Palliative Care Community Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Providing specialized, compassionate end-of-life care and symptom management for patients with life-limiting illnesses in their own homes.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver safe, effective, compassionate personalised care.
• Administration of end-of-life subcutaneous PRN medications (PAR & medications to be obtained via GP.
• Work closely with GPs, district nurses, social services, and family caregivers to ensure seamless support.
• Provide Emotional & Psychological support to patients & families.
• Provide 24/7 rapid response care.
• Request for face-to-face review of unstable/deteriorating patients from Hub CNS, or OOH consultant. The patient is then to be placed on virtual ward.
• Complete assessments/referrals
• Manage caseload.
• Maintain/update Electronic/paper documentation.
• Develop personalised care plans
• Verification of Death.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• RGN
• Palliative or Cancer Care degree
• Further training / development to Masters level

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience
• Experience of working in palliative or cancer care
• Experience of managing and working with groups of staff
• Experience of dealing with highly emotionally distressed people.

Desirable

• Experience of multi disciplinary working

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Knowledge of national & local policies /guidance relating to palliative care and End of Life care
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Highly developed knowledge of symptom management in specialist palliative care
• Ability to share specialist knowledge in an informal and formal setting
• Provide support to patients and their families in extreme emotional distress and to the staff looking after them
• Good Written and verbal communication skills in English with the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team and offer specialist advice.

Desirable

• IT Skills (including Microsoft package)

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

• Driver with access to a car during the working day

Desirable

• Cross site working

Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• RGN
• Palliative or Cancer Care degree
• Further training / development to Masters level

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience
• Experience of working in palliative or cancer care
• Experience of managing and working with groups of staff
• Experience of dealing with highly emotionally distressed people.

Desirable

• Experience of multi disciplinary working

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Knowledge of national & local policies /guidance relating to palliative care and End of Life care
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Highly developed knowledge of symptom management in specialist palliative care
• Ability to share specialist knowledge in an informal and formal setting
• Provide support to patients and their families in extreme emotional distress and to the staff looking after them
• Good Written and verbal communication skills in English with the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team and offer specialist advice.

Desirable

• IT Skills (including Microsoft package)

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

• Driver with access to a car during the working day

Desirable

• Cross site working

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

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