Registered Nurse (23 hours)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Piddinghoe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive working environment

Opportunities for professional develop

Job summary

St Peter & St James Hospice in the United Kingdom is seeking a Registered Nurse for palliative and end of life care across inpatient, community and hospice services. The role is 23 hours per week, with responsibilities including leading shifts and mentoring HCAs and students.

Current NMC registration is required; experience with complex needs and medicines at end of life is essential. The post involves assessments, symptom control, and supporting families through bereavement.

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent CPD.
• Current NMC registration.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience managing complex needs and medicines at end of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide palliative and end of life nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Carry out comprehensive clinical assessments and regularly review patient needs.
• Administer prescribed medicines and deliver symptom management for comfort and wellbeing.
• Support patients and families in care planning and decisions, acting as advocate where appropriate.
• Lead shifts, coordinating patient care and staff resources safely and effectively.
• Keep accurate, confidential and up-to-date patient records to professional and legal standards.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and external healthcare professionals for coordinated care.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, audits and service development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

IT skills

Data Protection

NMC knowledge

Education

Level 6 study

Job description

This Registered Nurse post at St Peter & St James Hospice is for palliative and end of life care across inpatient, community and hospice services, on a 23-hour week. The work centres on assessing patient needs, managing symptoms and medicines, and supporting families through decisions and bereavement. The post includes leading shifts and mentoring Healthcare Assistants and students. Current NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Provide palliative and end of life nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Carry out comprehensive clinical assessments and regularly review patient needs
• Administer prescribed medicines and deliver symptom management for comfort and wellbeing
• Support patients and families in care planning and decisions, acting as advocate where appropriate
• Give emotional support to patients, families and carers through illness, end of life and bereavement
• Lead shifts, coordinating patient care and staff resources safely and effectively
• Maintain safe, therapeutic clinical areas and equipment in hospice and community settings
• Supervise, support and mentor Healthcare Assistants, students, trainees and other staff
• Keep accurate, confidential and up-to-date patient records to professional and legal standards
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and external healthcare professionals for coordinated care
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, audits and service development
• Report and manage incidents, complaints and risks under organisational policies

What’s required

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent CPD

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Experience as a Registered Nurse
• Experience managing complex needs and medicines at the end of life

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of symptom control towards and at end of life, including pharmacological management
• Understanding of current professional nursing issues in palliative and end of life care
• Confident use of IT
• Knowledge of Data Protection principles and Information Governance
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and numeracy skills
• Leadership skills, including motivational and collaborative working

Other

• Good command of spoken English, assessed at interview
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibly across clinical settings and shift patterns
• Ability to use initiative, work autonomously and prioritise workload
• Positive, enthusiastic, assertive and change-minded attitude
• Caring, kind, empathetic and compassionate
• Sensitivity and confidentiality, and ability to cope with sensitive issues

Nice to have

• Study in relevant subjects at level 6
• Clinical supervision, mentorship or recognised teaching qualification
• Experience in community nursing, palliative care, end of life care, oncology or general medical nursing
• Experience in research, audit, standard setting or clinical governance
• Experience delivering training
• Awareness of the Health & Social Care Act 2012
• Awareness of the NMC Code of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives
• Awareness of the Care Quality Commission key

What’s offered

• Supportive working environment
• Opportunities for professional development