Senior Registered Nurse Nights

Job summary

Senior Registered Nurse Palliative Care Hub (nights)

£32,322 - £34,805 per annum, pro rata - 30% enhancement for nights and weekends

Sue Ryder St John's Hospice, Moggerhanger, Bedford, MK44 3RJ

Full and Part Time hours available

Nights Shifts - 7:00pm - 7:30am

About the role:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our busy but very friendly community team at St Johns Hospice. If you are an enthusiastic and committed Senior registered nurse who is interested in a rewarding career within palliative care we'd like to hear from you!

The role encompasses a 24 hour telephone support line, working alongside Nurses or Health Care Assistants. You will provide palliative care support and advice to our Patients on the Palliative Care Hub register, their families and other care professionals whilst signposting to other agencies as and when required. We will require excellent assessment, planning, referral, implementation and evaluation skills to ensure our patients receive high standards of individualised care. You will also be required to support and lead some of the HCAs and be responsible for the allocation of the teams visits.

Main duties of the job

About You:

NMC registered, with post-registration experience in palliative, end of life care.

Ability to be flexible, positive and work within the wider team.

Excellent soft communication skills.

Ability to lead and empower others.

Live our values of Supportive, Impactful and Connected and practice our attached behaviours.

A knowledge of SystemOne would be advantageous

A knowledge of the independent sector

About Us

Be there when it matters!

There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.

Who are we:

We are St Johns Hospice, in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire.

We are a CQC Outstanding rated hospice and provide compassionate and expert care in the hospice and the community.

We are a close and supportive team looking to welcome new people and new ideas.

We offer you the time to holistically care for your patients and their families.

We offer palliative training and many educational opportunities.

We have a peaceful environment surrounded by beautiful gardens, fields and visiting wildlife.

Our aim at St Johns is to retain, support and develop our teams whilst providing outstanding care.

We are always eager to welcome potential candidates into the hospice for a visit either before applying or during the application process. Please do contact us to arrange a visit.

About us

We have many other benefits:

Company pension scheme (or a continuation of NHS pension*)

27 days holiday (pro rata) - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services

Competitive enhanced pay for nights (30%), weekends (30%) & public holidays (60%)

Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org

Cash referral bonus scheme

Free onsite parking

Free uniform

Greatly subsidised hot and cold food from the in-house kitchen.

Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website: https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

About Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether thats a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition were there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.

If you want more than just a job, then we would love to hear from you.