Outpatients Clinical Specialist Nurse
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice, Watford
Outpatients Clinical Specialist Nurse
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Rennie Grove Peace Hospice, Watford
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 28 Aug | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: a3aa78daf8f3420db31cde580f788414
Location ref: Watford
Full Job Description
- The purpose of the role is to provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care, skills, advice and support to patients, carers and those important to the patient.
- This role will support the delivery of planned care across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice. This role will suit someone who
- Is an experienced palliative care nurse who would like to be part of an outpatient service which aims to ensure equity of access to Rennie Grove and Peace services., Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned model of care.
- Demonstrate specialist skills and expertise in palliative care and offer advice, support and education to the primary health care team as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Manage specialist planned care to a palliative nursing caseload whilst delivering high standards of personalised care.
- Engage in the full range of activities consistent with the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist including Nurse-Led Clinic, Assessment Clinic, Palliative Care Referral Centre (PCRC) triage, community and Living Well services as required.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients and carers via coordinated care and informing and advising them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness.
- Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the service.
- Act as a Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
- As required, work across Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care sites (Watford and St Albans), or externally as required, to support safe and effective service delivery.
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness. We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.) Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces. We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether that's at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years. Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/outpatients-clinical-specialist-nurse-127292744