Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Care:

• Assess and address physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and ethical needs of patients and carers, including advance care planning & ReSPECT discussions.
• Plan, deliver, and coordinate care in collaboration with the multi-professional team, ensuring patient preferences and dignity are upheld.
• Provide nursing, personal care, and symptom management, administering medications as prescribed and in line with KEMPs policies and procedures.
• Educate and support patients and families on disease progression, care options, and end-of-life care.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team to maintain coordinated care.

Service Development:

• Engage in service development, participate in audits, and contribute to any research projects to improve patient care, following relevant guidelines and best practices.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Foster communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, carers, and agencies to provide holistic care and support.
• Ensure coordinated care through effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders, following KEMPs policies and procedures.

Professional Development:

• Maintain and promote personal and professional development, participating in relevant training, and supporting staff and volunteers in line with KEMPs training guidelines.
• Supervise and mentor students, volunteers, and healthcare assistants within the hospice and community.

Clinical Governance:

• Ensure accurate clinical record-keeping, reporting incidents and complaints in line with KEMPs policies, and support audits and infection control activities.
• Assist the Care Services Manager in maintaining Care Quality Commission standards and ensuring safe drug administration according to KEMPs policies and guidelines.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Lead shifts, prepare for handovers/MDT meetings, and participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision, following KEMPs policies and guidelines.
• Flexible to work across a 7-day service working shifts as the Hospice at Home Service is developed.
• Uphold the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain patient confidentiality, ensuring safe and effective practice in line with KEMP's procedures.

All KEMP Hospice employees are expected to:

• Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence.
• Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships.
• Make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice.
• Provide support and advice to colleagues within KEMP within your area of expertise by working closely with the Multi-disciplinary Team within KEMP
• Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining KEMP values as set out in the KEMP way.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Care:

• Assess and address physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and ethical needs of patients and carers, including advance care planning & ReSPECT discussions.
• Plan, deliver, and coordinate care in collaboration with the multi-professional team, ensuring patient preferences and dignity are upheld.
• Provide nursing, personal care, and symptom management, administering medications as prescribed and in line with KEMPs policies and procedures.
• Educate and support patients and families on disease progression, care options, and end-of-life care.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team to maintain coordinated care.

Service Development:

• Engage in service development, participate in audits, and contribute to any research projects to improve patient care, following relevant guidelines and best practices.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Foster communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, carers, and agencies to provide holistic care and support.
• Ensure coordinated care through effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders, following KEMPs policies and procedures.

Professional Development:

• Maintain and promote personal and professional development, participating in relevant training, and supporting staff and volunteers in line with KEMPs training guidelines.
• Supervise and mentor students, volunteers, and healthcare assistants within the hospice and community.

Clinical Governance:

• Ensure accurate clinical record-keeping, reporting incidents and complaints in line with KEMPs policies, and support audits and infection control activities.
• Assist the Care Services Manager in maintaining Care Quality Commission standards and ensuring safe drug administration according to KEMPs policies and guidelines.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Lead shifts, prepare for handovers/MDT meetings, and participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision, following KEMPs policies and guidelines.
• Flexible to work across a 7-day service working shifts as the Hospice at Home Service is developed.
• Uphold the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain patient confidentiality, ensuring safe and effective practice in line with KEMP's procedures.

All KEMP Hospice employees are expected to:

• Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence.
• Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships.
• Make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice.
• Provide support and advice to colleagues within KEMP within your area of expertise by working closely with the Multi-disciplinary Team within KEMP
• Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining KEMP values as set out in the KEMP way.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse on NMC register (Adult Level 1)
• Evidence of recent post-basic training and professional development

Desirable

• Relevant qualification in Specialist Palliative Care, Frailty, Long term Conditions
• Advanced Communications skills training

Experience

Essential

• Post-qualified for a minimum of 12 months.
• Experience of caring for palliative care patients in an acute, inpatient, care home or community setting.
• Experience of holistic assessment and care planning of patients needs.
• Experience of identifying and assessing risk.
• Experience of using electronic patient records.
• Experience of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary service and teams.
• Experience of working in a community setting and with patients who are nearing or at the end of life.

Desirable

• Experience in recognising the dying phase, managing symptoms, and administering end-of-life medications.

Skills, Knowledge and Personal Attributes

Essential

• Car Driver with Own Vehicle and Clean Driving License
• Excellent communication skills with experience of dealing with difficult conversations around end of life.
• Good organisational skills and time-management.
• Effective team player.
• Non-judgmental and respectful of individual differences.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations/crisis.
• Self-awareness to manage the impact of working with distressed individuals.
• Confident in working as lead nurse on duty.
• Flexibility to work shifts and cover a 7 day service as services develop

Desirable

• Confident in working as lead nurse on duty

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse on NMC register (Adult Level 1)
• Evidence of recent post-basic training and professional development

Desirable

• Relevant qualification in Specialist Palliative Care, Frailty, Long term Conditions
• Advanced Communications skills training

Experience

Essential

• Post-qualified for a minimum of 12 months.
• Experience of caring for palliative care patients in an acute, inpatient, care home or community setting.
• Experience of holistic assessment and care planning of patients needs.
• Experience of identifying and assessing risk.
• Experience of using electronic patient records.
• Experience of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary service and teams.
• Experience of working in a community setting and with patients who are nearing or at the end of life.

Desirable

• Experience in recognising the dying phase, managing symptoms, and administering end-of-life medications.

Skills, Knowledge and Personal Attributes

Essential

• Car Driver with Own Vehicle and Clean Driving License
• Excellent communication skills with experience of dealing with difficult conversations around end of life.
• Good organisational skills and time-management.
• Effective team player.
• Non-judgmental and respectful of individual differences.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations/crisis.
• Self-awareness to manage the impact of working with distressed individuals.
• Confident in working as lead nurse on duty.
• Flexibility to work shifts and cover a 7 day service as services develop

Desirable

• Confident in working as lead nurse on duty

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

KEMP Hospice

Address

41 Mason Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6AG

Employer's website

https://www.kemphospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)