Staff Nurse in London

£29,137.15 to £36,057.26 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 01/03/2026

About this job

Key Responsibilities

• To continually develop clinical expertise and act as a positive role model promoting a high standard of care to fulfil the Nightingale House mission statement and aims.
• To deliver evidence based care to patients and their carers in line with their physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs.
• To promote and maintain continuity of high standards of nursing care in the absence of the person with continuing responsibility.
• To be responsible following induction period for the assessment of care needs, the planning, delivery and evaluation of care; and to offer supervision and support to junior staff in the clinical area.
• Provide supervision and guidance to junior staff as appropriate and required within role and responsibility.
• To work at all times in line with the NMC code of conduct and duty of candour requirements.

Key Relationships

• Nursing team
• Medical team and Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Hospice Allied Health Professionals
• Rehabilitation Team
• Family Services Team
• Out Patients
• Heart Failure CNS
• All Hospice departments
• Specialist Palliative care team community and acute
• Primary and community care teams

Note: The hospice encourages and supports staff aiming to develop knowledge and skills working within a specialist area of clinical practice.

Clinical Work

• Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic person centred care, integrating nursing care with psychosocial and spiritual needs.
• Assist with initial and on-going assessment of patient and family needs and develop skills as a named nurse.
• Act as an associate nurse to plan, initiate, supervise and participate in patient and family care, discussing issues with senior team members as appropriate.
• Evaluate and up-date nursing care plans in response to the changing problems/needs of patients and families.
• Monitor nursing practice, encouraging development of colleagues through discussion of current and proposed care plans.
• At all times maintain appropriate and adequate records of your work.
• Maintain effective communication with patients and families throughout their contact with the hospice; providing when necessary:

• Telephone support and advice
• Access to nursing/medical staff for conditional information or future planning.
• Information and access to allied professionals.
• Bereavement support and access to follow‑up support.

Management

• Take responsibility for the management of the in‑patient unit team when required in the absence of more senior grade staff, following the principles identified in the Mission Statement and aims of Nightingale House Hospice.
• Liaise with multi‑professional agencies within the hospice, primary care, community and hospital to provide continuity of patient care.
• Be responsible for maintaining high standards of nursing care, when in charge of the team and unit, and help create and maintain positive relationships between all groups involved in the welfare/care of patients.
• Be responsible for the co‑ordinating of all activities when in charge of the team supported by the Ward Manager and Head of Clinical and Patient Services.
• Ensure the promotion of safety, well‑being and the interests of the patients, staff and visitors to the in‑patient unit as directed in the hospice guidelines, policies and procedures.
• At all times follow the Code of Professional conduct to ensure that all staff within their sphere of responsibility also follow professional requirements.

Education and Development

• Identify own learning objectives and attend relevant study/shadowing opportunities following discussion with line manager/nurse management team.
• Maintain records of supported study and provide evaluation of study attended, (for inclusion in personal file).
• Adhere to NMC revalidation requirements at all times.
• Participate in feedback to colleagues throughout the hospice regarding study days attended and potential service improvement opportunities.
• Actively participate in personal development review (PDR) and objective setting at initial 6 month review meeting and subsequent PDR meetings with line manager/senior nurse.
• Develop and maintain up to date knowledge of relevant hospice policies and the impact they have on individual practitioners including:

• Fire policy
• Moving and handling policy
• Health and Safety Policy
• Confidentiality Policy
• Complaints Policy

Clinical Governance

The post holder will cooperate with other team members to maintain compliance with relevant elements of the clinical governance framework.

Risk Management

Risk management is a standard element of the role and responsibility of all staff of the Hospice that they fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions.

Health and Safety Requirements

All employees of the Hospice have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

The post holder must treat all information, whether corporate, staff or patient information, in a discreet, secure and confidential manner in accordance with the provisions of the current data protection legislation and organisational policy.

Records Management

The post holder is legally responsible for all records that they gather, create or use as part of their work within the organisation.

Professional Reputation

All employees are expected to behave at all times in a manner which upholds and promotes the professional reputation of the hospice.