Registered Nurse - Wellbeing

Job responsibilities

Ensure Nottinghamshire Hospices commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded in all areas of practice within Wellbeing.

Act as a champion for equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging poor or inappropriate practice in all areas of Nottinghamshire Hospice delivery of service. This is not restricted to the Wellbeing team.

Management

• Provide clinical management advice to Wellbeing staff to ensure safe, highquality palliative care.

• Line manage Wellbeing staff and volunteers, including recruitment, induction, supervision, PACs, and identification of training needs.

• Support the Head of Community Services in the delivery of effective clinical services.

• Act as a positive role model and foster collaborative working across hospice services and with multidisciplinary partners across Nottinghamshire.

• Report and support investigation of accidents, incidents, complaints, and concerns in line with hospice policy.

• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records and complete required documentation in line with organisational standards.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Triage and accept referrals to the Wellbeing service, prioritising workload based on clinical need.

• Manage a clinical caseload, ensuring patients and families receive timely, appropriate care, including discharge and onward signposting.

• Undertake holistic assessments, develop and review personalised care plans, and evaluate outcomes in partnership with health and social care professionals.

• Support patients attending Wellbeing sessions, including personal care, moving and handling, and emotional support as required.

• Provide clinical oversight, supervision, and support to Wellbeing HCAs and assist with planning and delivery of group activities.

• Monitoring of changes of the patients condition and symptoms with appropriate reporting.

• Build therapeutic relationships with patients and families and involve them in care planning as far as they wish.

• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation using SystmOne and other relevant systems.

• Adhere to and contribute to the development of clinical policies and procedures.

Education, Training and Development

• Maintain professional competence, including NMC revalidation and mandatory training.

• Engage in appraisal, supervision, and personal development planning.

• Support induction, supervision, and development of new staff.

• Assist the Education Lead with delivery of training and learning activities as appropriate.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with patients, families, colleagues, external professionals (multi-disciplinary team), and the public, in line with patient wishes.

• Participate in team meetings and promote awareness of hospice services.

Quality, Audit and Governance

• Keep up to date with developments in palliative and end of life care.

• Contribute to audit, service evaluation, and service user feedback.

• Promote high standards of practice and continuous improvement across the service.

Legal & Ethical

• Practice within the legal and ethical framework as established by the Nursing & Midwifery Council and national legislation to ensure the patients interests, well- being and safety are met.

Health & Safety/Risk:

• Undertake risk assessments and work within hospice health and safety policies.

• Safeguard patients and their property and report concerns appropriately.

• Use equipment safely and within scope of competence, including hoists, wheelchairs, beds, oxygen equipment, and feeding pumps.

• Report any incidents via Vantage and follow the incident reporting process and policy.

Safe use of a range of equipment including

• Hoists

• Slide sheets

• Wheelchairs

• Electric or patients own bed

• Oxygen concentrators

• Feed pumps (within scope of competence)

Administrative:

• Maintain accurate record keeping using SystmOne and paper documentation where appropriate.

• Complete all appropriate forms/documentation within the given time span and submit to the Hospice as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse (Level One)

Desirable

• Degree level education

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience of working in an acute or community setting.
• Evidence of working with patients with palliative care needs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sound understanding of palliative care philosophy.
• Ability to use initiative and to work autonomously.
• Experience of managing others.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Willingness to participate in training and updates.
• Ability to demonstrate our hospice values of Compassion, Trust and ...