Registered Nurse (Community Services)

St Michaels Hospice; Hereford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

30 days annual leave

Study leave

Counselling service

Job summary

St Michael's Hospice in Hereford seeks a Registered Nurse for a permanent, full-time role based in Bartestree. You will provide holistic end-of-life care within a multi-disciplinary team and support patients and families in the community.

The role emphasizes effective time management, adaptability, calmness under pressure, and clear, engaging communication with GPs, paramedics and other healthcare providers, ensuring continuity of care for patients.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration and practising status.
• Experience in end-of-life or community/end-of-life care preferred.
• Able to communicate clearly and work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical, psycho-social and spiritual care to patients and families.
• Organise your time effectively and adapt to changing demands.
• Remain calm under pressure and communicate clearly and engagingly.
• Advise, explain and advocate in conversations with GPs and paramedics.
• Ensure continuity of care and support patients' families.

Skills

Registered Nurse

End-of-life care

Community nursing

Communication

Teamwork

CPD

Revalidation

Job description

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our incredible team on an permanent basis. Based in the beautiful village of Bartestree, approximately 5 miles east of Hereford city, St Michael's Hospice has been providing the highest quality care, to the local community for over 40 years. At St Michaels we are not just offering a job, but the chance to make a real difference in peoples lives. You will work within our multi-disciplinary team providing physical, psycho-social and spiritual care to patients and their families. You will be able to organise your own time effectively, adapt to changing demands and conditions, remain calm under pressure, and communicate in a clear and engaging manner. We offer support with revalidation and ongoing CPD through both in-house and external education. Range of flexible and part-time working patterns. This post is conditional to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check., As a Registered Nurse in the Community you will use your nursing skills and knowledge, complemented by the education, support and mentoring we will provide, to ensure all patients end-of-life care needs are addressed. You will work with multiple agencies, advising, explaining and acting as a patient advocate in conversations with GPs, paramedics and other healthcare providers. This multi-disciplinary collaboration, alongside excellent communications and teamwork within the charity, means your patients will have continuity of care and be able to focus on quality time with their family.

• We are looking for someone to join us Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, working a mixture of earlies and lates (0730-1730 & 1130-2130)

  St Michael's Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension. We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave (pro rata if applicable), plus bank holidays. We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for over 40 years.