Registered Nurse

REGISTERED NURSE | Band 5 | £16.40 - £19.97 per hour

Part Time: working 22.5 hours per week (Shifts consisting of a mix of earlies, lates, and nights)

Location: Winsley, Wiltshire

WHY THIS ROLE?

Are you a compassionate Nurse looking for a rewarding career in palliative and end of life care? Do you want the time, support and opportunity to truly make a difference to patients and families during some of life's most important moments?

At Dorothy House Hospice Care, our In-Patient Unit provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on symptom management, holistic care and helping people achieve the best possible quality of life. As a Registered Nurse within our hospice team, you'll deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care whilst working alongside a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team.

This is an opportunity to develop your clinical expertise in palliative care, complex symptom management and end of life care. Whether you already have hospice experience or are looking to bring your skills from another healthcare setting, we take pride in supporting our teams professional development and helping you build a rewarding career where every day has purpose.

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

• 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service
• Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?

• Assessing patients' physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs, developing individualised plans of care alongside patients and their families
• Delivering and evaluating high-quality nursing care using evidence-based practice
• Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care from admission through to discharge
• Supporting patients and families through complex symptom management and end of life care planning
• Providing professional advice and support through hospice services when required
• Taking charge of the clinical environment when appropriate and supporting colleagues across the nursing team
• Contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement, education and service development activities
• Maintaining accurate patient records and ensuring care is delivered in line with professional standards and hospice policies

ABOUT YOU

If you're a caring and motivated Registered Nurse who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient-centred care, we hope this may be the role for you!

Essential requirements

• First Level Registered Nurse with active registration
• Experience delivering evidence-based nursing care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when supporting patients with complex care needs
• Demonstrating attributes that reflect care, compassion and willingness to support patients and their families through their end of life journey
• Experience of medicines management and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience contributing to quality improvement, audit or service improvement activities

Desirable requirements

• Teaching experience or relevant teaching qualification
• Experience using clinical systems and Microsoft Office applications, including SystmOne
• Knowledge of, or experience within, palliative care and end of life care services

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews for the role will be conducted the first week of October.