35 hrs per week (annualised hours)

Are you passionate about Palliative & End-of-life care ensuring people have a choice about where they wish to spend their last weeks & days of life?

Do you want to further develop your skills & have the time to care for people at home on a one to one basis, supporting overnight in the community? If so we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit a Staff Nurse into our dedicated Supportive Care at Home Team, part of the Palliative Care team for South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The team is unique in its delivery of palliative & end of life care in Barnsley & works alongside other SWYPFT community services & health & social care partners.

We will offer full support & training for the right candidate, this is an excellent opportunity for those Staff Nurses with palliative care experience who have a desire to work in specialist palliative care, full support will be given to the right candidate so that they flourish in this role.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside the Supportive Care at Home Care coordinator using your experience & knowledge to take part in assessment, planning of care, intervention & communications with other professionals.

As part of the role & under the direction of service coordinator you will assist in coordinating the service (on a rota basis) & provide overnight support visits with patients & families in their own homes, you will also work weekends & bank holidays.

Successful candidates will maintain high quality care in the community as part of the wider integrated care team.

Enthusiasm & ability to use your own initiative are essential, along with good written & verbal communication skills & ability to manage your time effectively.

You will work both as part of a team & a lone worker, on a night time you will have access to senior members of Urgent care response team for support & advice along with the use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

Undertake duties under the supervision of the Supportive Care Coordinator, delivering skilled nursing care over a 24 hours period.

Deliver evidence based planned care, which is safe, effective, in a manner which is caring, compassionate and person centred, enabling individuals to remain in their own home.

Adapt and provide a wide range of nursing care for people suffering from a life limiting illness in their own homes.

Be accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients, reporting and escalating relevant information to appropriate health and social care professionals.

Work in in an integrated and partnership way with primary, secondary, social care, the independent and voluntary sector and others to improve the health and care of individuals, families and communities, particularly the most vulnerable.

Undertake and maintain the required statutory, mandatory and core training and preparation to meet the specific clinical needs of the service.

Participate with the training of learners and participate in staff inductions where appropriate.

Delegate work to other staff members within the team.

Establish good working relationships with the Primary Health Care Teams

KEY RESULT AREAS:

1.1 Core duties and responsibilities:

• Act as the named nurse under the supervision of the Supportive Care at Home Coordinator. This includes the first and continuing assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care given to individuals in their own homes.

• In the absence of the service coordinator, manage the caseload and the Supportive Care at Home Team, monitoring standards of care and deploying and supervising team members as appropriate.

• Participate in the planning and delivery of packages of care, including liaison with other health professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver skilled nursing care and support any changes.

• Record all patient contacts and activities accurately and contemporaneously maintaining accurate records and statistical returns as required by the Trust including entering data onto the Trusts systems within the required timeframes.

Advise patients on health promotion issues in order to achieve pre-determined local and

national health targets.

• To be a skilled communicator establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with members of the Primary Health Care Team and other Health and Social Care professionals, initiating referrals where appropriate to ensure adequate support for patients and carers.

• Advise patients on health promotion issues in order to achieve pre-determined local and national health targets.

• Act as a mentor for HCA and students and participate in all aspects and levels of training in order to consolidate theoretical and practical teaching of staff and learners.

• To have knowledge of and be able to effectively use available resources.

• To participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis with a designated person.

• To carry out duties in a skilled and competent manner in order to provide an appropriate level of skilled nursing care to clients in the community.

• Demonstrate a range of clinical skills that supports high quality person-centred care for the caseload population in a variety of community settings.

• Contribute to the delivery of person centred care plans by the Supportive Care at Home team ensuring regular evaluation of care and develop systems to support staff interventions and care quality.

• Work collaboratively with others to identify individuals who would benefit from technology, with ongoing support and management.

• Work in partnership with individuals, formal and informal carers and other services to promote the concept of self-care and patient-led care where possible, providing appropriate education and support to maximise the individuals independence and understanding of their condition(s) in achieving their health outcomes.

• Lead and foster a culture of openness and recognition of duty of candour in which each team member is valued, supported and developed, inspiring a shared purpose to support the delivery of high quality effective care.

• Contribute to the development, collation, monitoring and evaluation of data relating to service improvement and development, quality assurance, quality improvement and governance, reporting incidents and developments related to community nursing ensuring that learning from these, where appropriate, is disseminated to a wider audience to improve patient care.

• To be aware of and act in accordance with Trust Clinical Standards and Guidelines and the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidelines maintaining competency and attending training as appropriate.

• Where the person is a Nurse Prescriber: prescribe medication and appliances for patients via independent and supplementary prescribing arrangements, and within the scope of practice.

1.2 Communication with others:

• Patients, their carers and families.

• Colleagues within the larger team to provide workload cover and professional support.

• The Caseload Holder, Lead Nurse and management team, to provide managerial support and advice in the problem solving process, and to facilitate professional development.

• The Specialist Palliative Care team - to provide clinical leadership and guidance

• A whole system relationships approach across health and social care providers and the independent sector. Demonstrating both vertical and horizontal integrated working and develops effective relationships with other service providers where appropriate.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial Palliative Care Experience.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Evidence of motivation and enthusiasm
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Desirable

• Community Nursing experience.
• Evidence of teaching skills.
• Evidence of IT skills.
• A good knowledge of EPaCCS.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Responsive attitude and approach.
• Dress appropriately for the environment.
• To be able to work a shift pattern over a 24 hour period in line with the service need.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse.
• Evidence of meeting revalidation requirements.

Desirable

• Evidence of skills in -
• Male catheterisation
• Venepuncture
• Syringe driver

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Understanding of government legislation/documentation affecting NHS and primary care.
• Evidence of health promotion skills.
• Demonstrate Innovative Practice.
• Demonstrate Motivational Interviewing Skills.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Teaching Skills.
• Health Education/Promotion Skills.
• Time Management.
• Relevant Clinical and Assessment Skills.

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Silkstone Health Centre

Silkstone

S754JH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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