Passionate about improving patients quality of life, especially if they have a limited time left to live?

Palliative care is an approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychological and spiritual.

Sobell House is an NHS hospice within Oxford University Hospitals Trust specially designed to provide this care and support. Our work is enhanced through the support of the Sobell House Hospice Charity and the relationship with Katharine House Hospice, our sister OUH NHS hospice.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking motivated Registered Nurses with sound personal values and excellent communication skills. This role requires an enthusiastic, committed and professional approach to the smooth delivery of safe, high quality nursing care, ensuring the best patient and family experience. Candidates should be excellent team players with the ability to use their own judgement to resolve issues. They should also have well developed interpersonal skills and a sensitive approach to dealing with difficult and upsetting situations. They should be able to work well under pressure with a flexible approach to work, and a willingness to suggest ideas for improvements. Candidates will be able to demonstrate compassion, commitment and competence to deliver high standards of care.

Successful candidates can look forward to working in a professional environment with a team that is passionate about delivering outstanding palliative care to patients and their families. There will be many opportunities for personal and professional development. There is also the option to rotate between the specialties of Haematology and Oncology for those staff wishing to do so.

Interested? Then please do get in touch for an informal visit or discussion to find out more!

Adam.Cole@ouh.nhs.uk

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Accurately document and report to other members of the nursing team, multi-disciplinary team and family/carers regarding the care given to patients, and communicating changes as they occur.
• Respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety and seeking immediate support, and supporting the patient, family/carers and other staff as required
• Identify and discuss patient needs with the team/staff, patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team. Be able to plan own workload.
• Demonstrate a problem solving approach to effectively execute planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised plans of care based on a person centred model of care.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events.
• Maintain patient dignity and confidentiality at all times.

Please see full Job Description for more details

Person Specification

Education, training and qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse (part 1, 8, 12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice)
• UK recognised Degree in Nursing relevant to post

Clinical Practice

Essential

• Articulate and knowledgeable of skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice

Desirable

• Competent to administer intravenous medicines

Leadership and Management

Essential

• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective care delivery

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Able to demonstrate the ability to put patients and their families and carers at the heart of what you do and recognising different needs by encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sobell House - Churchill Hospital

Old Road, Headington

Oxford

OX3 7LE

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