Registered Nurse – Hospice at Home

Woking & Sam Beare Hospices; Woking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated team at a patient-centred charity providing palliative and end-of-life care in Northwest Surrey. As a Registered Nurse in the Hospice at Home service, you will make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families. This role involves delivering personalized care, collaborating with healthcare teams, and providing clinical leadership to junior staff. Enjoy a supportive work environment with flexible opportunities, generous leave, and various employee benefits that prioritize your well-being and professional development. This is a rewarding opportunity for those passionate about making a difference in the community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Free parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Complementary Therapies

Blue Light Discount Card

On Site Café with discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in palliative care and symptom management.
• Ability to provide clinical leadership and holistic assessments.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and families in achieving their preferred place of care.
• Assist in managing a caseload and provide bereavement support.

Skills

Palliative Care

Symptom Management

Clinical Leadership

Holistic Assessment

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse

Mentorship Qualification

Job description

Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased to announce the following position:

Registered Nurse – Hospice at Home

We are a patient-centred charity that delivers palliative and end of life care to those with advanced life-limiting illnesses, who live in Northwest Surrey. We care for patients and provide support to families and carers in the community as well as in our In-Patient Unit and Well Being Centre at the Hospice.

You will, therefore, be joining a passionate and dedicated team of professionals that make a real difference to the families across Surrey community.

” A beautiful setting, warm friendly staff and colleagues, and the gratitude of the patient’s and their families fuel my energies to keep going with a challenging role. What we do is not easy but it’s very worthwhile”

Clinical Colleague

A successful RN – Hospice at Home will be able to:

• Support patients with palliative or end of life prognosis and their families / carers to achieve their preferred place of care
• Work under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialists to develop knowledge and expertise in Palliative care whilst providing a timely service
• Assist Clinical Nurse Specialists to manage a caseload of patients supporting with telephone calls, home visits, bereavement support and symptom management
• Provide clinical leadership to junior members of the team with support, teaching and clinical guidance
• Deliver a high standard of personalised care and identify needs of the patient through holistic assessment
• Use experience and knowledge of palliative care to deliver appropriate symptom control, clinical and personal care, and medication administration
• Work collaboratively with the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, GPs and district nursing teams

A successful candidate will be / have:

• Registered Nurse
• Experience of ongoing professional development
• Mentorship qualification or working towards it
• UK Registration

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.

We are passionate about our colleagues’ careers. Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personal development plan to achieve their vocational goals, we provide the following industry leading benefits:

Annual Leave: 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service, rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service.

Flexible Working: We fully support flexible working opportunities including working part time depending on the role.

Free Parking: Free parking is available.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): through a company called MetLife who also provide our ‘Death in Service’ benefit. This is a benefit that can be accessed by all of our substantive employees.

Discounted Complementary Therapies: Our Wellbeing Team offer discounted therapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and Staff Wellbeing Days.

Blue Light Discount Card: Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offers discounts across 15,000 retailers.

On Site Café: Our Garden Café based at the Hospice in Goldsworth Park offers a range of hot and cold food options including sandwiches and jacket potatoes. Hot and cold drinks and snacks with a discount offered to all members of staff.