Senior Staff Nurse (Nights)

Trinity Hospice; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused healthcare provider in Lancashire is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse to deliver and coordinate high-quality palliative and end-of-life care. You will play a vital role in supporting patients and their families, managing symptoms, and mentoring new staff. The position requires excellence in communication, compassion, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. This is a night role, 30 hours per week with competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Access to specialist training and development opportunities

38 days annual leave pro rata

Health and Wellbeing benefits

Free car parking on site

NMC Annual Registration fee reimbursed

Pension scheme or transferable NHS Pensions

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration is essential.
• Experience in palliative, end-of-life, or community nursing is desirable.
• Strong ability to coordinate patient care effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and coordinate high-quality palliative and end-of-life care.
• Mentor and supervise Healthcare Assistants and students.
• Manage symptoms and medications effectively.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently

Compassion

Resilience

Mentoring skills

Education

First level RGN, minimum 3 years post registration

Job description

As a Senior Staff Nurse, youll play a vital role in supporting patients and families in the terminal stages of illness. Youll plan, deliver, and evaluate holistic care, working closely with District Nurses, GPs, and our multidisciplinary team. Youll manage symptoms, provide advanced care planning, and ensure the emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing of those we support.

Youll also act as a mentor and role model for new staff and students, helping to raise clinical standards and foster a positive learning environment. In the absence of the Team Leader, youll take responsibility for managing the caseload and supporting your colleagues.

Please note that this role is working nights - 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

What Youll Do

• Deliver and coordinate high-quality palliative and end-of-life care in patients homes
• Manage symptoms and medications, including advanced interventions and syringe drivers
• Provide holistic support to patients, families, and carers, respecting their customs and beliefs
• Liaise with the wider healthcare team to ensure seamless, patient-centred care
• Mentor and supervise Healthcare Assistants, students, and new staff
• Contribute to service development, policy, and clinical audit
• Work flexibly, including unsocial hours, to meet the needs of our patients

Job summary

As a Senior Staff Nurse, youll play a vital role in supporting patients and families in the terminal stages of illness. Youll plan, deliver, and evaluate holistic care, working closely with District Nurses, GPs, and our multidisciplinary team. Youll manage symptoms, provide advanced care planning, and ensure the emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing of those we support.

Youll also act as a mentor and role model for new staff and students, helping to raise clinical standards and foster a positive learning environment. In the absence of the Team Leader, youll take responsibility for managing the caseload and supporting your colleagues.

Please note that this role is working nights - 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

What Youll Do

• Deliver and coordinate high-quality palliative and end-of-life care in patients homes
• Manage symptoms and medications, including advanced interventions and syringe drivers
• Provide holistic support to patients, families, and carers, respecting their customs and beliefs
• Liaise with the wider healthcare team to ensure seamless, patient-centred care
• Mentor and supervise Healthcare Assistants, students, and new staff
• Contribute to service development, policy, and clinical audit
• Work flexibly, including unsocial hours, to meet the needs of our patients

What Were Looking For

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experience in palliative, end-of-life, or community nursing (desirable)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to continuous professional development and best practice
• Compassion, resilience, and a genuine desire to make a difference

About us

Trinity Hospice is a great place to work and has achieved an outstanding rating with the Care Quality Commission and Investors in People Gold accreditation. If you are looking to join a thriving, innovative organisation which puts passion and care at the heart of all its services then this may well be the post for you.Be part of a supportive, values-driven team making a real impact in your community

• Access to specialist training and development opportunities
• Work in a role where your skills and compassion truly matter38 days annual leave each year, pro rata (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Various Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to complementary therapy and counselling
• Free car parking on site
• NMC Annual Registration fee reimbursed
• Pension scheme or NHS Pensions are transferable

Job description

Job responsibilities

OVERALL PURPOSE: To provide and plan nursing care and support for patients and their families in the terminal stages of their illness. The post holder will have a key role in providing support to patients in their own homes who have a palliative and end of life care needs - raising clinical standards and promoting a learning environment for other health care providers. You will be responsible for planning- assessing- implementing and evaluating care in partnership with the District Nurses Team and out of hours providers. The post holder will take responsibility for the management of the case load in the absence of the team leader

KEY POINTS OF THE ROLE

Work within the identified duties for the senior nurse role

Manage symptoms in collaboration with medical team

Undertake Clinical interventions

Medications management

Advanced care planning

Holistic care to include psychological, spiritual and emotional wellbeing for patients and families plus those important to them

Liaise with Multidisciplinary team

Maintain high standards of quality and safety

TEAM MANAGEMENT To plan, assess and implement patient care plans in conjunction with the Primary Health Care Team. Monitor patients condition and report significant changes to the Clinical Manager - GP and District Nursing Team incorporating high standards of individualised patient care.

Liaise effectively with other health care professionals in the community and within the Hospice receiving and sharing information through effective communication.

Be responsible for managing the process of receiving and responding to referrals to The Trinity hospice at home service.

Prioritising workload of the team and managing resource allocation as required acting as deputy for team leader in their absence.

Act as a mentor and role model for new staff as they undertake their induction programme or students on placement.

Contribute to team meetings and handovers.

Supervise the work of Healthcare Assistants and ensure hospice policies are followed.

Be prepared to cope with incidents or emergency situations as they arise and report them to the Senior Nurse on duty.

Cover a 24 hour nursing rota when the need arises and for the professional development in the total care of patients requiring specialist palliative care..

Highlight any areas of concern and support investigation as appropriate

PATIENT CENTRED CARE

Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical and personal care and a good patient experience having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Recognise the patients right to privacy dignity and confidentiality, showing due regard for the patients property.

Act as an advocate for patients within the departmen to ensure a patient-oriented approach to the delivery of care

Implement the what matters to me conversations with patients and families.

CLINICAL CARE

• To maintain professional and ethical standards and set a high standard of patient care.
• Utilise specialist skills in all aspects of palliative care and carry out or delegate care to members of the team ensuring effective communication and collaborative approaches.
• To lead designated nursing team to plan implement and evaluate the total care of the patient and their family.

To support team leader in their role.

To contribute to the District Nurses assessments of patients and development or implement of programme of care for patients in their own homes.

To carry out specific treatments and clinical procedures basing clinical practice on current research based evidence.

To administer drugs and assist with their ordering in accordance with NMC standards for the Administration of Medicines.

Perform all duties in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Ensure that relevant health and safety procedures are maintained within patient areas either at their home or within the Hospice.

To establish and maintain effective communications and working relationships with the multi-professional team within the community.

To use skilled communication to support carers and families of patients receiving services from Trinity hospice at home service and maintain trusting effective relationships.

To verify when a death has occurred notifying families and carers as appropriate following the procedures carried out within the community.

To ensure that patients and carers are identified and appropriately referred to other services both from Trinity or community.

To contribute to the development and enhancement of patient care by participating in standard setting policy development and clinical audit of services.

Be responsible for co-ordinating flexible care provision to enable patients to remain at home.

Work flexibly to meet service demands which will include unsocial hours.

Maintain accurate patient records in line with Hospice guidelines.

To be involved in the development of policies procedures and guidelines for the Trinity hospice at home service.

MEDICATIONS MANAGEMENT

Administer medication in accordance with Hospice policy and procedure.

Monitor the administration of medication via syringe drivers and undertake first line troubleshooting when problems occur.

Complete all relevant documentation appropriate to medication and administration

LEARNING

• Develop specialist knowledge and informal teaching skills in this field of nursing.
• Participate in staff induction acting as mentor where appropriate with new staff.
• Encourage a learning environment for student nurses and volunteers.
• Develop communication through attending advanced communication course.
• Develop accuracy skills when dealing with medication.

Use opportunities to extend clinical and professional knowledge.

Accept accountability for own clinical practice to continue personal development.

Promote best practice in relation to Health and Safety.

Ensure that all statutory regulations are adhered to and that NMC Guidelines are followed.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Undertake all mandatory training as required by Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services and participate in appropriate in-service training as and when required.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all information acquired especially with regard to patients and staff.
• Ensure all documentation is contemporaneous, clear and accurate, and plans of care are updated in accordance with the needs of the patient.
• Undertake an appraisal and personal development review annually and through self-development, continuously update and improve knowledge and competencies.
• Be a co-operative and supportive member of the Trinity staff team, ensuring that all members are aware of any issues in the post holders workload which may affect other members of the Trinity team
• Act in accordance with Trinity Hospice values and associated behaviours
• Support all volunteers active in your area and develop effective working relationships providing regular feedback on their performance.
• Take responsibility for being up to date with current policies and procedures and to adhere to these.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Good knowledge of palliative care
• Ability to use IT systems & support data collection

Desirable

• Ability to organise & supervise work of others
• Ability to develop & influence practice

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Highly enthusiastic & motivated about the work of Trinity
• Positive attitude to change & flexible working practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Good attendance/health/time keeping record
• Full UK driving licence & access to car

Experience

Essential

• Previous palliative care experience/ transferable experience
• Previous community experience
• Evidence of ability to work independently & as part of a team
• Experience of co coordinating workload for self & others
• Ability to work unsociable hours

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Highly enthusiastic & motivated about the work of Trinity
• Positive attitude to change & flexible working practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Good attendance/health/time keeping record
• Full UK driving licence & access to car

Qualifications

Essential

• First level RGN, minimum 3 years post registration Registered with NMC

Desirable

• Formal qualifications in palliative care
• Educated to degree level or willingness to undertake
• ECDL or other basic IT competency qualification
• Teaching/ mentoring qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Trinity Hospice

Address

Low Moor Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY2 0BG

Employer's website

https://www.trinityhospice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)