Community Hospice at Home senior staff nurse/Paramedic band 6

NHS; Watford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community hospice is seeking a senior staff nurse/Paramedic to provide high-quality palliative care and support within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves working with patients and families in their preferred place of care, ensuring excellent standards of support and clinical practice.

Qualifications

• First level Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
• Proven palliative care experience or related specialty.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiring planned and unplanned care.
• Participate in development of community Hospice model of care.

Skills

Palliative care experience

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT literate

Teamwork

Empathy

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse or Paramedic

Further study in Palliative Care

Job description

Community Hospice at Home senior staff nurse/Paramedic band 6

• Hours:37.5 hoursper week (part time hours considered)
• Closing date:23 June 2025at 12 noon
• Interview date:8 July 2025

The purpose of the role 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.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

About us

At Rennie Grove Peace, we provide palliative and end of life care support within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in four stages: Early Support, Living Well, Dying Well and Bereavement Support.

Our patient services are available to adults as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.) Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them.

We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits theindividuals needs, whether thats at home, in a care home, in a short stay inour inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living WellCentre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered thissupport, free of charge, for over 40 years.

Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facingdisciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans,Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UKhospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live inHertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.

Lookingafter over 4,500 patients a year, as well as those around them, is a hugeprivilege, one we simply could not achieve without the incredible support ofour 1600 strong volunteer workforce. Our multidisciplinary team helps people tolive well and receive support in the place that best suits their needs, whenthey need it the most.

Job responsibilities

• Actively participate in the development of the organisationsplanned and unplanned community Hospice at Home model of care.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a highstandard 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 clinicalpractice and care are achieved.
• Deliver specialist palliative nursing care to patients requiringplanned and unplanned care. This will include a multi-disciplinary approach forour higher acuity patients with daily virtual and in-person reviews in theirhomes.
• To work with wider Hospice team as well as system partners tosupport delivery of care and enable patients to remain in their preferred placeof care.Deputise for Clinical Nurse Specialist as required in times ofabsence.
• Be responsible for looking after an allocated group of patientseach day.Through practice, role modelling, teaching, and mentorship,provide staff support and training, to enhance the teams own development.
• Carry out regular 1 to 1s and individual performance reviewprocess, annual and mid-year reviews, for direct reports and complete personaldevelopment plans.
• To demonstrate leadership by means of effecting change withinown sphere of practice when and where indicated.

Please see job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
• 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
• 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.