Community Senior Registered Nurse

Southern Hospice Group; Arundel; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Hospice Group provides holistic care and support to children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families across Sussex, in the family home, community settings, and hospices and acute settings.

The group includes Chestnut Tree House, St Barnabas House, Martlets and related services, forming a large, compassionate network focused on high-quality palliative care for families in Worthing, Arun, Adur and surrounding areas.

Job description

The provision of holistic care and support to children and young people (CYP) who have life-limiting conditions and their families as a key member of the community team. This care is provided in the familys own home, in the community, and support into the hospices and acute settings.
Care is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Although this role is predominantly Mon-Fri, 9-5 you will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of planned and emergency care, including on calls overnight and weekends within contracted hours., The first point of contact for families following acceptance to the service and responsible for undertaking a holistic assessment of the child and familys needs. You will provide high quality palliative care to CYP's under the care of Chestnut Tree House (CTH), using your skills and expertise in a diverse range of situations, autonomously and as a member of the community team. You will have excellent communication skills, be a sound educator, and work proficiently.
You will work closely with the CTH in house team, Child & Family Services Team and symptom management services to ensure a seamless and comprehensive service to CYP and their families.
Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.
St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.
Chestnut Tree House is the childrens hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.