In-Patient Nurse Associate
This role appears to be based at this CQC-rated location:
- Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Hertfordshire
GoodRated Jul 2016
Matched from the job description. Source: Care Quality Commission.
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Rennie Grove Peace services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The post holder will be required to work a range of long Day shifts across 7 days.
Although based in the Inpatient Unit, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other Rennie Grove Peace settings in order to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care (eg Community)
This role will suit someone who
Main duties of the job
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Educated to GCSE, including Maths and English
Additional Criteria
Essential
- IT experience and ability to input into the electronics record system following induction training
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
- A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Able to build good working relationships.
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or Care Certificate
- Experience of working within a Palliative Care/long-term condition setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
About the employer
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness. We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.)
Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces. We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether that's at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.
Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.