25 hour Staff Nurse

As a Staff Nurse, you will:

• Deliver safe, holistic, evidencebased nursing care for patients with complex palliative needs, working closely with our wider MDT (medical, pharmacy, AHPs, family support, and volunteers).
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans focused on comfort, dignity and patient/family goals.
• Administer and monitor medicines in line with hospice policies and NMC standards, escalating changes in condition appropriately.
• Communicate sensitively with patients and those important to them, promoting shared decisionmaking and advance care planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation on our electronic patient record system and contribute to quality improvement, incident reporting and learning.
• Support safe discharge planning and smooth transitions of care across services., Assess, plan, implement, evaluate the delivery of patient centred care, using a holistic approach.
In liaison with the senior nurse on duty, discuss with on call medical staff matters relating to significant changes in or concerns about patients conditions Check and administer prescribed medication as per hospice policies, procedures and protocols Thoughtfully meet patients care needs. Work within the hospice and wider Multidisciplinary Team and take the lead with the discharge planning of patients. Maintain accurate patient records in line with the Data Protection Act and NMC guidance, using electronic patient record system. Be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and families and other health care professionals. Promptly report adverse events, accidents, near misses and errors via theDATIX system. To have a working knowledge of hospice policies and procedures To maintain and update own clinical skills to deliver high quality care. To attend education and training to maintain knowledge and skills. Actively participate in annual personal development plan. Deputise in the absence of senior person within limits of authority. Comply with registration requirements of the NMC

Make a difference every day. At St Catherines Hospice, we provide specialist, compassionate palliative and endoflife care for adults and their families. Were looking for caring, committed registered nurses who want to deliver excellent, personcentred care in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment, living our values of care, compassion and being committed.