Staff Nurse - Hospice

Nhs Fife; Scotland; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife's Victoria Hospice in Fife is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for the inpatient Specialist Palliative Care service. You will deliver holistic care, support patient dignity, and work within a forward-thinking team dedicated to compassionate treatment.

The role is a 3 days/nights and weekends pattern on a 9-bed ward; you must be experienced in medical/surgical settings, competent with syringe driver, venepuncture, cannulation, and PVG membership is required before appointment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to patient safety and confidentiality.
• Familiar with NHS Fife documentation and policies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic care to patients with advanced life-limiting illness in a 9-bed SPC ward.
• Support and monitor patients and families within the inpatient service.
• Be prepared for a 3 days/nights and weekends rotation; flexible to work in other areas if required.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient safety

NHS policies familiarity

Job description

Staff Nurse - Hospice

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 5 staff nurse to join our team and work within the inpatient Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) service based at Victoria hospice. We are looking for someone who possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is able to demonstrate a commitment to patient safety and confidentiality and is familiar to NHS Fife documentation and policies.

You will be part of a forward thinking service, delivering and supporting holistic care to the people of Fife with advanced life limiting illness.

The ideal candidate must have significant previous experience within a medical/surgical post and have an understanding of the complexities of caring for palliative patients. A requirement to apply for the post is to have completed and competent in syringe driver, venepuncture, cannulation, central line and drain management and catherisation.

We are currently a 9 bedded inpatient ward where specialist palliative care is delivered to patients with complex palliative care requirements.

This post will meet the needs of the service and will be worked over 3 days/nights and weekends, the candidate can be requested to work in other areas within the health and social care partnership.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Informal enquiries

Senior Charge Nurse Teresa Robertson on 01592 643355 ext 21674 or e-mail [e-mail] or Charge Nurse's Kate Page and Pamela Thomson on ext 28257 or e-mail [e-mail], [e-mail]

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Requirements

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.

Right to work

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Equality

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.