Job summary
Hayward House Palliative Care Unit Nottingham City Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a band 5 staff nurse, to join our passionate and motivated team that is dedicated to providing the highest quality specialist palliative care.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Hayward House offers specialist palliative care from diagnosis, through the interim periods of advancing disease, up to and including end of life care.
Patients are cared for holistically, with a focus on symptom management and care for emotional, spiritual and social concerns being addressed for both patients and their family.
You will be provided with the opportunity to work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a wide variety of support for our patients and their families.
About us
With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Must have excellent communication skills a passion to work with palliative care and be able to work as part of a team. Required to work a range of shift patterns including, early, late, long days, nights and weekends.
Hayward House is a 20 bedded Specialist Palliative Care Unit in the grounds of the City Campus of Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust. It provides high quality care centred on the needs of patients and their families. Its aim is to enrich the quality of life through the skills of an experienced and caring team.
Our management team is proactive and supportive in ensuring that excellent quality care is provided to our patients. We recognise our responsibility to ensure staff are supported and developed within their working environment in order to achieve our vision for care in line with Trust values and behaviours. We offer excellent opportunities for training, development and career progression within the Cancer & Associated Specialties (CAS).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Must have excellent communication skills a passion to work with palliative care and be able to work as part of a team. Required to work a range of shift patterns including, early, late, long days, nights and weekends.
Hayward House is a 20 bedded Specialist Palliative Care Unit in the grounds of the City Campus of Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust. It provides high quality care centred on the needs of patients and their families. Its aim is to enrich the quality of life through the skills of an experienced and caring team.
Our management team is proactive and supportive in ensuring that excellent quality care is provided to our patients. We recognise our responsibility to ensure staff are supported and developed within their working environment in order to achieve our vision for care in line with Trust values and behaviours. We offer excellent opportunities for training, development and career progression within the Cancer & Associated Specialties (CAS).
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Must have NMC registration
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD/ training
Experience/skills
Desirable
- Experience in an acute setting
- Evidence of palliative care experience
Communication and Relationship
Essential
- Evidence of supervising unregistered staff and students
- Ability to use IT systems
Desirable
- Evidence of mentor qualification
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Must have NMC registration
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD/ training
Experience/skills
Desirable
- Experience in an acute setting
- Evidence of palliative care experience
Communication and Relationship
Essential
- Evidence of supervising unregistered staff and students
- Ability to use IT systems
Desirable
- Evidence of mentor qualification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).