We are looking for a self motivated and experienced nurse with specialist palliative care experience to support the Matron and clinical team at Cransley Hospice . This post is for 22.5 hours.

Cransley Hospice Inpatient Unit has 9 inpatient beds, and is part of the Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) service in Northamptonshire. The applicant must have excellent communication skills, be assertive and be able to make independently sound decisions with the support of the Matron. You will assist in supporting new ways of working to drive and influence innovative practice across multi agency pathways of care. You will be able to influence in leading the delivery of high quality patient care together with the nursing, therapy and medical team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder must have recent experience within a hospice inpatient unit of Band 5 or above. The post holder must have experience of multi-disciplinary team working. With support of Matron, the post holder must demonstrate leadership and motivational skills, be able to prioritise work and delegate where appropriate. The post holder will be working in a fast paced environment and must have the ability to thrive when under pressure. The post holder will be required to be flexible to work a 24 hours/7 days shift pattern.

Whilst this post is based at Cransley Hospice, the post holder will be expected to support our colleagues at Cynthia Spencer Hospice, Northampton should service needs dictate.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse (Adults)
• oFirst level degree in related subject (or willingness to undertake)
• oMentorship or equivalent qualification in teaching and assessing.

Desirable

• oAdvanced Communications Course

Experience

Essential

• oSignificant Post Registration experience
• oAble to demonstrate expertise in working in a multidisciplinary team.
• oExperience of taking the lead in service (e.g. link nurse)

Desirable

• oExperience of leading a team
• oEvidence of ongoing professional development
• oPalliative care experience in non cancer related areas

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• oExcellent communication and organisational skills
• oManagement skills
• oLeadership skills
• oParticipated in audit
• oDemonstrates current knowledge of national policies relevant to the speciality, e.g. NICE, GSF

Desirable

• oExperience of Health roster, electronic record keeping
• oPost registration leadership development

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Cransley Hospice

St Mary's Hospital, London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW

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