Community Palliative Care Nurse

HOURS OF WORK days a year ROLE SUMMARYTo work as an autonomous practitioner within a Community palliative care team, supporting the delivery of the EPUT vision of patients being seen by the right person, with the right skills at the right time. To deliver appropriate care for patients in their own home/community setting requiring palliative/end of life care. Work autonomously on a daily basis to provide palliative support to a caseload of patients registered with a GP Practice or wider locality/geographical area. Provision of a high quality nursing service to individuals, families, groups in conjunction with other agencies, across South East Essex. To liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure all agencies are working together to provide the best possible care. Responsibility for assessing, planning and providing care to a diverse client group with complex health care needs to ensure the highest standard of care is given which complies with current clinical guidelines and legislation. 1 Compassionate Empowering Open Liaison and coordination of services, working collaboratively with other agencies both voluntary and statutory to provide a seamless service to patients and their carers, being cognizant of local and national health policies. To manage a caseload and allocate work appropriately. To be responsible for appraisals and one to one of band 3 and band 6 within the team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL Responsible and accountable for ongoing assessment, symptom management and psychological support, thus ensuring that the highest standard of service and care is delivered in a consistent and safe manner, within the home and community setting. Undertake a range of clinical duties/nursing procedures and participate in the development of guidelines and protocols and ensuring all policies are implemented and adhered to. Outlined below is an indicative but not exhaustive list of the clinical procedures to be undertaken as part of this role:Phlebotomy Pain controlMale / Female catheterisationManagement of Hickman/PICC LinesInvolvement in Chronic Disease managementRemoval of drains,Changing drainage chambersPalliative care supportSyringe driversPain management,Family support,Controlled drug administrationWound care managementManagement of constipationPressure Ulcer Management Pressure Ulcer Equipment02 TherapyReferrals to other appropriate servicesManagement of Chemotherapy patientsMentoring students / new staff Educating students, patients and carersAuditing / BenchmarkingDeveloping IT skills / documentation Job description Job responsibilities HOURS OF WORK days a year ROLE SUMMARYTo work as an autonomous practitioner within a Community palliative care team, supporting the delivery of the EPUT vision of patients being seen by the right person, with the right skills at the right time. To deliver appropriate care for patients in their own home/community setting requiring palliative/end of life care. Work autonomously on a daily basis to provide palliative support to a caseload of patients registered with a GP Practice or wider locality/geographical area. Provision of a high quality nursing service to individuals, families, groups in conjunction with other agencies, across South East Essex. To liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure all agencies are working together to provide the best possible care. Responsibility for assessing, planning and providing care to a diverse client group with complex health care needs to ensure the highest standard of care is given which complies with current clinical guidelines and legislation. 1 Compassionate Empowering Open Liaison and coordination of services, working collaboratively with other agencies both voluntary and statutory to provide a seamless service to patients and their carers, being cognizant of local and national health policies. To manage a caseload and allocate work appropriately. To be responsible for appraisals and one to one of band 3 and band 6 within the team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL Responsible and accountable for ongoing assessment, symptom management and psychological support, thus ensuring that the highest standard of service and care is delivered in a consistent and safe manner, within the home and community setting. Undertake a range of clinical duties/nursing procedures and participate in the development of guidelines and protocols and ensuring all policies are implemented and adhered to. Outlined below is an indicative but not exhaustive list of the clinical procedures to be undertaken as part of this role:Phlebotomy Pain controlMale / Female catheterisationManagement of Hickman/PICC LinesInvolvement in Chronic Disease managementRemoval of drains,Changing drainage chambersPalliative care supportSyringe driversPain management,Family support,Controlled drug administrationWound care managementManagement of constipationPressure Ulcer Management Pressure Ulcer Equipment02 TherapyReferrals to other appropriate servicesManagement of Chemotherapy patientsMentoring students / new staff Educating students, patients and carersAuditing / BenchmarkingDeveloping IT skills / documentation