About this role
Job summary
Full Time Position: working 37.5 hours per week (Shifts consisting of a mix of earlies, lates, and nights)
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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?
Job description
Job responsibilities
REGISTERED NURSE | Band 5 | £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Full Time: working 37.5 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 service
- Excellent 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 families
- Delivering and evaluating high-quality nursing care using evidence-based practice
- Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care from admission through to discharge
- Supporting patients and families through complex symptom management and end of life care planning
- Providing professional advice and support through hospice services when required
- Taking charge of the clinical environment when appropriate and supporting colleagues across the nursing team
- Contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement, education and service development activities
- Maintaining 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 held 27th November.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse with active registration
- Experience delivering evidence-based nursing care
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when supporting patients with complex care needs
Desirable
- Teaching experience or relevant teaching qualification
- Experience using clinical systems and Microsoft Office applications, including SystmOne
- Knowledge of, or experience within, palliative care and end of life care services
Experience
Essential
- 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
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)