Nurse Associate

at  Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

The role of Nurse Associate is in place to deliver high quality specialist palliative and end of life nursing care as part of the In Patient Unit multidisciplinary team. You will work at Peace Drive, Watford.

You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:

• As a registered Nurse Associate take responsibility and be accountable for your own actions or omissions, and to act in the best interest of your patients at all times.
• Recognise and work within the limits of your competence as defined by the NMC Code of Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates.
• To have the highest regard for the principles of confidentiality and the importance of patient consent, ensuring adherence to the hospice privacy statement and patient consent policy.
• To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care.
• To be able to deliver basic and complex specialist palliative and nursing care interventions that are responsive to the individual patient’s requirements.
• Have knowledge of common palliative and end of life care symptoms and management strategies with experience to anticipate changes and knowledge of when to seek advice.
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to keep clear, completed, accurate and timely records through documentation and verbal communication, the care undertaken and patient palliative care reported outcomes (OACCs).

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we are all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, and their families, visiting day and night. It’s important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.

We can offer:

• A supportive environment.
• Personal development.
• Flexible working.
• Opportunities to volunteer.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• NMC registration fees paid.
• Opportunity to sustain your NHS pension.
• Passionate team with quality at the heart of what we do.

If successful, you will join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
We encourage and strongly recommend our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Erin Beer, Head of IPU & Coordination Centre on 01923 330330.

Please refer the Job description for details