Staff Nurse Band 5

1.

Deliver the highest

standards of specialist palliative nursing care, assessing, planning,

implementing and evaluating individualised care for allocated patients, in line

with the NMC Code.

2.

Provide specialist advice,

emotional support and bereavement guidance to patients and their

families/carers, referring to specialist or external services where

appropriate.

3.

Communicate effectively

with the Clinical Director, the wider multi-professional team and external

agencies to coordinate holistic patient care.

4.

Deal promptly and

sensitively with complaints, resolving where possible and escalating to the

Senior Nurse in charge as needed.

5.

Contribute to nursing

research, clinical audit and continuous quality improvement, applying findings

to practice.

6.

Participate actively in

staff meetings, ward meetings and multi-professional liaison, presenting

patients as appropriate.

7.

Maintain up-to-date

knowledge of Fire, Health & Safety and infection control policies, and

ensure they are practised correctly.

8.

Recognise and respond

appropriately to stress and anxiety in yourself, colleagues and volunteers.

9.

Take ownership of your own

professional development, keeping skills and knowledge current in line with NMC

requirements and your annual performance review.

10. Use Hospice supplies and resources effectively and

economically at all times.

11. Complete all mandatory training annually, plus any

additional training identified as necessary.

12. Act as a positive, professional representative of

Willowbrook Hospice at all times, maintaining patient and organisational

confidentiality.

Willowbrook Hospice is looking for a compassionate, skilled Staff Nurse to join our In-Patient Unit (IPU) team, delivering specialist palliative care to patients and support to their families at one of the most important times in their lives.

You'll work as part of a close-knit multi-professional team, providing holistic, individualised nursing care, and specialist advice and emotional support to patients and carers facing terminal illness. In return, you'll be part of a hospice that genuinely lives its values Accountable, Integrity, Compassionate, Trustworthy and Skilled and invests in your ongoing professional development.

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