Senior Hospice Home Nurse — Palliative Care & Growth Path

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care; Waterford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is seeking a Senior Hospice at Home Nurse in Watford, covering localities as needed. The Band 6 role is £38,682–£46,580 per annum, pro rata, 37.5 hours weekly.

You will assess patients, plan and deliver complex home-based care, including symptom management and end-of-life care, within the organisation's values and frameworks. Driving and IT skills are required.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with current registration.
• Post-registration experience in a relevant setting (community, acute, long-term conditions, oncology or palliative care).
• Experience of coordinating a shift or caseload and of supervising or delegating to support staff.
• Assesses, plans and evaluates care autonomously, and recognises when a situation needs escalation.
• Communicates skilfully in emotionally demanding situations, including with people who are dying and those close to them.
• Plans and prioritises a shift of visits across a locality, adjusting as demand changes.
• Confident use of an electronic patient record and Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Carry out holistic assessment of patients and those close to them, and develop, deliver and evaluate individualised care plans.
• Deliver fundamental and complex specialist interventions in the home within the medicines framework, including syringe driver care and verification of expected death when competent.
• Respond to SOS and unplanned calls, assess and escalate to CNS or out-of-hours advice as needed.
• Deliver hands-on care during crisis or unplanned visits.
• Communicate sensitive information with skill, supporting families before and after bereavement.
• Keep accurate records and hand over clearly across shifts and services.
• Work autonomously within competence and escalate appropriately.

Skills

NMC registered

Post-registration experience

Shift coordination

Autonomous care planning

Effective communication

IT literacy

Education

Post-registration study in palliative care

Tools

Microsoft 365

Electronic patient record

Job description

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is seeking a Senior Hospice at Home Nurse in Watford, covering localities as needed. The Band 6 role is £38,682–£46,580 per annum, pro rata, 37.5 hours weekly.

You will assess patients, plan and deliver complex home-based care, including symptom management and end-of-life care, within the organisation's values and frameworks. Driving and IT skills are required.