Community Hospice at Home Senior Staff Nurse/Paramedic

NHS; Chalfont St Giles; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Community Hospice at Home Senior Staff Nurse/Paramedic to deliver high-quality palliative care. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team, providing support to patients and their families, and ensuring excellent standards of care. Ideal candidates will have a nursing or paramedic background and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous personal and academic development.
• Proven palliative care experience or related speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Deliver planned and unplanned care to patients.

Skills

Communication

Team Working

Organizational Skills

Caring and Empathetic Approach

Education

First level Registered Nurse or Paramedic

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Community Hospice at Home Senior Staff Nurse/Paramedic

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

• Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part time hours considered)
• 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

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.

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 seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Address

Gillian King House

Chalfont St Giles

HP8 4LS

Employer's website

https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (Opens in a new tab)