Home caseload on a daily basis ensuring appropriateness of referrals anddelegating work to the Hospice at Home staff. Responsible forco-ordinating flexible care provision to enable patients to remain at home. Work inpartnership with clients and deliver evidence based programmes of care. Act as a rolemodel and supervise staff and provide mentorship for Registered Nurses andNursing Assistants within the team, nursing students where appropriate, andcolleagues.Develop andmaintain effective communication networks with other health professionals towork flexibly and collaboratively across organisations and boundaries. Work inpartnership with the clinical nurse specialist team- providing specialistadvice and support under the supervision of the caseload holder Work within ownarea of clinical competency. Provide end oflife care, advice and support to patients, their families and carers. Manage the Hospiceat Home caseload on a daily basis ensuring appropriateness of referrals anddelegating work to the Hospice at Home staff. Responsible forco-ordinating flexible care provision to enable patients to remain at home. Work inpartnership with clients and deliver evidence based programmes of care. Act as a rolemodel and supervise staff and provide mentorship for Registered Nurses andNursing Assistants within the team, nursing students where appropriate, andcolleagues. Develop andmaintain effective communication networks with other health professionals towork flexibly and collaboratively across organisations and boundaries. Work inpartnership with the clinical nurse specialist team- providing specialistadvice and support under the supervision of the caseload holder Work within ownarea of clinical competency.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Provide end oflife care, advice and support to patients, their families and carers. Manage the Hospiceat Home caseload on a daily basis ensuring appropriateness of referrals anddelegating work to the Hospice at Home staff. Responsible forco-ordinating flexible care provision to enable patients to remain at home. Work inpartnership with clients and deliver evidence based programmes of care. Act as a rolemodel and supervise staff and provide mentorship for Registered Nurses andNursing Assistants within the team, nursing students where appropriate, andcolleagues.Develop andmaintain effective communication networks with other health professionals towork flexibly and collaboratively across organisations and boundaries. Work inpartnership with the clinical nurse specialist team- providing specialistadvice and support under the supervision of the caseload holder Work within ownarea of clinical competency. Provide end oflife care, advice and support to patients, their families and carers. Manage the Hospiceat Home caseload on a daily basis ensuring appropriateness of referrals anddelegating work to the Hospice at Home staff. Responsible forco-ordinating flexible care provision to enable patients to remain at home. Work inpartnership with clients and deliver evidence based programmes of care. Act as a rolemodel and supervise staff and provide mentorship for Registered Nurses andNursing Assistants within the team, nursing students where appropriate, andcolleagues. Develop andmaintain effective communication networks with other health professionals towork flexibly and collaboratively across organisations and boundaries. Work inpartnership with the clinical nurse specialist team- providing specialistadvice and support under the supervision of the caseload holder Work within ownarea of clinical competency.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Nurse Level 1 with current NMC registration.
• Healthcare related degree or working towards.
• Post registration education in palliative/end of life care or equivalent
• Previous palliative care/end of life care experience at Band 5.

Desirable

• Teaching/ mentoring and assessing qualification
• Understanding of health and social care reform.
• Knowledge of hospice work.
• Ability to use Excel spread sheets.
• Experience of working in a community setting

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Nurse Level 1 with current NMC registration.
• Healthcare related degree or working towards.
• Post registration education in palliative/end of life care or equivalent
• Previous palliative care/end of life care experience at Band 5.

Desirable

• Teaching/ mentoring and assessing qualification
• Understanding of health and social care reform.
• Knowledge of hospice work.
• Ability to use Excel spread sheets.
• Experience of working in a community setting

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Hospice
Address

76 Grange Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 0DF

United Kingdom

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