registered nurse

registered nurse Leicester, England

LOROS
Full Time Leicester, England 33488 - 27918 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

To be key in establishing and working in, the Pilot Overnight Response Service. To work closely with system partners overnight to ensure the best possible service is provided to patients and families. To manage, support, and direct the Health Care Assistants working in the service. To collect data and information to inform the benefits and evaluation of the service going forward.

To support and manage palliative care patients and families in their own homes overnightwho require short term unplanned support, and symptom management. This may be managed over the telephone and or a home visit accompanied by a Health Care Assistant and where appropriate liaise with the Specialist Palliative Care doctors/ consultant. To work some day shifts within the Integrated Community Specialist Palliative Care Service to maintain skills, and ensure compliance with induction and mandatory training requirements. To demonstrate the organisational Values and Behaviours in everything you do in the work environment.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical To provide a timely compassionate and responsive telephone advice service to patients and families contacting the overnight service. Triage all calls through to the service and co-ordinate a comprehensive assessment of the patient and carers needs, to determine if their needs can be dealt with over the phone or through a home visit. Plan, implement and evaluate in collaboration with the patient, their loved ones and indicated health care professionals, the specialist care of the patient in the community setting. Provide appropriate symptom management, psychological and spiritual support for patients palliative and end of life care needs to promote physical and emotional wellbeing.

Provide safe and effective administration of medications. Recognise a deteriorating patient and those where symptoms are not controlled based on the understanding of the disease process, including current evidence and practice standards and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations. Ensure legible, contemporaneous, and accurate records in accordance with organisational policy and legal requirements. Develop and maintain effective communication with patients, their loved ones, and a range of statutory and voluntary care professionals on complex palliative and end of care issues whilst meeting the integrated care needs of the patient in complex situations.

Participate in the review of the service demand, capacity, outcomes regularly with line manager. Comply with the NMC Code of Professional Practice, legislation for Health and Safety at Work and Clinical Governance. Adhering to all organisational policies and procedures to ensure quality and standard of clinical skill and practice. Ensure own compliance about mandatory training and NMC / Professional re-registration and revalidation requirements.

If the post holder is a qualified Non-Medical Prescriber, practice within their scope of practice and in accordance with the organisational Non-Medical Prescribing Policy. Continuing Education, Professional and Personal Development Promote the use of end of life care tools and best practice guidance including advance care planning (ACP) and preferred place of care (PPC). Act as a resource for other out of hour services on issues relating to specialist palliative and end of life care. Contribute to the development of relevant policies and clinical guidelines.

Undertake LOROSs corporate and local induction, and maintain your learning and compliance with training requirements for your role. Actively participate in clinical supervision as an integral part of professional development. Maintain own up to date evidence-based skills, knowledge and competence for the role requirements and timely revalidation Maintain specialist learning and reflective practice to ensure compliance with training requirements for the role. Educate patients, their loved ones and other healthcare professionals to recognise changes in a patients condition that could lead to exacerbation of their illness or rapid deterioration and take appropriate actions.

Clinical Governance, Reduction of Risk, Audit and Research 1.Encourage research-based practice and disseminate research findings in relation to specialist palliative and end of life care. 2.Participate in any multi-professional audit, which evaluates the effectiveness of the Overnight service. 3.Participate in research projects relating to specialist palliative and end of life care. 4.Collect and submit any required statistics and activity data to assist service review and development.

5.Ensure that the delivery of care to patients meets the standards required by regulating bodies, for example CQC, NMC. 6.Ensure that the highest standards of Infection Prevention and Control are always practiced. 7. Ensure a personalised service is provided to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promote quality, diversity, and rights.

8.Ensure the promotion of patient dignity, equality, diversity, and human rights. 9.Maintains own professional boundaries and appropriately declare any conflicts of interest. Management and use of Resources and Information 1.Bring to the attention of the Manager any concerns, ideas, or creative solutions relevant to the effective use and management of resources. 2.Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times and information relating to patient / users and personnel is used only in connection with authorised duties.

3.Use health related information only for the purposes of what it is intended for and in accordance with the Data Protection act. 4.Ensure that medication prescribed to individuals is managed, in terms of storage, administration and monitoring of side effects and offer agreed advice on such medication in conjunction with the prescriber. Operating with Quality in everything you do and maintaining a Safe Environment 1.Take responsibility for maintaining own and others Health and Safety and Security. 2.Ensure own actions and others assist with maintaining best practice and regulatory standards.

3.Ensure that you and others take action as appropriate, report in line with the Hospices Incident Reporting Policy; escalate any concerns regarding patient safety and clinical risk to the line manager. 4.Ensure self and others move and handle patients and goods in ways that promote the health of the patient and care team and are consistent with legislation. 5. Ensure self and others are responsible for the maintenance of a clean and safe environment adhering to infection control policies procedures and best practice.

6.Ensure self and others assist and maintain safe and hazard free area of work GENERAL: All staff are subject to Equal Opportunities Legislation, the Data Protection Act and LOROS Confidentiality Policy. To carry out and comply with the prevention and control of infection as per LOROS policies and procedures. All staff are subject to LOROS policies, procedures and conditions of service, with reference to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The post holder is responsible for safeguarding the interests of children and adults who they come into contact with during their work.

To fulfil these duties post holders are required to undertake mandatory training to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse, or neglect, or individuals at risk and to follow LOROS policies relating to safeguarding practice including reporting any concerns that they may have. Take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. Co-operate with their employer as far as is necessary to meet the requirements of the legislation.

registered nurse
LOROS

www.loros.co.uk
Leicester, United Kingdom
John Knight
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
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