Senior Hospice at Home Nurse

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice; Watford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service in Watford seeks dedicated staff to provide palliative and end-of-life care. The role involves delivering high-quality care, coordinating patient assessments, and responding to community needs on flexible shifts from 7am to 9:30pm. Candidates must demonstrate their safety awareness and ability to work independently. Experience in hospice settings and adherence to care protocols is essential. Join a team committed to compassionate patient care and support within the wider hospice framework.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to provide palliative and end of life care.
• Experience in coordinating patient-centered care.
• Adherence to safety policies as a lone worker.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality evidence-based care during shifts.
• Respond to SOS calls and provide in-home patient visits.
• Lead assessments and coordinate patient care plans.

Job description

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post holder will work flexible hours working to structured shift patterns covering 7am-9.30pm on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday. Although based in the community, post holders may occasionally be required to work in other Rennie Grove Peace Care settings to ensure adequate staffing levels and to gain experience of the wider hospice delivery of care. You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:

Responsibilities

• Proactively contribute to the delivery of high-quality safe evidence-based care.
• Responding to SOS calls visiting patients in their own home to provide palliative and end of life care.
• To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care. Ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients' ever changing needs.
• To be responsible for the coordination and smooth running of a shift and visits ensuring it is well organised.
• As a member of the wider Rennie Grove Peace Care staff sign up and demonstrate delivery of the organisational agreed mission, vision and values.
• Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
• As a lone worker be responsible for your own and others safety by adhering to the Lone Worker policy and procedure requirements.
  All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.