Band 6 IPU Registered Nurse
North London Hospice
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Job summary
The North London Hospice has been providing palliative and end of life care for the communities of North London since 1984.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our friendly Inpatient Unit team providing specialist palliative care to patients with life limiting illnesses in our 18-bedded in-patient unit.
You will act as a senior member of the In-patient Unit palliative care team. You will seek to provide a high standard of holistic, skilled, patient-centred, palliative care to all in-patients. You will assist the Unit Manager/s in supervision and training of junior staff and in service development issues. You will act as shift coordinator as required by leading the team and ensuring good communication from shift to shift.
Whilst the position is site-specific, there may be occasions when required to provide cross-site/service cover.
Main duties of the job
We support our patients and their loved ones to enable them to be cared for in their preferred place of care providing specialist advice to patients professionals, patients and their families. You will need to be committed to providing compassionate, dignified care, have excellent communication skills and variety of experience.
Candidates should have experience of specialist palliative care and supporting people with life limiting conditions which should include a knowledge of symptom control and caring for patients at the end of their lives.
We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse with experience of palliative care, who is a team player, keen to learn and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You must have some experience of leading a team, have good communication skills and proven organisational skills.
About us
We are community teams of specialist nurses, doctors, consultants, social workers and allied professionals supporting individuals at home, in the 3 North London Boroughs of Barnet Enfield and Haringey. Our aim is to provide the very best of palliative and end of life care for the residents of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. All this is achieved by the commitment, passion and expertise of the hospice staff and volunteers.
We can offer you a range of benefits including a friendly and supportive working environment where we encourage our staff to reach their full potential, providing support with ongoing education and development and access to clinical supervision. Other benefits include:
- Current NHS Pension Scheme membership is transferrable
- Inner London supplement
- NHS-aligned annual leave
- Ongoing professional development, and support with revalidation
- Fully-funded health cash plan
- Workplace perks such as Discounted cinema scheme, etc.
Date posted
08 February 2021
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,638 to £44,780 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B0355-21-1179
Job locations
North London Hospice
47 Woodside Avenue
London
N12 8TT
Employer details
Employer name
North London Hospice
Address
North London Hospice
47 Woodside Avenue
London
N12 8TT
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonhospice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Assistant Director - In-patient Unit
Miranda Fairhurst
mfairhurst@northlondonhospice.co.uk
02083438841