Staff Nurse

The Hospice; Chester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider specializing in palliative care seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join their team in Chester. The role involves delivering compassionate nursing care, managing complex clinical situations, and supporting patients and families in a 10-bed in-patient unit. Candidates should demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, a commitment to quality care, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to positively impact patient lives.

Benefits

NHS annual leave benefits

NHS Pension Scheme continuation

Learning and development opportunities

Staff support programme

Confidential counselling services

Qualifications

• Ability to assess nursing needs and develop effective care plans.
• Experience in providing high quality clinical and organisational services.
• Demonstrated compassion and commitment towards patient care.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for assessing and developing nursing care plans.
• Assist in providing high quality clinical services.
• Support patients in their care activities and decisions.

Skills

Compassionate care

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Palliative care knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

36 hours per week (pro rata salary for part time post). Would you like to work in a setting where over 96% of service users rate their care as outstanding with minimum registered nurse to patient ratios of 1 : 5 throughout the 24‑hour period and 1 : 4 for all staff? Are you looking for an opportunity where you have the time to deliver excellent individualised nursing care that meets each patient’s unique needs, promote patients’ wishes and provide compassionate support to their families and friends, implement your knowledge and skills while gaining specialist expertise in symptom control and develop your communication skills and progress your career in palliative care?

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the initial and ongoing assessment of nursing needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of effective care plans.
• Act as nurse in charge once competent to do so, directly assisting in the provision of a high quality clinical and organisational service. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in emergency and unforeseen circumstances.
• Encourage and enable patients to be involved in their care activities and contribute to decisions about them wherever possible.
• Demonstrate passion to promote comfort, dignity, independence and patient choice.
• Demonstrate ability to ensure the physical, spiritual, psychological, social and cultural needs of patients, and those important to them, are identified and attended to, maintaining the highest level of nursing care.
• Use own initiative and work well under pressure.
• Demonstrate interest in all aspects of palliative care and long‑term conditions.

Benefits

• Continuation of NHS annual leave and sickness benefits if currently employed in the NHS. For those not currently employed in the NHS, annual leave and sickness benefits will be in line with Agenda for Change practice.
• Continuation of the NHS Pension Scheme for existing members or join the hospice pension scheme.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including preceptorship, induction and development.
• Broad range of in‑house education and support to attend external training.
• A staff support programme including clinical supervision, confidential counselling and occupational health services. Please check.

Please note, as we do not currently have a sponsorship licence, the successful candidate will need to provide evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, motivated registered nurse with a passion for delivering the best possible care to our patients to fill this post. You will be a compassionate and positive professional with excellent nursing, interpersonal and organisational skills. To ensure the physical, spiritual, psychological, social and cultural needs of patients and their loved ones are identified and met.

You will become an integral part of a supportive multi‑disciplinary team on our 10‑bed in‑patient unit, providing pain and symptom control, respite care, complex psychological support and end‑of‑life care for patients and their families. Most importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motivated by the strategic priorities and values of the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

You will be joining a friendly and welcoming team with a collective aim of positively enhancing the lives of the individuals in their care. There will be support and guidance for the right individual through a specific induction programme to develop their knowledge and understanding of supporting patients with an advanced life‑limiting illness.