Staff Nurse / Paramedic Nights Only

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Colchester is looking for compassionate Staff Nurses and Paramedics to join their team. The role involves providing specialist palliative care and support to patients and their families. Successful candidates will work overnight and participate in a collaborative multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of care. Benefits include a competitive salary and NHS pension options.

Benefits

Competitive and progressive salary

Enhanced hourly rates for unsocial hours

NHS Pension

At least 27 days annual leave

Clinical supervision

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or paramedic must have proven experience.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Ability to manage difficult situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of specialist palliative care.
• Work as part of the Hospice in the Home MDT.
• Triage calls and provide rapid response visits.

Skills

Registered nurse or paramedic

Communication skills

Crisis management

Teamwork

Education

RGN / RMN / Paramedic qualification

Job description

Job summary

Are you a registered nurse or a paramedic looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate and enthusiastic about providing excellent palliative care?

St Helena hospice have an exciting opportunity for Staff Nurse's and Paramedics to join our team working nights. We have various hours available, including full time.

You will be working as part of a team to provide high standards of specialist palliative care to patients and their relatives, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluating care needs.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of Hospice in the Home MDT and the Hospice MDT

Organise day to day work tasks and direct less experienced or junior colleagues. Ensure that patient safety is always maintained.

Act as an advocate for patients as required.

Triage calls over 24 hours and giving advice and support to patients who are known to St Helena or have their details recorded on the My Care Choices Register.

Provide rapid response visits to patients in crisis in the community.

Effectively manage time to meet the needs of patients.

Be a clinical resource to Health Care Assistants as well as Administrators and Call Handlers.

Work closely with community and primary care colleagues, St Helena and hospital staff in order to ensure that patients requiring end of life care receive an integrated service in a timely manner.

Working overnight, taking calls from patients and professionals and undertaking home visits as necessary throughout North East Essex.

About us

St Helena Hospices core values and behaviours will be embedded in our recruitment, our training and development review and our decision making process.

Training and competencies within the specialities, as well as on-going support and professional development, will be tailored to meet your individual needs.

Whether you are newly qualified or and experienced practitioner, we want to meet your and discuss the possibility of your joining this great Team.

In return we offer;

• A competitive and progressive salary, in line with NHS agenda for change.
• Enhanced hourly rates for working unsocial hours
• NHS Pension (for active members who wish to transfer and continue their membership)
• Group Pension Plan for non NHS Pension Staff
• At Least 27 days Annual Leave, plus statutory Bank Holidays
• Clinical Supervision
• Schwartz Rounds
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing support
• We cover the cost of your DBS Check and the periodic renewal
• Uniform provided
• Free on site parking
• Subsidised dining and complimentary drinks

Details Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0423-25-0005

Job locations

Myland Hall

Barncroft Close

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9JU

Job description Job responsibilities

Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating care and meeting the needs of patients: hygiene, elimination, nutritional, mobilising, pain, maintaining independence. Work as part of a team to provide psychological, emotional, spiritual and social support to patients and families whose lives are affected by illness, loss and grief

To act as a resource to patients and their families in the community, providing telephone advice and support.

To provide a rapid response visit to patients with urgent palliative or end of life care needs.

To be responsive to changing patient needs and flexibly visit according to suggested triaged response time.

To work shifts including overnight, triaging calls and visiting patients as necessary, often as a lone worker.

Ensure that all medication is administered in accordance with St Helena policy and NMC regulations

Ensure patient records are accurately written, in line with NMC and St Helena regulations, (i.e. patient records incident/accident reports, computer records).

To maintain and promote effective and efficient working and communication with other community professionals, hospital professionals, voluntary, private, and statutory agencies and other hospices.

Demonstrate effective communication with patients key workers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across all sectors.

To verify death following training and when it is appropriate to do so in line with St Helena policy.

Perform Last Offices to deceased patients including safe custody of valuables and belongings.

Assist at times with the post-bereavement family visit to collect certificate and view deceased.

Participate positively in Clinical Supervision in order to develop standards of clinical practice and for support.

Develop awareness of emotional needs of patients and families and the sensitivity and communication skills to meet these needs.

Act as co-worker for patients providing effective communication with keyworkers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across St Helena services.

Demonstrate effective communication with patients key workers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across all sectors.

Job description Job responsibilities

Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating care and meeting the needs of patients: hygiene, elimination, nutritional, mobilising, pain, maintaining independence. Work as part of a team to provide psychological, emotional, spiritual and social support to patients and families whose lives are affected by illness, loss and grief

To act as a resource to patients and their families in the community, providing telephone advice and support.

To provide a rapid response visit to patients with urgent palliative or end of life care needs.

To be responsive to changing patient needs and flexibly visit according to suggested triaged response time.

To work shifts including overnight, triaging calls and visiting patients as necessary, often as a lone worker.

Ensure that all medication is administered in accordance with St Helena policy and NMC regulations

Ensure patient records are accurately written, in line with NMC and St Helena regulations, (i.e. patient records incident/accident reports, computer records).

To maintain and promote effective and efficient working and communication with other community professionals, hospital professionals, voluntary, private, and statutory agencies and other hospices.

Demonstrate effective communication with patients key workers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across all sectors.

To verify death following training and when it is appropriate to do so in line with St Helena policy.

Perform Last Offices to deceased patients including safe custody of valuables and belongings.

Assist at times with the post-bereavement family visit to collect certificate and view deceased.

Participate positively in Clinical Supervision in order to develop standards of clinical practice and for support.

Develop awareness of emotional needs of patients and families and the sensitivity and communication skills to meet these needs.

Act as co-worker for patients providing effective communication with keyworkers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across St Helena services.

Demonstrate effective communication with patients key workers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across all sectors.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RGN / RMN / Paramedic
• Proven experience as a registered nurse or paramedic
• Experience of handling difficult situations
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Willingness to improve knowledge and skills within palliative care.
• Experience of working in the community

Skills & Knowledge Essential

• Proven awareness of the possible needs of patients, families under the care of St Helena
• Ability to recognise and respond to potential distress in individuals and to manage crisis situations.
• Full Driving Licence (and access to a vehicle)

Desirable

• Understanding of the interface between community and acute settings
• An awareness of St Helena as an organisation and the services it provides
• Knowledge of illness as a carer and the ability to recognise when a person has physical, social, psychological or spiritual care needs

Communication Essential

• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Clear verbal communication skills demonstrable with a range of people.
• Ability to accurately record any information required i.e. patient records, telephone messages or information as requested by
• patients

Experience Essential

• Proven experience as a registered nurse / paramedic
• Experience of handling difficult situations

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Experience of working with people with sensory and learning disabilities
• Experience of working in the community

Qualities Essential

• Proven ability to work off own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexible to meet needs of service.
• Physically able to undertake the job.
• Proven coping strategies when under emotional pressure
• Proven ability to manage time effectively
• Proven ability to problem solve..

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RGN / RMN / Paramedic
• Proven experience as a registered nurse or paramedic
• Experience of handling difficult situations
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Willingness to improve knowledge and skills within palliative care.
• Experience of working in the community

Skills & Knowledge Essential

• Proven awareness of the possible needs of patients, families under the care of St Helena
• Ability to recognise and respond to potential distress in individuals and to manage crisis situations.
• Full Driving Licence (and access to a vehicle)

Desirable

• Understanding of the interface between community and acute settings
• An awareness of St Helena as an organisation and the services it provides
• Knowledge of illness as a carer and the ability to recognise when a person has physical, social, psychological or spiritual care needs

Communication Essential

• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Clear verbal communication skills demonstrable with a range of people.
• Ability to accurately record any information required i.e. patient records, telephone messages or information as requested by
• patients

Experience Essential

• Proven experience as a registered nurse / paramedic
• Experience of handling difficult situations

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Experience of working with people with sensory and learning disabilities
• Experience of working in the community

Qualities Essential

• Proven ability to work off own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexible to meet needs of service.
• Physically able to undertake the job.
• Proven coping strategies when under emotional pressure
• Proven ability to manage time effectively
• Proven ability to problem solve..

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

St Helena Hospice

Address

Myland Hall

Barncroft Close

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9JU

Employer's website

https://www.sthelena.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

St Helena Hospice

Address

Myland Hall

Barncroft Close

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9JU

Employer's website

https://www.sthelena.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)