Senior Staff Nurse (Nurse in Charge)

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; Southall; Sur place; GBP 46 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Study leave

Professional development support

Résumé du poste

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust's Meadow House Hospice seeks a Senior Staff Nurse (Nurse in Charge) to lead the Inpatient Unit. As Band 6, you will manage day-to-day operations, oversee a team of nurses and support staff, and deliver compassionate palliative care to patients with complex needs.

You will deputise for the Ward Manager when required, develop specialist skills, participate in governance, and contribute to MDT planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in Specialist Palliative Care and/or Oncology
• Ability to deputise for the Ward Manager when required
• Strong organisational and IT skills
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Responsabilités

• Act as clinical expert within the IPU and coordinate nursing care.
• Lead and supervise ward team during shifts.
• Coordinate admissions and discharges and care funding assessments.
• Contribute to Clinical Governance and patient care evaluation.
• Educate staff and support pre-registered students.

Connaissances

Palliative care

Oncology care

Team leadership

Communication skills

IT skills

Formation

First level Registered Nurse

Degree in Palliative Care

Outils

Electronic Health Records

IT systems

Description du poste

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Senior Staff Nurse (Nurse in Charge)

The closing date is 15 November 2026

Meadow House Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults across Ealing and Hounslow through our inpatient unit, community teams and Day Service.

As a Band 6 Nurse on the Inpatient Unit at Meadow House, you can further develop your specialist skills as well as your managerial, leadership and teaching skills within a positive and challenging environment. You will be responsible for the day to day running of the In-Patient unit along with four other team leaders. You will be responsible for leading a team of nurses and support workers in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate care for patients with complex palliative needs, often at an advanced stage of progressive illness.

We are looking for someone with

• Experience in Specialist Palliative Care and/or Oncology, including end of life care
• A compassionate, empathetic approach to patient and family care
• Ability to work effectively with the MDT and volunteers
• Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
• Ability to deputise for the when required
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Strong organisational and IT skills

We offer ongoing professional development, support and study leave to help you achieve your career goals.

For visit or information, please contact Anna Abey (Ward Manager) on 0208 967 5597/5016

Main duties of the job

• To act as a clinical expert within the IPU.
• Co-ordinates the delivery of nursing care to all patients during a shift.
• Supervises the ward team, providing direction and support.
• Facilitate and co-ordinate admissions and discharges to the unit, includingundertaking continuing care and palliative care funding assessments to ensure adequate ongoing care for patients being discharged.
• Assists in meeting the requirements of the Clinical Governance programme pertaining to the inpatient unit.
• Ensures the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care on the In-Patient Unit (IPU).
• Acts as a resource and educator to staff on the IPU and pre-registered students
• Ensures effective communication within the IPU both among staff and with patients and their relatives and carers.
• Deputises for the Ward Manager as required.
• Represents the ward at meetings internally and externally in absence of the Ward Manager
• Develop specialist skills and knowledge that are required within palliative care.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• oCare of the Dying or equivalent(End of Life and symptom management)
• Experience of working at senior level Band 5 and above
• Demonstrated accuracy in controlled drug dosage calculations
• Advance communication
• oFirst level Registered Nurse
• oDegree in Palliative Care

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£45,953 to £54,254 a yearInclusive of HCAS pro rota - per annum