Lead Nurse

Royal Trinity Hospice; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Trinity Hospice is seeking a Lead Nurse for their Wandsworth End of Life Care Coordination Service. This role is essential for coordinating care aimed at achieving patients’ preferred end-of-life outcomes. Join a dedicated team to make a significant impact in patients’ lives while enjoying benefits like generous leave, a pension scheme, and advocating for inclusive opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave increasing with service

Access to pension scheme with employer contributions

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

Life assurance cover

Free eyesight tests for DSE users

Training and career advancement opportunities

Participation in staff lottery and events

Counseling services

Qualifications

• Understand needs of patients with life limiting illnesses.
• Experience within health or social care sector.
• Confidence in multidisciplinary team discussions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations and management of care teams.
• Act as an End-of-life Care champion to promote services.
• Provide expert clinical resource to the team and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership and management experience

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of patients with life-limiting illnesses

Education

First Level General Registered Nurse

Mentorship and teaching qualification

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Lead Nurse - Wandsworth End of Life Care Coordination Service (WEoLCCS)

Hours: hours per week. Including weekends and public holidays

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our WEOLCCS team as a Lead Nurse. Would you enjoy a role working within a team that makes a real difference?

This role plays a vital part in the goal of the end-of-life care system in Wandsworth, supporting patients to achieve their preferred place of care and death, to avoid unplanned and inappropriate hospital admissions and to support rapid discharges from hospital.

The nature of the role will require you to use your initiative and will involve interactions and managing the wide range of complexities presented by patients, their carers and families.

If you are looking for a role that will provide you with job satisfaction, contributing to making a real difference in patients’ end of life journeys and the opportunity to be part of a great team with support this could be the right role for you.

Responsibilities of a Royal Trinity Hospice Lead Nurse

• To be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operational Leadership and management for a team of Royal Trinity Carers and Care Coordinators.
• To act as an End-of-life Care champion, build and maintain professional relations (internally and externally) to promote service.
• To work closely with all service delivery teams, Continuing Health Care and care agencies to ensure care is planned to meet the unique and changing needs of patients, their families, and friends.
• To provide an expert clinical resource to the team, the organisation, and external stakeholders.
• To support the Head of Service in developing and implementing strategic goals and direction.

Skills and experience required

• First Level General Registered Nurse.
• A good understanding of the needs of patients with life limiting illnesses and those close to them.
• Experience within the health or social care sector.
• Understands the role of Trinity’s community palliative care service and the wider work of the hospice.
• Understands the challenges of working with people with life-limiting illnesses and those important to them.
• Understands the importance of and confidence to participate in multidisciplinary team discussions.
• Understands the importance of recognising and responding to changes in patients’ condition.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Mentorship and teaching qualification and experience.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• We match Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions for maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
• Length of service for those joining directly from another CQC regulated organisation (NHS, social care, hospice) is recognised in annual leave, maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
• A pension scheme is offered with employer contributions of up to ;or a continuation of your existing NHS pension
• A generous 27 days annual leave increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays (any bank holidays worked will be given back in lieu)
• Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans available
• Free eyesight test for DSE users and a contribution towards the cost of glasses
• 25% store discount in Trinity shops
• Life assurance cover
• Lots of opportunities to attend exciting and high-profile events a staff lottery to attend our regular biannual Gala dinner; participating in Royal visits, and the annual summer garden party
• Regular ballots for donated free tickets and prizes
• Access to courses of free counselling

Royal Trinity Hospice is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Everyone at Trinity is treated fairly with dignity and respect irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, civil partnership status, disability, nationality, race, religion or belief. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that encourages and supports in all its forms.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.