Staff Nurse – Bank positions available in Bicton

About Rowans Hospice

Rowans Hospice is a charity providing free, specialist care and support to adults and their families living with a life-limiting illness across Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire.

Established in 1994, our services are made possible through the incredible support of our local community, including donations, legacies, fundraising and income generated through our retail shops.

Our dedicated teams provide compassionate, person-centred care to patients, families and carers, helping people to live as well as possible for as long as possible.

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Bank Staff Nurse to join our Living Well Services team, based at our Rowans Living Well Centre in Purbrook.

The Living Well Services provide support to people living with a life-shortening or incurable illness, often at a much earlier stage in their illness journey. Our aim is to help people maintain their independence, wellbeing and quality of life, while supporting their families and carers.

Working alongside the Living Well Services Team, you will provide nursing support across our Living Well Centre and Community Satellite Hubs. You will play an important role in assessing individual needs, coordinating appropriate care and therapies, and helping patients and their families remain informed and in control of decisions about their care and future.

This is an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team where you can make a real difference to people and their families at an important time in their lives.

Key Responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for the full list of responsibilities. Your role will include:

• Providing nursing support within the Living Well Services, Monday to Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm, including our Community Satellite Hubs.
• Supporting people who are seeking help and support before they reach the final stages of their life.
• Providing opportunities to inform, support, care for and re-able people living with a life-shortening or incurable illness, as well as those approaching the end of their natural life.
• Providing a welcoming environment that offers companionship and support to patients and their carers.
• Promoting health, wellbeing and independence within the local community.
• Supporting patients with future planning and decision-making, helping them to remain in control of their lives for as long as possible.
• Assessing and triaging patients and carers and arranging appropriate programmes of care and therapy to meet their individual needs.
• Using assessment tools including IPOS and CSNAT to identify needs and refer patients to appropriate professionals and therapies both within and outside the hospice.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and external professionals to ensure patients and carers receive appropriate, coordinated support.

About You

We are looking for a compassionate and experienced registered nurse who is committed to providing high-quality, person-centred care.

You will have:

• RGN / Registered Nurse qualification
• Current registration with the relevant professional regulatory body
• A relevant post-qualifying qualification
• Experience of working in specialist and/or palliative care
• Experience of working within a community setting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A compassionate and person-centred approach to supporting patients, families and carers
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to providing compassionate care and supporting people to live well with life-limiting illness.

What We Offer

• Company pension – NHS pension can be retained when transferring from the NHS
• Continuous service recognised if transferring from NHS
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• DSE equipment & uniforms provided
• Generous holiday allowance
• Career development opportunities
• Blue Light Card membership

Join Rowans Hospice

If you are an experienced Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference to people living with life-limiting illness, we would love to hear from you.

For further information, please review the Job Description.

Safeguarding and Inclusion

Rowans Hospice is committed to equal opportunities and inclusion in the workplace and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.

We are also committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of all children and vulnerable adults who access our care and support. Our recruitment process is therefore thorough and designed to ensure a consistent and detailed approach to gathering information from and about candidates, so that all individuals appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.