Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse – Rotational Shifts

St.-Barnabas-House; Hove; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme or NHS pension

Up to 35 days’ annual leave

On-site education support

Bupa access

Free parking

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in Service

Job summary

St Barnabas House in Hove, part of Southern Hospice Group, is seeking an experienced registered nurse to provide specialist palliative care on the inpatient unit. The role involves patient assessment, planning, and delivery of compassionate care in a multidisciplinary team, aligned with NMC code and organisational policies.

You will work a rotational pattern including long days and nights, cover 37.5 hours per week, and be a key worker from admission to discharge.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a Key Worker to allocated patients, co-ordinating their care alongside the multi-professional team, from admission to discharge.
• Discussing and establishing patient’s objectives for coming into the hospice on and throughout the admission and evaluating as appropriate.
• Ensuring the safe administration of medications, adhering to NMC and organisational policies and procedures.
• Recognising and reporting any errors or omissions in the administration of medications.
• Assessing the needs of patients and relatives requiring intervention from other professionals/therapies and referring appropriately.
• Basing clinical practice on current research-based evidence.
• Acting as a clinical lead as appropriate i.e. infection control, wound care or diabetes.
• Verifying when a death has occurred, notifying relatives and carers as appropriate.
• Caring for the deceased patient by administering last offices and ensuring the safe and timely removal of the body from the hospice.
• Communicating effectively with patients, carers and the bereaved to establish and maintain trusting relationships.

Job description

St Barnabas House in Hove, part of Southern Hospice Group, is seeking an experienced registered nurse to provide specialist palliative care on the inpatient unit. The role involves patient assessment, planning, and delivery of compassionate care in a multidisciplinary team, aligned with NMC code and organisational policies.

You will work a rotational pattern including long days and nights, cover 37.5 hours per week, and be a key worker from admission to discharge.