Community Palliative Care Nurse

  Within one of our four boroughs (Newport, Caerphilly, Monmouth or Torfaen)

About the role

Salary: Agenda for Change Band 5 (Training role to develop into CNS Band 6)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: Friday 26th April 2024

Role type: Permanent

Job Summary:

  • To ensure a high standard of individual care for patients with life limiting illness, to include the care of their families.
  • To assist in providing a high level of pain and symptom control.
  • To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way, maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members.  

Key tasks:

  • To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St David’s Hospice Care and HIW (Health Inspectorate Wales).
  • To be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
  • To liaise with GPs and District Nurses to implement treatment and care.
  • To maintain appropriate written records in all areas of clinical practice.
  • To work with a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to support cancer and non-cancer patients with symptom management issues.
  • To visit and telephone patients and families to support them during their illness.
  • Refer to other services within St David’s Hospice Care e.g. Day Hospice, family support team.
  • To maintain confidentiality at all times.
  • To ensure patients’ comfort and dignity at all times.
  • To monitor symptoms and take appropriate action during shift.
  • To administer medication as prescribed.
  • To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.
  • To communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues.

General Responsibilities:

  • To be guided by clearly defined policies, protocols, procedures and the NMC code of conduct.
  • To report all accidents / incidents, near misses and complaints in accordance with St David’s Hospice Care policy.
  • To be aware of one’s own responsibility towards health and safety regulations.To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
  • To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary and ensure that Revalidation is up to date.
  • To observe a no smoking policy whilst on duty.
  • To maintain your personal, emotional and psychological health relating to your role, e.g. by attending the de-briefing and clinical supervision offered.
  • To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.

Additional Duties

This post may occasionally have to cover one of our Day Hospice sites. 

Person Specification

Education

Essential 

  • RGN 1.
  • NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) Registration.
  • Clinically up to date in general nursing.
  • Awareness of current palliative care issues.
  • Competent in managing syringe driver.
  • Experience in caring for patient/families needing palliative care.
  • 1 year post registration.

Desirable

  • Competent in syringe driver management.
  • Previous community nursing experience.

Skills & Abilities

Essential 

  • Physical capability of performing the role and carrying out responsibilities required by the duties of the post
  • Skilled and effective communicator across all levels – verbal and written
  • Good interpersonal skills

Aptitude

Essential 

  • Self-motivated
  • Awareness of personal safety issues
  • Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development

Candidate must hold a clean driving licence and have their own transport.

Other Information

Health and Safety

To ensure that the agreed procedures are carried out and be aware of the responsibilities placed on employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act. To maintain a safe environment for employees and visitors.

Data Protection

If you are required to do so, process and/or use information held on a computer or word processor in a fair and lawful way. To hold data only for specific registered purposes and not to disclose it in any way incompatible with such a purpose. To disclose data to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Equal Opportunities

It is the aim of St David's Hospice Care (SDHC) to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, nationality or ethnic origins, or is placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end, SDHC has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.

No Smoking Policy

SDHC operates a No Smoking policy.

Conditions of Service:

In accordance with SDHC Employment Manual.

Pension Scheme

A Pension Scheme is offered on appointment.  Staff may prefer to make their own arrangements.

Confidentiality

All information concerning patients/clients and staff must be treated as strictly confidential at all times.

Application form

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If, due to the nature of the work for which you are applying (please refer to Job Description / Person Specification) your application is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, (Exemptions) Order 1975, you will not be entitled to withhold information about convictions which are for other purposes 'spent' under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal. Successful candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure Application at Standard or Enhanced level, depending on the nature of the post, for submission to the Disclosure Barring Service. St. David's Hospice Care complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and the Data Protection Act 1998 regarding disclosure information. Any information given will be treated as completely confidential and will only be considered in terms of its relevance to an application for positions to which the order applies. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. If you have any concerns or queries on this matter, please seek advice from the HR Manager.

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We advise a person who has had such a bereavement not to begin employment at St David’s Hospice Care until at least one year has elapsed. If, however, you feel able to begin employment and would like to discuss the possibility of doing so, please contact the Personnel Manager, who will be happy to discuss this with you.

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