There is something special about caring for people in their own home at the end of their life, this is what as a member of the Florence Nightingale Hospice at Home team you would be doing.

Main duties of the job

To provide end of life care to patients within their own home.

Establish effective working relationships with a range of professionals to ensure that care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.

Participate in weekend rotas /7 day working rotas as required

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Palliative or Cancer Care degree
• Further training / development to Masters level

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience
• Experience of working in palliative or cancer care
• Experience of managing and working with groups of staff
• Experience of dealing with highly emotionally distressed people

Desirable

• Experience of multi disciplinary working

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Analytical skills in assessing specialist care needs of patients and their families
• Highly developed knowledge of symptom management in specialist palliative care
• Ability to share specialist knowledge in an informal and formal setting
• Highly developed communication skills
• Provide support to patients and their families in extreme emotional distress and to the staff looking after them
• Able to communicate with the multi disciplinary and multi agency team and offer specialist advice.
• Able to motivate self and others

Desirable

• I.T. skills

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

• Ability to travel trust wide

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Florence Nightingale Hospice

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

434-CR6626567-A