Registered Nurse

HEART OF KENT HOSPICE; Newsham; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Enhanced DBS Check

Forces Family Friendly employer

Bronze Armed Forces Covenant Employer

Zusammenfassung

Heart of Kent Hospice is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative care to join a small multidisciplinary team. The role emphasizes compassionate, patient-centred care and supports the development of clinical practice on the inpatient unit.

Essential criteria include Registered General Nurse status, commitment to development, and experience in palliative care with strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifikationen

• Registered General Nurse with current nursing registration.
• Experience working in a palliative care setting.
• Knowledge of symptom management, end of life care and recognising palliative care emergencies.
• Understanding of the key CQC standards.
• Proven commitment to continuous personal development.

Aufgaben

• Provide patient centred care as part of a small multidisciplinary team.
• Support development of clinical practice on the inpatient unit and contribute to service development.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to plan and evaluate care.
• Act to ensure compassionate, high-quality care for patients and families.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Teamwork

Palliative care

Continuing professional development

Symptom management

Ausbildung

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative care to join our team. If you want the time to give compassionate patient centred care as part of a small multidisciplinary team this could be the role for you.

We’re keen to recruit nurses with excellent communication and team working skills. With a broad range of clinical skills, and a desire to develop their practice and make a positive impact on those they care for and support. We are committed to developing the skills and interests of our colleagues and we believe in supporting your health and wellbeing in order that you can give the best care to our patients. Talk to us about how joining a CQC rated Outstanding Hospice could be your next career move.

Main duties of the job

Working as one of the multidisciplinary specialist palliative care teamin the provision of a co-ordinated and comprehensive service to inpatients, their families and carers. This will be achieved through theprovision of specialist palliative care interventions based oncomprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning, education and support to patients, families and carers.

In conjunction with the Clinical Sister / Head of IPU support development of clinical practice on the inpatient unit through the planning, implementation and evaluation of service development which meets the needs of the multidisciplinary team.

About us

At Heart of Kent Hospice, we believe that everyone deserves compassionate, expert care when there is no cure for their illness and when they have a limited time left to live.

We are a charity and we don’t charge a penny for our care. We depend on the compassion and kindness of you, the people of this community, to power our services and ensure that everyone gets the help they need.

We provide specialist care and support to adults who have a terminal illness as well as their families, friends and carers. We help people to live as fully and as well as possible for the rest of their lives and ensure that their final days are comfortable and peaceful,

wherever they choose to be. We treat every individual as the unique and special person that they are. Everything we do is tailored and personalised.

Our vision is that everyone living with a terminal illness in our community will have the best quality of life. Our purpose is to enable people with a terminal illness in our community to live with comfort, independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them. All our care is underpinned by our core values of compassion, integrity, respect and teamwork. These values guide our decision-making and how we conduct ourselves in our work and every one of our colleagues plays an important part in enabling us to give our patients and their families the best possible care.

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Hours: 21 hours and 30 minutes

Shift Length: 10 hours and 45 minutes

Salary: FTE Salary £35,190based on 37.5 hours

Plus our Shift Allowance Scheme which includes enhanced rates for weekend and bank holiday shifts.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative care to join our team. If you want the time to give compassionate patient centred care as part of a small multidisciplinary team this could be the role for you.

We’re keen to recruit nurses with excellent communication and team working skills. With a broad range of clinical skills, and a desire to develop their practice and make a positive impact on those they care for and support. We are committed to developing the skills and interests of our colleagues and we believe in supporting your health and wellbeing in order that you can give the best care to our patients. Talk to us about how joining a CQC rated Outstanding Hospice could be your next career move.

Essential Criteria for the Role

• Registered General Nurse
• Proven commitment to continuous personal development
• Proven achievement in quality improvement
• Experience working in a palliative care setting
• Knowledge of symptom management, end of life care and recognizing palliative care emergencies
• Knowledge of the key CQC standards

About our Team

Colleagues on the Inpatient Unit consist of a multi- disciplinary team which includes nurses, healthcare assistants, nursing associates , clinical administrators, doctors, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, housekeeping and volunteers.

This team works with the wider Hospice MDT to provide person-centered, holistic care and support for patients and their loved ones.

About the Hospice

At Heart of Kent Hospice, we believe that everyone deserves compassionate, expert care when there is no cure for their illness and when they have a limited time left to live.

We are a charity and we don’t charge a penny for our care. We depend on the compassion and kindness of you, the people of this community, to power our services and ensure that everyone gets the help they need.

We provide specialist care and support to adults who have a terminal illness as well as their families, friends and carers. We help people to live as fully and as well as possible for the rest of their lives and ensure that their final days are comfortable and peaceful, wherever they choose to be. We treat every individual as the unique and special person that they are. Everything we do is tailored and personalised.

Our vision is that everyone living with a terminal illness in our community will have the best quality of life. Our purpose is to enable people with a terminal illness in our community to live with comfort, independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them. All our care is underpinned by our core values of compassion, integrity, respect and teamwork. These values guide our decision-making and how we conduct ourselves in our work and every one of our colleagues plays an important part in enabling us to give our patients and their families the best possible care.

If you’re passionate about our cause consider joining our team.

An Enhanced DBS Check will be required if you are successfully appointed.

We are proud to be a Forces Family Friendly employer and hold the Bronze Award within the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. We warmly welcome applications from exArmed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, and military spouses or partners.

We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusive practice across both employment and patient care. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from people living with disabilities and are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to support colleagues to thrive in their roles.

Person Specification

A Registered General Nurse with a passion for palliative care.

• Registered General Nurse
• Proven commitment to continuous personal development
• Proven achievement in quality improvement
• Experience working in a palliative care setting
• Knowledge of symptom management, end of life care and recognizing palliative care emergencies
• Knowledge of the key CQC standards
• Palliative Care Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.