About this role
Job summary Are you a compassionate Nurse looking for a rewarding career in palliative and end of life care? Do you want the time, support and opportunity to truly make a difference to patients and families during some of life's most important moments?
Main duties of the job This is an opportunity to develop your clinical expertise in palliative care, complex symptom management and end of life care. Whether you already have hospice experience or are looking to bring your skills from another healthcare setting, we take pride in supporting our teams professional development and helping you build a rewarding career where every day has purpose.
About us At Dorothy House Hospice Care, our In-Patient Unit provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on symptom management, holistic care and helping people achieve the best possible quality of life. As a Registered Nurse within our hospice team, you'll deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care whilst working alongside a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team.
Job description Job responsibilities
REGISTERED NURSE | Band 5 | £16.40 - £19.97 per hour
Part Time: working 22.5 hours per week (Shifts consisting of a mix of earlies, lates, and nights)
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work. Some of our benefits include:
27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of serviceExcellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!Pension with Life Assurance.Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.55p per mile for work travel.Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.
WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?
As a Registered Nurse, you will work as part of our specialist In-Patient Unit team to provide outstanding palliative and end of life care. Your responsibilities will include:
Assessing patients' physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs, developing individualised plans of care alongside patients and their familiesDelivering and evaluating high-quality nursing care using evidence-based practiceWorking collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care from admission through to dischargeSupporting patients and families through complex symptom management and end of life care planningProviding professional advice and support through hospice services when requiredTaking charge of the clinical environment when appropriate and supporting colleagues across the nursing teamContributing to clinical audit, quality improvement, education and service development activitiesMaintaining accurate patient records and ensuring care is delivered in line with professional standards and hospice policies
See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
ABOUT YOU
If you're a caring and motivated Registered Nurse who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient-centred care, we hope this may be the role for you!
If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application. Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews for the role will be conducted the first week of October.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* First Level Registered Nurse with active registration
Desirable
* Teaching experience or relevant teaching qualification
Experience Essential
* Experience delivering evidence-based nursing care * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when supporting patients with complex care needs * Demonstrating attributes that reflect care, compassion and willingness to support patients and their families through their end of life journey * Experience of medicines management and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team * Experience contributing to quality improvement, audit or service improvement activities
Desirable
* Experience using clinical systems and Microsoft Office applications, including SystmOne * Knowledge of, or experience within, palliative care and end of life care services
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 Dorothy House Hospice
Address Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2LE
Winsley
BA15 2LE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)