Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

Nursing Associate

The closing date is 02 June 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and adaptable Nurse Associates to join our caring team at our Inpatient Units. This is an exciting opportunity for a registered Nursing Associate to make a difference in an award winning palliative care charity.

  • You will provide full holistic assessments, and develop patient-centred care plans using the skills and knowledge you have obtained during your foundation degree study.
  • You will be providing individualised high-quality care to patients, so youll need a minimum of 2 years experience and be a registered Nursing Associate with the NMC.
  • Supporting leadership, to their Band 2 and Band 3 colleagues helping them to develop in their roles and enhance the service we provide to our patients within the ward setting.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Nurse Associate you will work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Band 4 Nurse Associates are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy by:

  • Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
  • Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and using evidence-based policies and procedures
  • Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with everyone involved in care planning.

We will require the successful post holder to have completed their Nursing Associate Training and be registered with the NMC.

About us

As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.

Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families both in the community and in-patient units.

Our Vision

Of a community where people with a terminal illness and their family and friends are supported and empowered to live well in mind and body until the very last moment of their life.

Our Benefits

As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance.

Our workplaces offer:

  • Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside people passionate about what we do
  • Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
  • A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
  • A good work-life balance and realistic working hours
  • Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme
  • A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
  • A sense of wellbeing

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,326 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0497-25-0029

Job locations

Pilgrims Hospice

Hythe Road

Willesborough

Ashford

Kent

TN24 0NE


Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB:

The post holder will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Associate to work alongside and provide complementary skills to the existing clinical and non-clinical teams. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously as well as part of a wider team, and will play a key role in supporting the delivery of providing patient focused high quality care.

PURPOSE:

Operating a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service, the post holder will primarily support the smooth running of the Inpatient Unit, working a range of shifts including rotation between days/ nights and weekends.

Key Objectives:

Deliver high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the In-Patient Unit multidisciplinary team.

To support the Registered Nurse in ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs.

To ensure Pilgrims organisational vision and values are integral to the care delivered and role undertaken.

As the named nurse provide and monitor the holistic nursing care for an allocated number of patients each shift.

As a registered associate nurse, take responsibility and be accountable for your individual actions, and to act in the best interests of patients at all times.

Please indicate whether your application is for Pilgrims Hospices in Ashford or Canterbury.

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB:

The post holder will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Associate to work alongside and provide complementary skills to the existing clinical and non-clinical teams. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously as well as part of a wider team, and will play a key role in supporting the delivery of providing patient focused high quality care.

PURPOSE:

Operating a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service, the post holder will primarily support the smooth running of the Inpatient Unit, working a range of shifts including rotation between days/ nights and weekends.

Key Objectives:

Deliver high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the In-Patient Unit multidisciplinary team.

To support the Registered Nurse in ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs.

To ensure Pilgrims organisational vision and values are integral to the care delivered and role undertaken.

As the named nurse provide and monitor the holistic nursing care for an allocated number of patients each shift.

As a registered associate nurse, take responsibility and be accountable for your individual actions, and to act in the best interests of patients at all times.

Please indicate whether your application is for Pilgrims Hospices in Ashford or Canterbury.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
  • Educated to GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of being part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Experience of working with volunteers.
  • Experience of working within a palliative care/long term conditions setting.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
  • Educated to GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of being part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Experience of working with volunteers.
  • Experience of working within a palliative care/long term conditions setting.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

Address

Pilgrims Hospice

Hythe Road

Willesborough

Ashford

Kent

TN24 0NE


Employer's website

https://www.pilgrimshospices.org/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

Address

Pilgrims Hospice

Hythe Road

Willesborough

Ashford

Kent

TN24 0NE


Employer's website

https://www.pilgrimshospices.org/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,326 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0497-25-0029

Job locations

Pilgrims Hospice

Hythe Road

Willesborough

Ashford

Kent

TN24 0NE


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