Palliative Care Staff Nurse (Band 5)

Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased toannounce the following position :

PalliativeCare Staff Nurse

Band5

Woking and Sam Beare Hospice In Patient Unit islooking for a passionate dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse tojoin our incredible team.

Here at the hospice, we pride our selves on givingexceptionally high standards of care to patients and their families throughsome of the most challenging times of their lives. In our IPU, in their ownhomes and in our Wellbeing Centre. Our charity-based service specialises inpalliative and end of life care for patients with complex life limitingillnesses who live in the North-West Surrey area.

Some of the ways we provide such high standards isthrough fantastic staff to patient ratios that leave our patients and familiesfeeling like they are always a priority. As well as our environment which isclean, warm and homely to ensure all that come through our services feel safeand comfortable.

In addition to the wonderful environment, we have akeen focus on education and development. Our education team support excellenttraining sessions taught by our in-house experts. Furthermore, our staff areencouraged and supported to increase their professional skills through coursesand university modules.

Main duties of the job

Recent examples of our commitment to developing our team include :

NA to RN apprenticeships

HCA to NA apprenticeships,

CNS supported and developed to join our medical team as a Non-Medical Prescriber / ANP

Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse

In the short time I have worked at the Hospice, I have been really supported by the team I work within. It is a challenging environment to work in, and I am continually learning. However, it is made easier by working in a supportive and caring team. I love my job.

Clinical Colleague

A successful Palliative Care Staff Nurse band 5 : will be :

• Key member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills are essential.
• To utilise your advanced nursing skills and knowledge
• Experience of palliative care is desirable; it is not essential as we can offer support through our training and development programme.
• A compassionate nurse who will play a key role in planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence based individualised nursing care.
• You will also possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and be able to lead and motivate others.
• An ability to teach and support junior members of the team
• Supporting complex patients with their medical, social and psychological needs
• Engage in the development of the ward
• Focus on improving care and ensuring best practice at all times

About us

Successful candidatewill have :

Current NMC Registration

RN educated to Diploma or Degree level

Palliative care qualification (orwillingness to work complete)

Mentorship qualification (orwillingness to work complete)

UK Registration

This post issubject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and assuch it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to theDisclosure & Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for anyprevious criminal convictions.

Clinical Staff Benefits

We are passionate about our colleagues careers.Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personaldevelopment plan to achieve their goals, we provide the following industryleading benefits :

Annual Leave : 27 days rising to 29 days after five yearsservice, rising to 33 days after 10 years service.

Flexible Working : We fully support flexible workingopportunities including working part time depending on the role.

Free Parking : Free parking is available.

Discounted ComplementaryTherapies : Our Wellbeing Team offer discountedtherapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and StaffWellbeing Days.

Blue Light Discount Card : Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offersdiscounts across 15,000 retailers.

On Site Cafe : Our Garden Cafe based at the Hospice in GoldsworthPark offers a range of hot and cold food.

Job responsibilities

Full details of the job are detailed in the attached job description but we set out a summary below.

To provide a high standard of individualised patientcentred care to patients with a life limiting illness and to provide care andsupport for relatives and carers on the Inpatient Unit.

To assist in the management and organisation of the nursingservice including the teaching of junior staff and students.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Planning and Organisation

Knowledge and Skills

Qualifications

Experience

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.

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