Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,089 to £41,498 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34089 - £41498 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, E8 4SA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0339-24-0009 |
Summary
Key accountabilities 1. Patient care Independently assess physical psychological, spiritual, cultural, religious, social, legal and ethical issues affecting the patient and carer. Plan and deliver appropriate care in consultation with the multi professional team. Ensure patients views are taken into account when planning care by establishing their care needs and preferences both on admission and continually thereafter. Recognise emotional distress in patients, relatives and carers and respond, using empathy and supportive communication skills and recognise when to refer on to other specialist practitioners within the care team. Perform care after death according to St Josephs procedures and practice. 2. Service development Participate in collaborative decision making with all those responsible for delivering care within the nursing team to ensure that the patients wishes and preferences are represented in every aspect of their care. Keep accurate clinical records in accordance with St Josephs policy and procedures and Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines. Safely administer prescribed medication and monitor effectiveness in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines and St Josephs Hospice policy and procedures. Discuss with other members of the multi professional team individual patient needs; identifying appropriate strategies for symptom management and assessment in keeping with evidence based nursing care. Discuss with other members of the multi professional team individual patient needs; identifying appropriate strategies for symptom management and assessment in keeping with evidence based nursing care. Perform clinical procedures competently according to St Josephs Hospice policy, procedures and practice. Plan admissions and discharges in liaison with colleagues e.g. discharge facilitator social workers, district nurses and community palliative care nurses, to continue a high standard of palliative care, according to St Josephs Hospice policy, procedures and practice. In accordance with St Joseph's Hospice Health and Safety policies and processes be proficient in the use of manual handling equipment, taking due care and paying attention when using all manual handling equipment and resources. 3. Line management support Directly supervise junior colleagues, student nurses and HCAs, performing care to ensure safe practice in accordance with established evidence based nursing practice and protocols to be aware of their specific training needs and objectives In the absence of the Ward Manager or Charge Nurse be responsible for all aspects of clinical care. Ensure safe staffing levels and take responsibility for the health and safety of all nursing, support staff and patients, taking advice from the hospice bleep holder on clinical or site related matters. 4. Education and Training Deliver teaching sessions in areas of expertise within the ward area, as agreed with the Ward Manager and Charge Nurse Act as a mentor to junior members of the nursing team, supervising their clinical practice including., health care assistants and nursing students Take responsibility for own professional development by keeping up to date and attending relevant professional/clinical courses both at local and national levels, in agreement with the Ward Manager. Develop an awareness of clinical supervision and the need for self-reflection. Act as a positive role model to aid the development of workplace learning by ensuring open discussion and individual learning is practiced by nursing students and unqualified staff in the clinical area. 5. Quality Participate in quality improvement activities and make a contribution to the process of change Monitor own work to ensure to maintain quality by ensuring that evidence based practice is adopted at all times. Participate in research, audit and quality initiatives as directed by the Ward Manger. 6. Communication Negotiate and advocate on behalf of patients, relatives and staff, providing information that can be difficult for people to understand or can cause distress for example giving pre / post bereavement support, information, advice to patients, families, children, next of kin, friends and recognise the need to refer to other expert counsellors and other agencies. Ensure effective channels of two-way communication with individuals, the multidisciplinary team, and other departments, outside agencies, managers and staff. This can take the form of receiving and acting on information, giving advice, and attending meetings. Adopt standards of behaviours in keeping with St Josephs Hospice mission and core value, the behavioural framework and NMC professional code of conduct. Communicate effectively face to face, by telephone, in writing (including e-mail). Attend the multidisciplinary team meetings to provide nursing opinion on patient and clinical issues ensuring that open and focused discussion is practised. Meet with patients carers to address and advise on nursing care, clinical practice, and patient related inquiries. Attend regular meetings within the Hospice, for example ward nursing staff/ multidisciplinary team handover, Health and Safety and relevant meetings and briefings as directed by the Ward Manager.