Job summary
Making memories with friends, spending previous time with children or grandchildren, a last trip to the football special moments for patients and their loved ones, and all part of a rewarding nursing career for you.
At St Anns Hospice you will care for each patient with their own personal goals at the heart of everything you do. Your career will focus on providing quality care and creating special moments for those impacted by life-limiting illnesses.
And it is all done with a supportive multidisciplinary team who work together to challenge, inspire and empower each other to provide the best possible care.
The Person
We are looking for passionate, team-focused nurses who can:
- Work collaboratively and problem solve
- Stay organised and delegate effectively
- Bet flexible and adaptable to the internal rotation
- Motivate personal and professional development
- Be compassionate, caring, and a role model to peers
If that sounds like you wed love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Role
The Staff Nurse delivers compassionate specialist palliative care, working within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high standards on each shift. Responsibilities include planning,
evaluating, and supervising patient care, supporting learners and unregistered staff, and contributing to service delivery across sites when needed. Career development is supported through a unique competency-based framework.
About us
At Moya Cole Hospice, theres one thing that motivates us and thats providing excellent care and support to those living with or affected by life-limiting illnesses. Were continuously developing our plans for delivering world-class, innovative care to ensure Moya Cole Hospice is in the best shape possible for future generations. Youll be challenged, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our purpose and to play your part in making a difference.
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
- Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rata for part-time)
- Heath cash plan
- Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution (or the ability to continue with a previously held NHS pension (subject to making contributions into the scheme in the previous 12 months)
- Life cover
- Free parking
- Discounted meals on site
- Meaningful work, making a difference in the lives of others
- Opportunity to develop your leadership skills within a structured development framework
- IIP Platinum employer creating the right environment for everyone to thrive and reach their potential
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Staff Nurse will:
- Take overall responsibility for the coordination and safe effective management of the Inpatient Unit (IPU) on a shift-by-shift basis as delegated by the Ward Manager / Sister / Charge Nurse.
- Undertake comprehensive health care needs assessment of patients, reassessing as appropriate.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals in the delivery of high standards of effective holistic care.
- Lead on the delivery of specialist palliative and supportive care, ensuring individual care needs are assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated.
- Use professional judgement when assessing patient needs / problems and investigations requiring analysis and intervention.
- Organise own time and that of junior learners.
- Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy.
- Ensure that patient information is communicated to the appropriate professional(s) of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the hospice values, policies and procedures and professional guidelines in order that a safe and quality service is provided.
- Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives, staff and others giving consideration to potential barriers to understanding.
- Work towards the achievement of the shared goals of the patient and multidisciplinary team by collaboration to ensure that best practice is achieved, utilising both clinical benchmarking and Evidence Based Practice to achieve this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Staff Nurse will:
- Take overall responsibility for the coordination and safe effective management of the Inpatient Unit (IPU) on a shift-by-shift basis as delegated by the Ward Manager / Sister / Charge Nurse.
- Undertake comprehensive health care needs assessment of patients, reassessing as appropriate.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals in the delivery of high standards of effective holistic care.
- Lead on the delivery of specialist palliative and supportive care, ensuring individual care needs are assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated.
- Use professional judgement when assessing patient needs / problems and investigations requiring analysis and intervention.
- Organise own time and that of junior learners.
- Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy.
- Ensure that patient information is communicated to the appropriate professional(s) of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the hospice values, policies and procedures and professional guidelines in order that a safe and quality service is provided.
- Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives, staff and others giving consideration to potential barriers to understanding.
- Work towards the achievement of the shared goals of the patient and multidisciplinary team by collaboration to ensure that best practice is achieved, utilising both clinical benchmarking and Evidence Based Practice to achieve this.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Work as part of a team.
- Problem solve.
- Demonstrate awareness of own limitations.
- Organise workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
- Effectively organise.
- Have a positive approach to work.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to the internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours.
- Motivate personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Compassionate and caring.
- Inspire others and be a positive role model.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Relevant post registration palliative care experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level Registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing Certificate
Right to Work
Essential
- The Right to Work in the UK without requiring sponsorship
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Work as part of a team.
- Problem solve.
- Demonstrate awareness of own limitations.
- Organise workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
- Effectively organise.
- Have a positive approach to work.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to the internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours.
- Motivate personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Compassionate and caring.
- Inspire others and be a positive role model.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Relevant post registration palliative care experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level Registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing Certificate
Right to Work
Essential
- The Right to Work in the UK without requiring sponsorship
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
