Job summary
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part time hours considered)
- Location: Rennie Grove Peace Bucks Locality
- Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 6 - £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 30 April 2025 at 12 noon
- Interview date: 8 May 2025
Main duties of the job
The role of Community Hospice at Home Senior Staff Nurse/Paramedic is to provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care, skills, advice and support to patients, carers and those important to the patient. This role will support the delivery of planned and unplanned care across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice.
About us
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care started formally operating in July 2023, through the merger of two successful organisations, Rennie Grove Hospice Care and Peace Hospice Care. We offer exceptional, specialised and highly valued care, serving our local community of people affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement, across Herts and Bucks.
Our merger is bringing together the best of both organisations so that we can:
- Serve our communities with a wider range of services
- Reach more local people
- Strengthen our ability to secure more resources
To enable every local person to receive the care they need, when they need it, wherever they need it.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community Hospice at Home model of care.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of individualised patient/family care and support.
- To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis.
- To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
- Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care. This will include a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in-person reviews in their homes.
- To work with wider Hospice team as well as system partners to support delivery of care and enable patients to remain in their preferred place of care.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients, coordinating their care services.
- Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the Hospice at Home service.
- Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
- Work across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safe and effective service delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community Hospice at Home model of care.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of individualised patient/family care and support.
- To be responsible for those patients allocated on a daily basis.
- To ensure that excellent standards of support and clinical practice and care are achieved.
- Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care. This will include a multi-disciplinary approach for our higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in-person reviews in their homes.
- To work with wider Hospice team as well as system partners to support delivery of care and enable patients to remain in their preferred place of care.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients, coordinating their care services.
- Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the Hospice at Home service.
- Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
- Work across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care geographical area (as required) to support safe and effective service delivery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Willing to or working towards of have completed further study in Palliative Care or relevant area.
- Commitment to follow the organisations education pathway.
- Evidence of continuous personal and academic development.
- Proven palliative care experience or related speciality.
- Proven experience of effective team working.
- IT literate including a good knowledge of Excel, Word, a clinical IT system.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational skills. Able to prioritise clinical duties.
- Drive and enthusiasm with a positive approach.
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team.
- Caring and empathetic approach.
- Commitment to the organisation mission and values.
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- o We are caring and compassionate
- o We engage and empower
- o We strive for excellence
- o We develop and innovate
- o We respect and value
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training or commitment to achieve this.
- Evidence of extended roles within their practice.
- Experience working with volunteers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Willing to or working towards of have completed further study in Palliative Care or relevant area.
- Commitment to follow the organisations education pathway.
- Evidence of continuous personal and academic development.
- Proven palliative care experience or related speciality.
- Proven experience of effective team working.
- IT literate including a good knowledge of Excel, Word, a clinical IT system.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational skills. Able to prioritise clinical duties.
- Drive and enthusiasm with a positive approach.
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team.
- Caring and empathetic approach.
- Commitment to the organisation mission and values.
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- o We are caring and compassionate
- o We engage and empower
- o We strive for excellence
- o We develop and innovate
- o We respect and value
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training or commitment to achieve this.
- Evidence of extended roles within their practice.
- Experience working with volunteers.
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).
