Senior Staff Nurse (Inpatient Unit)
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,746.00 to £37,426.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34746.00 - £37426.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2025 |
| Location: | Warwick, CV34 6PX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0268-25-0017 |
Summary
To coordinate the assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient-centred care. Facilitating a holistic approach; that is sensitive and responsive to the ever-changing needs of both patients and their carer. Providing clinical leadership in the absence of the Ward Manager/Deputy ensuring an evidence-based approach is promoted at all times within a multidisciplinary team framework. Practice an approach that facilitates and fosters learning for students, junior staff and those on placement at Myton. Sharing expertise appropriately and supporting each learner to achieve their learning needs. Leadership & Management Recognise patients, families and carers as partners in the care team. Promoting a person centred approach and working collaboratively with all members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. Promote a multi-disciplinary approach to care delivery including participating in MDT meetings, proactively prepare and present clinical information at handover, MDTs, case reviews etc. Participate in group reflective practice to support the professional and personal wellbeing and development of the team. Participate in the process of recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers. Provide emotional / spiritual support to patients and families throughout the disease and dying trajectory, providing, and receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information. Take responsibility for the Ward on a shift basis including the supervision of junior staff and students. Support the Ward Manager and Deputy in supporting the volunteers on the Ward ensuring effective communication is established and maintained. Work collaboratively with nursing and care teams and have a proactive approach in facilitating discharge and ensure that standards of discharge are implemented and maintained in liaison with the discharge coordinator. Quality, Safety and Governance Uphold and ensure compliance with the organisations policies and procedures; ensuring all volunteers are clear in relation to their roles and responsibilities for Health and Safety, Infection prevention and control, Safeguarding Adults & Children, Data Protection and other relevant policies. Utilise a range of communication skills to instruct, inform and negotiate in order to achieve active patient participation in their treatment programme; respecting their dignity, wishes and beliefs throughout all interventions. Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and clinical adverse events and near misses are reported and assist in the investigation at clinical level through promotion of a no-blame culture. Provide out of hours telephone support and advice for patients, relatives and external healthcare professionals regarding symptom control and psychological care and advice when required within sphere of responsibility and contact on call Medical Consultant as appropriate. Verify death of patients, perform last offices, provide bereavement support for families and transfer deceased patients to the mortuary whilst ensuring the philosophy of the hospice is respected and maintained. Participate in clinical audit as required by the organisational requirements and the Clinical Governance agenda. Work in partnership with colleagues internally and externally to ensure that all information pertaining to the patients condition and care needs are communicated effectively and efficiently. Ensure that documentation is completed accurately and legibly in accordance with the organisations information governance guidance and confidentiality is maintained using Caldicott Guidelines. Support a culture where the reporting of concerns, incidents and complaints are encouraged and documented promptly. Training & Education Support and participate in informal and formal programmes of education as required. Be responsible for own continued professional development maintaining up to date evidence-based knowledge including an awareness of the national and local influences affecting palliative and end of life care. Ensure own compliance with mandatory training and professional development requirements, maintaining records of training and development undertaken for self in preparation for NMC revalidation.