This permanent role sits in the Community Services team at St Michael's Hospice, delivering palliative and end-of-life care to patients in their own homes and care homes. The core of the work is managing a hospice-at-home caseload and supervising senior healthcare assistants, while acting as patient advocate with GPs and paramedics. Shifts on a full-time 37.5-hour pattern include earlies, lates, weekends and bank holidays. Applicants need live registered nurse registration and an enhanced DBS check.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan and deliver palliative and end-of-life care to patients and families at home or in care homes
- Manage the Hospice at Home caseload on shift, reviewing and delivering care in a timely way
- Provide clinical oversight of senior community healthcare assistants, including joint visits and assurance visits
- Advise, explain and advocate for patients in discussions with GPs, paramedics and other healthcare providers
- Undertake risk assessments, put risk-reducing measures in place and **escalate concerns**
- Take part in initial assessments after Continuing Healthcare Fast Track approval
- Identify pre and post bereavement needs and refer to the supportive care team
- Give expert telephone advice and support to professionals, patients and families
- Communicate highly sensitive information and respond to complaints in line with hospice policy
- Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and training to senior healthcare assistants and other staff, and deputise for senior nursing colleagues
- Contribute to audits, quality improvement and service development, and record clinical incidents and near misses
- Act as link nurse for a selected specialism, such as diabetes
Registration & licences
- Live registered nurse registration
Experience
- Experience and broad knowledge of general nursing care
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of national and local health initiatives
- Basic keyboard and IT skills
- Ability to organise own time and create own work schedules
- Clear and engaging communication with individuals and groups
- Sensitive handling of difficult information and situations
- Adapting to changing demands and conditions
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Full UK driving licence held for at least 12 months
- Aged over 21
Other
- Analysing issues and making systematic, rational judgements
- Remaining calm, stable and in control under pressure
- Willingness to work shifts, including rotation, weekends and bank holidays
- Willingness to work flexibly to cover shifts
- Able to meet the moving and handling requirements of the job, with aids if needed
Nice to have
- Experience and knowledge of specialist palliative care
- Specialist palliative care qualification
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
- Teaching and mentorship qualification
- Experience of nursing patients in the community setting
What’s offered
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Transferable NHS pension or the hospice pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 30 days annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays
- Generous study leave allowance
- Discounts with local suppliers
- Training needs analysis and advanced communication skills training
- Employee counselling service and support with revalidation and CPD
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
