End of Life Urgent Care Service Nurse

St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Plymouth is seeking a Band 5 Nurse to join their End-of-Life Urgent Care Team. This role involves supporting patients in their preferred place of care while working autonomously to assess and plan holistic care. Successful candidates will have strong communication skills and a passion for end-of-life care. The organization offers a supportive work environment and an attractive employment package, including generous leave.

Benefits

7 weeks annual leave

Membership to a cash back health plan

Qualifications

• Experience in end-of-life care or related field preferred.
• Ability to manage holistic assessments and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Assist community-based end-of-life patients.
• Work closely with health professionals.
• Plan care to meet practical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Holistic assessment

Job description

St Luke's is delivering on its vision of a 'Hospice without Walls' with the support of its End-of-Life Urgent Care Team, as a Registered Nurse for the End-of-Life Urgent Care Service you will assist in supporting community-based end of life (EOL) patients in meeting their preferred place of care/death and prevent inappropriate admission to secondary care.

To be a part of this caring and compassionate team as a Band 5 Nurse, you will need to be able to work autonomously and be responsible for ongoing holistic assessments and planning of care to meet the patient's practical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs.

You will work closely with both primary and secondary care health professionals and other Hospice colleagues; therefore, good communication skills are essential.

St Luke's is a friendly, dynamic, and progressive organisation, where innovation and a 'can-do' ethos is championed; we would value those with the desire to work in this specialist area.

As a staff member of St Luke's, you will receive an attractive employment package, which includes 7 weeks annual leave rising with service (inc. bank hols) and membership to a cash back health plan.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated professional to specialise in end-of-life care.