Specialist Nurse - Hospice at Home

In this rewarding role, you will

To manage the Hospice at Home caseload both

in the office and in the patients home with assessments, reassessments and

liaising with external partners and multi-disciplinary teams.

Accepting and processing referrals,

ensuring appropriate and timely services are delivered.

Providing leadership, support and

guidance, and working with H@H administrator, H@H care staff to ensure the

provision of high quality end of life care in patients homes.

unnecessary admission to acute sector or residential care settings and enabling

patients to be cared for and to die at home.

Working on a Rota basis to provide cover 7 days per week between the

hours of 07:00 and 22:00.

support to the Clinical Lead and Director of Care to develop and

innovate the service, with delegated operational responsibility in the absence

of the Head of Hospice at Home.

Main duties

and responsibilities

Responsible

for the recruitment and induction and probation of new HCAs and RNs

Line Manage HCAs and manage employee relations issues, liaising with

HR where appropriate

undertake regular performance reviews with the HCAs and accompany them on

visits to ensure performance standards are maintained.

To work directly with H@H team members in the

community setting, monitoring standards and performance and assessing

competency

To work towards achieving the local hospice

and the National NHSE career pathway, core capabilities in practice and

education framework competencies.

To support the service with any additional clinical

skills required to develop the service and provide a high standard of timely

patient care.

To provide clinical advice and support to the

Administrator in the planning and booking of care, ensuring a match of

clinical needs with appropriate H@H staff

To liaise and communicate effectively with

patients and carers, to be confident in dealing with challenging or distressing

situations

teams, Continuing Healthcare and other providers to support the provision of

high quality care

To act as a clinical resource, planning,

implementing and evaluating End of Life nursing care delivered to patients in

their own homes

Providing emotional support for family and

carers and referring to Living Well if required

Participate in weekly meetings with the CNS

team and monthly meetings with Living Well

To work with the Administrator to support the

rostering of staff and allocation of care based on clinical need

To ensure effective communication between

members of the H@H team and other health and social care providers so that

patient care is coordinated and seamless

To maintain accurate electronic records

regarding all aspects of service provision including patient records and staff

documentation

To contribute to the production of policies,

guidelines and protocols to ensure improvements in the quality of patient care,

are safe, clinically effective and based best practice evidence

To support the governance structures within

hospice at home, including the development and assessment of competencies,

outcome measures, audits and surveys

To support data collection to analyse service

delivery including capacity and demand

To support the timely reporting of incidents

ensuring an appropriate review, documenting learning and actions

To ensure risks are minimised through

identifying any potential risks and ensuring that polices and health and safety

practices are adhered to

Contribute to the setting and monitoring of

standards including proposing actions required to improve the quality of

services

Monitoring the standards of care and

professional practice delivered to H@H patients and their carers, through a

structured governance and assurance framework.

and Training

To support the mentoring process for new staff

ensuring that they have attained relevant skills and competency during their

induction and probationary period

To be responsible for your own clinical

knowledge and ensure it is up to date with current guidelines and evidence

based practice

To support the acquisition and development of

skills of the H@H nursing team through close working relationships providing

support, education and supervision

To attend internal and external meetings and

conferences, where necessary

To actively promote the use of End of Life

Care Initiatives by raising awareness among health care staff about the needs

of clients and their families and carers

To participate and contribute to any external

or internal education both formally and informally within in competence

boundaries

Professional

To maintain confidentiality of information

about patients, staff and other hospice business at all times and to abide by The

To attend network / multidisciplinary team /

Primary and Secondary Care meetings as requested, to represent hospice

community services and disseminate and cascade information

To demonstrate a proactive, creative and

problem solving approach to the planning and organisation of the service in

conjunction with the Clinical Lead.

To work closely with the wider hospice team to

ensure that there is excellent communication between the teams with regard

support and care of patients in the community

To participate in the recruitment, selection,

supervision and induction of new staff

To carry out regular appraisals for staff that

within your line management

Longfield Hospice provides care for adults in Gloucestershire living with a life-limiting condition and support for their loved ones and carers. We provide this for free, every day of the year and rely on voluntary donations to make it possible

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Desirable: - Desirable:; - Sound knowledge of research and audit; - Presentation and Teaching skills

Qualifications

Essential: - Essential; - Registered Nurse with NMC PIN; - Educated to or working towards degree level; - Evidence of a teaching/assessing qualification

Desirable: - Desirable; - Post graduate qualification in Palliative and End of Life Care

Experience

Desirable: - Desirable; - Experience and knowledge of working with clinical governance processes and procedures