At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide compassionate nursing care overnight to patients in their homes and support families.
- Company: Princess Alice Hospice, dedicated to supporting people through life, death, and grief.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension plans, enhanced night pay, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with opportunities for professional development and clinical supervision.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives during their most challenging times.
- Qualifications: NMC registration, experience with terminally ill patients, and strong community nursing skills.
The predicted salary is between 37338 - 44962 £ per year.
Use your specialist nursing expertise to provide compassionate care when patients and families need it most. At Princess Alice Hospice, we support people through life, death and grief across the London Boroughs of Kingston, Richmond and large parts of Surrey. We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Specialist Nurse Night Response to join our Hospice at Home Night Response Team.
What we offer:
- 27 days annual leave plus recognised public holidays, rising with service, pro rata for part-time.
- Access to Group Personal Pension Plan, plus Auto-enrolment pension with NEST and potential continuation of NHS Pension Scheme contributions where eligible.
- Enhanced pay for night working, paid monthly in arrears.
- Employee Assistance Programme, Blue Light Card access and wellbeing support.
- Educational and professional development opportunities, supported by our on-site Education Team.
- Protected clinical supervision, monthly Schwartz Rounds and a supportive team environment.
As our Specialist Nurse Night Response, you will play a vital role in delivering urgent, specialist nursing care overnight for patients in their own homes, care homes and residential settings. Working as part of a small team, usually one Registered Nurse and one Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will provide telephone advice, reassurance and clinical guidance, as well as visiting patients when required. This is an autonomous and rewarding role where your clinical judgement, assessment skills and palliative care experience will help patients remain in the comfort of their own home and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
The Specialist Nurse Night Response role follows a night pattern of 9pm to 8am, with 14 night shifts per month; part-time hours may be considered, with a minimum of 10 nights per month.
What you will bring as a Specialist Nurse / Practitioner:
- NMC registration and experience of caring for people who are terminally ill.
- Strong community-based nursing knowledge and confidence working independently.
- Excellent communication, telephone triage, assessment and decision-making skills.
- A compassionate, calm and flexible approach in emotionally demanding situations.
- The ability to work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and multi-disciplinary colleagues.
- A full driving licence, as you will travel to patients' homes.
If you are ready to make a meaningful difference as a Specialist Nurse Night Response, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link to submit your application today!
