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


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and the type of candidate we are looking for, please refer to the attached JD.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and the type of candidate we are looking for, please refer to the attached JD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First-level Registration or Diploma level
  • Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Diploma or degree in palliative care or relevant subject (or working towards)
  • Evidence of communication skills training

Desirable

  • Mentorship qualification
  • Teaching qualification or module

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate relevant experience in specialist palliative care nursing
  • Evidence of change in practice from personal reflection and development
  • Demonstrates keeping self-updated
  • Awareness of risk and quality issues pertinent to an in-patient unit
  • Demonstrate experience of taking charge of team of staff in absence of a more senior colleague
  • Experience of mentoring students and permanent staff

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate evidence of involvement in audit, specific project or development work.
  • Experience of appraising staff

Personal Qualities / Abilities / Skills:

Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Organisational skills
  • Time management skills
  • Effective communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to lead
  • Professional
  • Approachable
  • Empathetic
  • Motivated and able to motivate
  • Professional
  • Approachable
  • Empathetic
  • Motivated and able to motivate
  • Enthusiastic

Desirable

  • The ability to demonstrate through experience i.e.
  • organisational and time management skills
  • Innovative
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First-level Registration or Diploma level
  • Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Diploma or degree in palliative care or relevant subject (or working towards)
  • Evidence of communication skills training

Desirable

  • Mentorship qualification
  • Teaching qualification or module

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate relevant experience in specialist palliative care nursing
  • Evidence of change in practice from personal reflection and development
  • Demonstrates keeping self-updated
  • Awareness of risk and quality issues pertinent to an in-patient unit
  • Demonstrate experience of taking charge of team of staff in absence of a more senior colleague
  • Experience of mentoring students and permanent staff

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate evidence of involvement in audit, specific project or development work.
  • Experience of appraising staff

Personal Qualities / Abilities / Skills:

Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Organisational skills
  • Time management skills
  • Effective communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to lead
  • Professional
  • Approachable
  • Empathetic
  • Motivated and able to motivate
  • Professional
  • Approachable
  • Empathetic
  • Motivated and able to motivate
  • Enthusiastic

Desirable

  • The ability to demonstrate through experience i.e.
  • organisational and time management skills
  • Innovative

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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)

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

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


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