Senior Staff Nurse (Inpatient Unit)

Integrated Care System; Warwick; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare charity in Warwick is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their specialist palliative care unit. This role involves delivering compassionate care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and supporting their families. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills, a current NMC registration, and a commitment to professional development. The position offers competitive salary, comprehensive training, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Free parking at hospice sites

Dedicated staff wellbeing team

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site flu jabs

24/7 GP access

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with evidence of continual professional development.
• Evidence of caring for patients with life-limiting conditions.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team working.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality palliative care.
• Assess, plan, and implement patient care programmes.
• Provide clinical leadership in the absence of the Ward Manager.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Communication skills

Teaching and assessing skills

Organizational ability

Interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nurse degree or diploma

Current NMC registration

Specialist qualification in palliative care

Job description

Help us make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses...

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our team in our specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Warwick.

This role will help our patients and their loved ones to get on top of difficult symptoms, deal with any physical pain and reduce emotional distress.

We provide an in-house training programme to support your professional development, including progression opportunities.

Previous experience of working in a specialist palliative care setting is not required, as full support will be given to develop your knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

Our Registered Nurses:

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based palliative care
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of patient care
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team with doctors and other healthcare professionals
• Act as a mentor for junior staff and students

We would love to hear from Registered Nurses with:

• NMC registration
• The right to work in the UK (we cannot support with sponsorship)

This is a nursing role, so it will require an enhanced DBS check, including the adults barred list.

Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
• Additional leave purchasing
• Free parking at our hospice sites
• Winter savings club
• Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first aiders
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site flu jabs
• Free feminine hygiene products
• 24/7 GP access
• Free eye tests
• #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform

About us

At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 25 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share this with us.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We also believe our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there is anything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.

If you would prefer a paper application form, or if you have any questions including about support or adjustments, please contact HR on 01926 838 849, [e-mail] or by post: HR, Warwick Myton Hospice, Myton Lane, Warwick, CV34 6PX.

We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show your best abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to your interview, if you would find this helpful.

Job responsibilities

To coordinatethe assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient-centred care. Facilitating aholistic approach; that is sensitive and responsive to the ever-changing needs of bothpatients and their carer. Providing clinical leadership in the absence ofthe Ward Manager/Deputy ensuring an evidence-based approach is promoted at alltimes within a multidisciplinary team framework.

Practice an approach thatfacilitates and fosters learning for students, junior staff and those on placement at Myton. Sharing expertise appropriately and supporting each learner to achieve their learning needs.

Leadership & Management

• Recognise patients, families and carers as partners in the careteam. Promoting a person centred approach and working collaboratively with all members of thewider multi-disciplinary team.
• Promote a multi-disciplinary approach to care delivery including participatingin MDT meetings, proactively prepare and present clinical information at handover, MDTs, case reviews etc.
• Participate in group reflective practice to support the professional andpersonal wellbeing and development of the team.
• Participate in the process of recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers.
• Provide emotional / spiritual support to patients and families throughout thedisease and dying trajectory, providing, and receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Take responsibility for the Ward on a shift basis including the supervision ofjunior staff and students.
• Support the Ward Manager and Deputy in supporting the volunteers on the Wardensuring effective communication is established and maintained.
• Work collaboratively with nursing and care teams and have a proactive approachin facilitating discharge and ensure that standards of discharge areimplemented and maintained in liaison with the discharge coordinator.

Quality, Safety and Governance

• Uphold and ensure compliance with the organisations policies andprocedures; ensuring all volunteers are clear in relation to their roles andresponsibilities for Health and Safety, Infection prevention and control, Safeguarding Adults &Children, Data Protection and other relevant policies.
• Utilise a range of communication skills to instruct, inform and negotiate inorder to achieve active patient participation in their treatment programme; respectingtheir dignity, wishes and beliefs throughout all interventions.
• Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategiesto minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and clinical adverse events and near missesare reported and assist in the investigation at clinical level through promotion ofa no-blame culture.
• Provide out of hours telephone support and advice for patients, relatives and external healthcare professionals regarding symptom control and psychologicalcare and advice when required within sphere of responsibility and contact oncall Medical Consultant as appropriate.
• Verify death of patients, perform last offices, provide bereavement support for families and transfer deceased patients to the mortuary whilst ensuring thephilosophy of the hospice is respected and maintained.
• Participate in clinical audit as required by the organisational requirementsand the Clinical Governance agenda.
• Work in partnership with colleagues internally andexternally to ensure that all information pertaining to the patients condition and care needs arecommunicated effectively and efficiently.
• Ensure that documentation is completed accurately and legibly in accordancewith the organisations information governance guidance and confidentiality is maintained using Caldicott Guidelines.
• Support a culture where the reporting of concerns, incidents andcomplaints are encouraged and documented promptly.

Training & Education

• Support and participate in informal and formal programmes ofeducation as required.
• Be responsible for own continued professional development maintaining up to date evidence-based knowledge including an awareness of the national and local influences affecting palliative and end of life care.
• Ensure own compliance with mandatory training and professional development requirements, maintaining records of training and development undertaken forself in preparation for NMC revalidation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) degree or diploma level
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continual professional development and education
• Specialist qualification in palliative care
• Relevant specialist course e.g. palliative care / advanced communications

Skills and Attributes

• Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Teaching and assessing skills
• Excellent organisational ability
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Creative, resourceful & imaginative
• Excellent role model
• Familiar with systems for quality, clinical governance and clinical audit
• Commitment to the Myton values
• Ability to work alone and as a member of a team

Other

• The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)
• Flexibility with working hours

Experience

• Experience of needs assessment / care planning
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience of caring for patients and families at the end of life
• Experience of caring for patients and families with life-limiting / life-threatening conditions
• Good knowledge of assessment and symptom management
• Experience of appraising and supporting junior staff members
• Experience caring for patients with complex health needs
• Experience working in a palliative care setting
• Experience of working with volunteers

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

£34,746 to £37,426 a yeardepending on experience