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Accountable To: Director of Nursing & Quality Reports To: Head of Ward Services and / or Head of Community Services Hours: Variable (as and when required) MAIN DUTIES Participate in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care for patients and their families. Provide support, information and advice to patients, families and professional colleagues. Develop knowledge in symptom management. Supervise the work of junior members of the team, student nurses and volunteers.Clinical Work with the multidisciplinary team/external teams involved in the total holistic care of patients and families integrating nursing care with their physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs. Assess the individual needs of the patient and families and be professionally accountable whilst complying with policies, procedures and current legislation. Ensure the safe custody, ordering, administration and disposal of drugs in accordance with relevant Hospice policy and procedure. Ensure all errors are reported to the Director of Nursing and Quality and RN in charge of the ward at that time Demonstrate personal clinical competence and expertise in palliative care. Participate in progress reviews of nursing care and team work at regular intervals. Provide competent care in venepucture, cannulation, verification of expected death, male catheterisation and intravenous care where competence has been proven and verified. Ensure up to date, accurate patient healthcare records at all times, which are completed with the patient and familys support and knowledge. Maintaining the strict confidentiality of all information acquired especially with regard to patients and staff. Be a co-operative and supportive member of the St. Johns Hospice staff team, ensuring that all members are aware of any issues in the post holders workload, which may affect other members of the St. Johns Hospice team.Communication Participate in professional discussions as appropriate and act as a patient advocate when required. Update members of the MDT regarding patient situations as required, ensuring care is patient centred. Promote a multidisciplinary approach to patient care by contributing and communicating effectively with the team. Participate in Multidisciplinary Team meetings. Proactively lead on patient discharges and ensuring effective communication with the multidisciplinary team takes place to promote a seamless discharge process and/or admission. Support the completion of continuing Healthcare checklists and fast track documentation to ensure patient transfers are timely and co-ordinated Use communication and interpersonal skills to communicate difficult or sensitive information to patient, families, carers and staff. Ensure patients and families are aware of treatment plans and aims whilst being cared for by the Hospice team.Management Manage and maintain a safe clinical environment utilising allocated resources safely and effectively. Ensure competency in the use and function of equipment and report any malfunctions immediately, ensuring patient safety at all times. Lead and co-ordinate shifts, when competence is proven and verified, managing the team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistant ensuring patients and their families receive the highest standard of care. Work within the night shift service (with support from the on-call Doctors and management), ensuring patients are safe and receive 24 hour care in the ward setting. Be aware of and adhere to the Hospice policies and procedures and act at all times with the NMC standards, Code of Conduct and guidelines. Report any issues to your line manager at the earliest opportunity. Contribute to practice development and specific clinical governance projects. Liaise with the community teams in the management and delivery of shared care for patients.Education and Development Develop and maintain relevant knowledge and skills and be responsible for own continuing professional development. Participate in the appraisal system and agree a personal development plan with the line manager in line with the Hospice strategy, personal needs and requirements of the post. This will include mandatory training needs which must be completed & will be achieved through a variety of processes including regular 1-2-1s with Line Managers or senior colleagues, annual appraisal and development reviews. Provide mentor support to new staff, students and volunteers. Attend Hospice education sessions relevant to the post-holders educational needs. Co-operating fully in the introduction of any new technology and new methods as appropriate. To promote at all times the Hospice philosophy and uphold St Johns core values whilst working for the Hospice. Use opportunities to extend clinical and professional knowledge as considered appropriate and in discussion with the Head of Community Services, Head of Inpatient Unit or Director of Nursing and Quality. Accept accountability for own clinical practice and maintain and continue professional development. Promote a questioning and analytical approach to health care delivery. St Johns Hospice has a requirement to undertake the safe driving training where applicable.Audit To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based practice. Support audits undertaken on the unit when required Respond to initial complaints from patient/family and report to senior staff. Report any near misses, accidents or incidents as per Hospice policy.Other To be an ambassador for St Johns Hospice and its vision and values. To be aware of the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR 2016 and follow codes of practice to ensure safeguarding of confidential information. To undertake other duties appropriate to the role as agreed with the Director of Nursing and Quality. To be willing to embrace development opportunities as they arise

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Please find a detailed Job description and Person Specification for this role attached. You must be fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice and be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining your CCT at the time of interview. Interview date to be confirmed. We welcome informal discussions/visits

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/.

This is a B4 training role. The successful candidate will be provided with in-house training for a 12 month period. During the training period, the successful candidate will paid under Annex 21 of Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions; namely, up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum. Thereafter, the successful candidate will be paid at a band 4 rate. For more information and a detailed role specification please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. Contact details provided to discuss in more detail.

For further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section. Additional information about the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be accessed on our website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Acquire a comprehensive understanding of the curriculum of partner medical schools and the levels of knowledge expected in each year of study. Liaise with the undergraduate team in the co-ordination of timetables to ensure medical learner can meet curriculum requirements by maximising educational opportunities. Assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation of structured timetables for all medical learners Ensure quality educational attachments / experiences for the undergraduate medical learners which can be measured against the objectives of medical school curricula. Deliver varied modes of teaching such as classroom-based case-based discussions, bedside teaching, simulation and a multi-disciplinary team approach to learning. Assess learners progress and report findings through the appropriate undergraduate pathways. Be part of the feedback processes with the undergraduate team in providing appropriate and up to date feedback to the medical learners and clinical teachers. In conjunction with the undergraduate team provide support and advice to clinicians about undergraduate medical education. Lead inductions and the evaluation process of clinical placements. Be mindful of learner behaviour (dress, attitude, punctuality, manner etc). Address any performance or behaviour concerns as appropriate together with the undergraduate education manager. Contribute to the pastoral welfare and provide support to medical learners on attachment, liaising with the undergraduate team. Attend various meetings / committees as required locally and at partner medical schools. Monitor the overall educational environment to identify issues in terms of learner capacity, provision of facilities, equipment, learning resources and teachers. Evaluate learner feedback on their experiences, consolidate examples of good practice and communicate and help address areas of concern. Act as a site lead or examiner at medical student clinical exams. Supporting Educators Provide support and guidance to all Trust based clinical educators so that they are able to deliver an appropriate range of clinical teaching. Communication Maintain links between UHMBT and partner medical schools Ensure systematic and effective communications in relation to relevant education programmes and make a positive personal contribution to excellent communications across the Trust. Quality and Governance Education is a core NHS responsibility on a par with clinical activity, and as such requires robust governance policies and procedures. At a local level it is essential that quality assurance, in the form of quality control continues to take place outside scheduled inspections and this requires local leadership. This must also occur where education is an integrated, inter-professional activity and appropriate linkages need to be developed at the local level. Quality Assurance Support Trust based quality assurance processes to continually improve the quality of the education delivered. Support parity in educational opportunities with appreciation of the wider educational programmes provided to other learner groups and trainees in the Trust. In relation to external quality visits and internal improvement plans, the post holder will be expected to: Contribute to actions and implementation plans. Contribute to the collection, collation and analysis of performance data. Contribute to quality visits for relevant programmes and attend in person to represent the Trust alongside the DME/ADME and UGME Manager. Contribute to the development and delivery of quality improvement plans for relevant programmes, where the details will be agreed with the DME/ADME. Ensure that systems deliver the required educational material resources to learners, educators and other relevant staff for all teaching and learning activities. Ensure that agreed processes provide and analyse collated feedback from learners and educators regarding relevant programmes. Governance Work with the DME/ADME to contribute to performance monitoring systems and processes including meetings, committees and reports. Adhere to the requirements of Trust quality control processes in the reporting on educational performance and risks. Contribute to the preparation and presentation of information on performance within relevant programmes as a part of quality monitoring and quality assurance inspections and visits. Observe, and maintain at all times, the appropriate privacy of learner and relevant educator information and records. The post holder will personally undertake to meet the regulatory standards required of the role, as stipulated by the GMC

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