Registered Nurse - Well

Registered Nurse – Living Well

Location:

Farnham, Surrey with cross site working.

Salary: £33,580-£37,810 per annum WTE (based on 37.5 hours per week). Salary dependent on experience.

Hours:

Full time and part time hours available.

Location:

Farnham (Guildford & some community working).

A registered nurse who is committed to supporting patients, families and carers to live well with advanced and terminal illness is required. The Living Well Service provides holistic, physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support to people living with advanced or terminal illness who are stable or slowly deteriorating. Care is delivered in settings relevant to patients’ needs, including sites, groups, outpatient, virtual, community or home visits.

The successful applicant will work as part of the North East Hampshire, Guildford, Waverley and Surrey Heath multi‑disciplinary locality teams and in partnership with community services, specialists and primary care to ensure care is coordinated, holistic and person‑centred.

The postholder will support patients to manage symptoms, take a proactive approach to enabling choices, support self‑management and will be supported to develop their skills in palliative care. The role requires flexibility to work between sites such as The Beacon and The Hospice in Farnham or other service areas according to patient need.

• Provide high quality holistic, person and family centred care.
• Support patients and families to manage symptoms and make informed choices.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and community services.
• Participate in continuous learning and professional development in palliative care.

• Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing.
• Commitment to enabling choice and supporting a person’s autonomy.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and team working skills.
• Willingness to undertake further training in communication and palliative care skills.
• Understanding of community working.
• Self‑awareness, resilience and ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Post‑registration experience, preferably with people approaching end of life.

• Six weeks paid holiday plus public holidays.
• Continuation of NHS Pension or Phyllis Tuckwell Group Personal Pension Plan (matched contributions up to 7.5%).
• Health Cash Plan Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff Benefit Scheme.
• Blue Light Discount Card.

• Access to learning and professional development opportunities (on‑site education team).
• Shadow shifts.
• Rotation opportunities.

• Equal Opportunities employer.
• Flexible hours and flexible working.
• Supportive colleagues.
• Clinical supervision and support.
• 97% of staff are proud to work for Phyllis Tuckwell (2023 survey).

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, with the principles of fairness and equality at its core. We are an equal opportunities employer, who values and respects our employees’ unique knowledge, skills and experiences. We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. All appointments are made following a fair and equitable process, based on merit, job requirements and business need.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We reserve the right to close the role ahead of the closing date should sufficient applications be received. The role does not offer sponsorship.