Senior Staff Nurse (Nurse in Charge)

NEP cloud; Southall; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) Meadow House Hospice, Ealing, seeks a Band 6 Nurse for the Meadow House Inpatient Unit. You will lead the IPU team, coordinate nursing care across shifts, and work with the MDT to deliver high‑quality, compassionate palliative care for adults with complex needs.

This permanent, full‑time role (37.5 hours) offers leadership development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current UK registration and a commitment to palliative care.
• Experience in specialist palliative care and/or oncology desirable.
• Ability to lead and develop a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Act as clinical expert within the inpatient unit (IPU).
• Coordinate nursing care across shifts and supervise ward staff.
• Support admissions and discharges and participate in governance activities.
• Develop specialist skills in palliative care and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Palliative care experience

Compassionate care

MDT collaboration

Calm under pressure

Deputise when required

Professional development

IT skills

Education

First level Registered Nurse

Degree in Palliative Care

Job description

Main area Palliative Medicine Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift duty) Job ref 337-NP-1097DG

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Meadow House Hospice; Ealing Hospital Town Southall Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Inclusive of HCAS pro rota - per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

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.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us #WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

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Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

• Care 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
• First level Registered Nurse
• Degree in Palliative Care

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.