Hospice Staff Nurse
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £18,637 i £22,684 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | SO30 3JB |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Mountbatten Hampshire |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | VC261 |
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Overview of Role
To ensure the highest standards of individualised care for patients with life threatening diseases including providing support to their families and carers in a safe, friendly and efficient environment.
To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members. To work part of a multi professional team with professional shared learning under the supervision and guidance of nurses and medical teams.
Although based on our Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other teams to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care (e.g. Community Setting and Hazel Centre)
Key Tasks
• To provide the highest standards of care to patients.
• To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care.
• Ensuring you always act in the patient’s best interests, taking personal responsibility for actions and decisions taken.
• Provide a holistic approach to all care provisions provided that is both sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs.
• To assist in providing pain and symptom control to patients who require pain relief.
• To provide out of hours specialist advice by telephone to patients, carers and allied professionals as required, alerting them to any significant matters.
• To maintain appropriate written/computer records in all areas of clinical practice.
• To liaise with medical staff to implement treatment and care, ensuring that medical instructions are carried out, monitoring and reporting effectively
• Give and receive regular reposts on the progress of patients, reporting immediately any changes in the patients’ condition to the senior nurse/medical personnel as duty as required.
• To participate in the checking and administration of prescribed drugs (including controlled drugs) and other substances in accordance with Mountbatten Hampshire’s policy.
• To ensure that all equipment/supplies are safe to use and report any defective equipment/supplies to the senior nurse on duty.
• To notify immediately the Sister or deputy of any untoward events or problems affecting patients or other employees, where appropriate complete an accident/incident form.
• To ensure compliance with Infection Control Standards, in line with Mountbatten’s Policy.
Communication aspects of the role
To identify and use the most effective means of communication, appropriate to the situation and individual concerned, using empathy and sensitivity and dealing with barriers to understanding.
• Gives and receives accurate records in all areas of clinical practice.
• Maintains complete and accurate records in all areas of clinical practice.
• To uphold confidentiality always, in accordance with Mountbatten’s policy.
• Including awareness and adherence to the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Analysis and judgement will be necessary in the following situations
• Initial assessment of patient’s clinical condition.
• Develops an understanding of pain and symptom control, liaising with senior staff.
• Formulate individualised care plans.
Planning and Organising
• Support in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care over each 24-hour period.
• Plans, implements and evaluates nursing care over each 24-hour period, working closely with Community Nursing, Hospital Palliative Care and District Nurse Teams.
• Liaise with medical staff to implement treatment and care; ensuring medical instructions are carried out.
• Plan for the admission and discharge of patients.
Clinical Practice and Leadership
• Plans and implements patient care plans following initial assessment, evaluating them on a daily or even hourly basis.
• Provides specialist advice to patients/relatives.
• Always ensure compliance with the Mountbatten’s uniform policy.
• Abide by the codes of conduct issued by the NMC and ensure that you maintain updated registration and revalidation as required by your role, in accordance with Mountbatten’s policy.
• Ensure that all safeguarding concerns are reported promptly in accordance with Mountbatten’s policy.
Service and Policy Development
• Follows policies and procedures- may comment on proposal for change in practice or procedures.
• To report all accidents/incidents, near misses and complaints in accordance with PCT policy.
• To participate in annual appraisal with line manager.
Managing Financial Resources
• Responsible for the safe use of expensive equipment, e.g. hoists, syringe drivers, mattresses etc.
• Responsible for the maintenance of stock control of drugs being specifically administered by the nurse.
This role will be requiring use of a range of information systems
• Records personally generated information relating to patient care and work activity daily, e.g. progress reports, updating care plans, accident/incident reports, etc.
Information System use and management
• Maintain all patient centred documentation e.g. Care Plans, assessments and letters, within agreed National Midwifery Council (NMC) and Mountbatten’s standards
• Ensure all required monthly statistical information is produced and forwarded to appropriate departments. Maintain an official diary of work which is readily available in your absence
• Provide reports as specified/requested by the Director of Nursing, Line manager, etc.
To ensure the highest standards of individualised care for patients with life threatening diseases including providing support to their families and carers in a safe, friendly and efficient environment.
To communicate with patients, families and carers in a sensitive and empathetic way maintaining effective communication with multi-disciplinary team members. To work part of a multi professional team with professional shared learning under the supervision and guidance of nurses and medical teams.
Although based on our Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other teams to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care (e.g. Community Setting and Hazel Centre)
Key Tasks
• To provide the highest standards of care to patients.
• To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care.
• Ensuring you always act in the patient’s best interests, taking personal responsibility for actions and decisions taken.
• Provide a holistic approach to all care provisions provided that is both sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs.
• To assist in providing pain and symptom control to patients who require pain relief.
• To provide out of hours specialist advice by telephone to patients, carers and allied professionals as required, alerting them to any significant matters.
• To maintain appropriate written/computer records in all areas of clinical practice.
• To liaise with medical staff to implement treatment and care, ensuring that medical instructions are carried out, monitoring and reporting effectively
• Give and receive regular reposts on the progress of patients, reporting immediately any changes in the patients’ condition to the senior nurse/medical personnel as duty as required.
• To participate in the checking and administration of prescribed drugs (including controlled drugs) and other substances in accordance with Mountbatten Hampshire’s policy.
• To ensure that all equipment/supplies are safe to use and report any defective equipment/supplies to the senior nurse on duty.
• To notify immediately the Sister or deputy of any untoward events or problems affecting patients or other employees, where appropriate complete an accident/incident form.
• To ensure compliance with Infection Control Standards, in line with Mountbatten’s Policy.
Communication aspects of the role
To identify and use the most effective means of communication, appropriate to the situation and individual concerned, using empathy and sensitivity and dealing with barriers to understanding.
• Gives and receives accurate records in all areas of clinical practice.
• Maintains complete and accurate records in all areas of clinical practice.
• To uphold confidentiality always, in accordance with Mountbatten’s policy.
• Including awareness and adherence to the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Analysis and judgement will be necessary in the following situations
• Initial assessment of patient’s clinical condition.
• Develops an understanding of pain and symptom control, liaising with senior staff.
• Formulate individualised care plans.
Planning and Organising
• Support in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care over each 24-hour period.
• Plans, implements and evaluates nursing care over each 24-hour period, working closely with Community Nursing, Hospital Palliative Care and District Nurse Teams.
• Liaise with medical staff to implement treatment and care; ensuring medical instructions are carried out.
• Plan for the admission and discharge of patients.
Clinical Practice and Leadership
• Plans and implements patient care plans following initial assessment, evaluating them on a daily or even hourly basis.
• Provides specialist advice to patients/relatives.
• Always ensure compliance with the Mountbatten’s uniform policy.
• Abide by the codes of conduct issued by the NMC and ensure that you maintain updated registration and revalidation as required by your role, in accordance with Mountbatten’s policy.
• Ensure that all safeguarding concerns are reported promptly in accordance with Mountbatten’s policy.
Service and Policy Development
• Follows policies and procedures- may comment on proposal for change in practice or procedures.
• To report all accidents/incidents, near misses and complaints in accordance with PCT policy.
• To participate in annual appraisal with line manager.
Managing Financial Resources
• Responsible for the safe use of expensive equipment, e.g. hoists, syringe drivers, mattresses etc.
• Responsible for the maintenance of stock control of drugs being specifically administered by the nurse.
This role will be requiring use of a range of information systems
• Records personally generated information relating to patient care and work activity daily, e.g. progress reports, updating care plans, accident/incident reports, etc.
Information System use and management
• Maintain all patient centred documentation e.g. Care Plans, assessments and letters, within agreed National Midwifery Council (NMC) and Mountbatten’s standards
• Ensure all required monthly statistical information is produced and forwarded to appropriate departments. Maintain an official diary of work which is readily available in your absence
• Provide reports as specified/requested by the Director of Nursing, Line manager, etc.