Job Description

Community Nurse - Palliative Care Team



Are you a dedicated and empathetic nurse passionate about making a difference in people's lives? UHCW is seeking a Community Nurse to join our Palliative Care Team , delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients with life-limiting conditions in their homes.

Your role:

Provide holistic palliative care in the community



Work closely with a range of professionals to ensure seamless, coordinated care



Support patients and families with compassion and dignity



If you're ready to bring comfort, care, and clinical excellence to those who need it most, we'd love to hear from you.



Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post. You must also have post-preceptorship experience.



Please be advised that a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle is a requirement for this role.



Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.



To work under the direction of the senior clinician / coordinator on shift.



To sign in/ out all equipment in logbook when taking from the sto re cupboard i.e. syringe drivers .



To clean & document return of equipment in sto re cupboard .



To safely dispose of sharps bins/clinical waste as per policy .



To ensure patient deaths are recorded in required documentation book .



Safely administer medication to provide symptom control to palliative patients as per Trust policy



To liaise with GPs and other members of the multidisciplinary team to always ensure seamless care , including ordering medication, authorisation etc



To liaise with pharmacies to ensure m edications are delivered in a timely manner and ensuring patients always have medications



Holistic assessment of patients' needs, recording those wishes that are important to them .



To complete the Continuing Health Care team F astrack assessment to ensure funding or further referral.



To provide regular reassessment of palliative support patients to ensure needs are being met .



Documentation and care planning, including use of Individual Plan of Care of the dying person and IPOS (Initial and weekly).



Escalate any concerns to senior nurse

Closing Date:

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.



University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.



We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.



Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.



We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)



By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.



The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.



Assessment o f pressure area care and skin checks on initial assessment and subsequent visits. Relevant documentation to be completed on patient record.



Continence Care for patients known to the palliative support team including ordering of continence products and catheter insertion procedures.



Assessment of appropriate equipment and ordering of such equipment .



Wound care- Implementation of wound care plans, including photographs and documentation to be uploaded onto patient record. To escalate and refer patient to Tissue Viability to support where required .



Emotional support for patients and those important to them including accessing outside agencies and servi ces when requi red .



Assist with the day to day running of the team .



To complete inbound referrals via EMIS to relevant service as required .



To coordinate the palliative support team as required if no band 6 nurse available . Be aware of own limitations and gain support from band 7 on shift where required .



To attend multi-disciplinary team meetings on a regular basis and daily handovers.



To report incidents in a timely manner via Datix and escalate as required .



To understand and follow the safeguarding process with any conce rns .



To attend clinical supervision as available .



To work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team to support patients' needs



Involvement in local and trust audit .



To complete all mandatory training as per Trust policy



Completion of death verification upon expected death of a patient known to the service



Please see the attached job description for further details.