Job Title: Registered Nurse - Acute Palliative Care
Trust Location: Backford, Chester
Pay Rates: Day £16.90, Night & Sat £22.30 and Sun/BH £27.40
Shift Patterns: Earlies, Lates, Long days, Weekends and Bank Holidays
As a Registered Nurse in acute palliative care, you will build rapport with a patient who ing to the end of their life, ensuring that their final moments of care are delivered with dignity passion.
Advocacy will be an important part of your role in developing the nurse-patient relationship, helping to build trust and thereby improving the quality of care. In embedding our Philosophy of Care, you will focus fort and quality of life, putting the patient and their family first.
You will be delivering the highest standard of personalised care in our 12-bedded Hospice. The Hospice provides individualised care based on each person's unique needs to provide a restful and relaxed environment.
The hospice specialises in
Control of symptoms, for example pain or nausea/sickness
Rehabilitation following treatment
Care in the last days of lifeWe strive for excellence in everything we do at the Good Shephard. Our core values are Compassion, Dignity, Respect and Integrity. Our ethos is enabling people to live as well as possible.
At the Hospice, you will learn the following:
How to deliver the highest quality of care and support to patients and their families.
By working at our hospice, you will learn about our ethos and values and continue to grow your care and support knowledge.
Be flexible and forward thinking ensuring that the wishes of the patient and their families are respected.
You'll receive the following benefits:
Exclusive access to first choice of shifts or placements- before they are made available to agency
Wellbeing incentives - take advantage of the wellbeing hub
Competitive pay rates - work this week, get paid next week
Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your \"My Bank\" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
Essential support when you need it - 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime
Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts if you wish to
Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
Training and development opportunities
Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
Stakeholder pension scheme available
What you'll be responsible for:
Coordinating individual treatment plans to ensure fort for our patients whilst receiving end of life treatment
The emotional and psychological well being of our patients and their families
Recognising, responding to, and managing emergency situations
Plan, deliver and evaluate standards of evidence-based nursing care
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
You'll need to have the following qualifications/experience:
A minimum of 12 months paid Hospital experience within Palliative/End-of-Life care This could be ITU or A Medical Unit specialising in Elderly care or Community Based End-of-Life Nursing service within the last 3 years
Understanding the principles of Palliative care
Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices
Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with trust policy and NMC guidelines.
Demonstrate interest in all aspects of palliative care and long-term conditions
Who are NHS Professionals?
We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team munity.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion