Hospice In Your Home - Registered Nurse Lead Palliative Care

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospice in Nottinghamshire seeks a dynamic Registered Nurse to lead the Hospice In Your Home service. This role involves managing a team and providing compassionate palliative care to patients in their homes. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, with a passion for hospice care. Flexible working hours are required to meet patient needs, and support for career development will be provided.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension Scheme

Staff referral scheme (up to £500)

Employee Assistance Programme including private GP access

Off-site parking

Free DBS check

Uniform

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Substantial experience leading teams in healthcare.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary working and service development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Hospice In Your Home service.
• Manage the Care Team and provide palliative care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Team Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

SystmOne

Job description

Job summary

Have you ever considered working at Nottinghamshire Hospice but you don't have experience in palliative care?

If you have transferable skills, it's time to think again!

Nottinghamshire Hospice offers staff the unique privilege to walk alongside patients and their families at this significant time of their lives while providing compassionate care and support. We deliver high-quality, excellent palliative care for patients across Nottinghamshire who are living with a life-limiting condition. We care for patients, families, and friends, both before and after death.

Most people are cared for in their own homes, and our goal is to help people make the most of their lives in ways that are important to THEM. This care may sometimes include coming into the Hospice as part of our wellbeing and reablement offer.

We are currently recruiting a dynamic and experienced Registered Nurse to lead and develop our growing Hospice In Your Home offer and to operationally manage the team.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work 36 hours per week, spread over four 9-hour shifts.

Shifts will be across a 7-day roster: Monday to Sunday, including early (7:00 am - 4:00 pm), late (4:00 pm - 1:00 am), and night shifts (10:00 pm - 7:00 am).

We provide a range of palliative care services for people in Nottinghamshire and are looking to recruit a HIYH Registered Nurse Lead to develop our Hospice In Your Home service and manage the Care Team.

You must have substantial experience leading teams, preferably in a relevant healthcare setting, along with operational management and leadership skills. Support will be provided to help develop your career ambitions. Essential to this role are an understanding of multi-disciplinary working, team management experience, a passion for hospice care, excellent communication and planning skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office and clinical systems, with experience of SystmOne being an advantage. Service development and transformation will be key aspects. Flexibility may be required to meet patient needs.

About us

Our mission is to add life to every day for people told their illness cannot be cured, helping them live as actively and well as possible with care that prioritizes their needs.

Our Values

• Compassion: being inclusive, kind, empathetic, empowering others, with integrity and patience.
• Trust: being authentic, unified, loyal, accountable, trustworthy, responsible, reliable, and professional.
• Ambition: growing the Hospice, being courageous, achieving right outcomes, improving services, and striving to be the best for our service users and each other.

Benefits

We offer staff 5 weeks holiday plus Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme, Staff referral scheme (up to £500), Employee Assistance Programme including private GP access, off-site parking, free DBS check, uniform, and Blue Light Card discounts.

Job details

Date posted: 16 May 2025

Salary: £36,635 per year (Basic annual salary)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: Nottinghamshire Hospice, 384 Woodborough Road, Nottingham, NG3 4JF

Job responsibilities

As part of the Hospice in Your Home Team, the post holder will support palliative and end-of-life care patients within their homes. The team provides Hospice at Home and Night Support services 24/7, including Bank Holidays, with shifts on a roster basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications: See JD attached

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any criminal convictions.

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For more info, see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Name: Nottinghamshire Hospice Limited

Address: 384 Woodborough Road, Nottingham, NG3 4JF

Website: https://www.nottshospice.org/join-our-team/