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Senior Staff Nurse-Palliative Care Day Services
NHS AfC: Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Find out more about Our HEART values
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an nurse with specialist palliative care experience to work in our newly reopened Day Services. A new model for the service is being delivered incorporating outpatient clinics and patient and carer education sessions to encourage self-management. We are also keen to explore ways in which we can expand the service to reach those patients and carers who would normally not engage with our services.
Meadow House provides a specialist palliative care service for the residents of the boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. The Specialist Palliative Service comprises of a 15 bedded in-patient unit, day services and a large multidisciplinary community team.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Day Services manager and other members of the multidisciplinary team to support patients and their carers in assessing and creating management plans for palliative care physical symptom management, social, financial and psychological issues.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
• Delivery of nursing care to all patients in the Day Services setting
• Supervises and coordinates patients, families and volunteers, providing direction and support in absence of the Day Services Manager/CNS.
• Effective discharge planning.
• Assist in meeting the requirements of the Clinical Governance programme pertaining to Day Services.
• Ensures the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in the Day Services setting.
• Acts as a resource and educator to staff, patients and their carers and pre-registered students in Day Services.
• Ensures effective communication within the Day Services both among staff and with patients and their relatives and carers.
• Deputises for the Day Services Manager/CNS as required.
• Represents the Day Services at meetings internally and externally in absence of the Day Services Manager/CNS
• Develops specialist skills and knowledge that are required to deliver palliative care in a Day Services setting
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Manyleb y person
Education and Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Nurse
- Post registration qualification in Specialist palliative care
- Degree in health-related subject or working towards
- Evidence of continued professional development
Meini prawf dymunol
- Degree in Palliative Care related topic
- Advanced communication skills training
Knowledge and Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Relevant post registration experience at band 6 or above
- Demonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical practice
- Ability to develop new ways of working
- Ability to manage with complex specialist palliative care cases
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Evidence of management experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- Previous experience of teaching patients and carers and development of materials
- Ability to lead and influence change
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Effective written communication skills
- Effective verbal communication skills
- IT literate
Meini prawf dymunol
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Teaching and presentation skills
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Jenny Draper
- Teitl y swydd
- Day Services Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0208 967 5179
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