Senior Registered Staff Nurse; Inpatient Unit

Senior Registered Staff Nurse (Inpatient Unit)

St Lukes Hospice is seeking an experienced and compassionate Senior Registered Staff Nurse to provide clinical leadership within our Inpatient Unit, supporting the Ward Manager to deliver outstanding, patient-centered palliative and end-of-life care.

As Senior Staff Nurse, youll lead shifts within the Inpatient Unit, ensuring safe, effective and responsive care while acting as a visible clinical role model. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, youll support patients and families through complex care journeys, promote best practice, and help ensure each shift runs smoothly and safely.

Youll also play a key role in supporting, developing and supervising staff, contributing to quality improvement, clinical governance and workforce wellbeing.

Note:This job description reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

The Senior Staff Nurse (SSN) is accountable and responsible for the leadership and operational management of the Inpatient Unit working under the direction of the Ward Manager. She/he will be responsible for delivering high quality, evidence-based patient centered care, ensuring each shift runs efficiently and safely. She/He will be responsible for, working closely with colleagues to achieve excellent outcomes for our patients, families and service users.

St Lukes Hospice cares for people approaching the end of their life in Harrow and Brent. We aim to give the people we care for the best possible quality of life, every day. Supporting local people and their families is at the heart of what we do focusing on what matters the most to them is at the centre of our care.

Founded by local communities in 1987, we have been providing free expert end of life care and support to local people both in the community and from our beautiful Kenton Grange building, surrounded by tranquil gardens.

Two thirds of our care is provided in the comfort of peoples homes, as we respect that this is where most people would like to be looked after. Our specialist community team of nurses helps people to manage more complex needs whilst our Hospice at Home team supports people to remain in their own homes by providing practical care and support.

Our inpatient unit (IPU) at Kenton Grange cares for people in their final days, providing intensive care to help get symptoms under control or give respite care. Many of the people who are cared for in our IPU go home again.

JOB SUMMARY:

Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality patient care within the Inpatient Unit through effective leadership and team management

Identify through 1;1 and performance assessment of staff their skills/training needs to meet the required practice standards and role competencies.

Act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner

Monitor quality of care through audit/spot checks and quality projects.

Work collaboratively with other patient services teams to influence care. To work externally with external partners to support transition of care on discharge.

Ensure safe working practices are upheld in regards to training and adherence to SLH policies, guidelines and operational procedures

To support the Ward Manager to help implement and deliver upon the agreed IPU annual workplan and support the wider organisational vision, values and business objectives.

To maintain an understanding of the wider palliative care agenda; keep abreast on advances in clinical symptom management, and professional nursing standards and practice.

Actively support the IPU workforce, ensuring their health and wellbeing is sustained.

Job Description Promoting opportunities for their continual learning and professional development.

Key Tasks; some tasks may be delegated but the post holder remains responsible for ensuring that they are carried out satisfactorily.

Clinical 60%
To be responsible for the development and sustainability of a Safe, Effective,Responsive, Caring and Well-led IPU which includes:1 Work as a core member of the multidisciplinary team actively participating in the coordination of the shift and delivery of direct patient care.
2 Leading the shift and allocating the right staff, with the right skill to the right patients.

Taking responsibility for staff/patient work load allocation, delegation of routine tasks and duties, coordination of any volunteers, visitors/students/meetings whilst adapting to the changing demands throughout the shift.
3 Supporting the Ward Manager to ensure the required CQC compliance standards,hospice policies, guidelines and practice development initiatives are followed and embedded into IPU practice by:

Regular monitoring to ensure that all IPU Patients and their carers holistic needs and risk assessments are undertaken on admission and regularly reviewed and evaluated throughout their stay.

Ensuring…