Palliative Care Nurse Adult Services

As well as making a real difference to peoples lives in the local community, joining our team as a Palliative Care Nurse will make you feel proud of where you work and what you do. We are looking for someone who embraces and embodies our values by delivering the highest quality of care and holistic support to our patients.

Within this role, the successful candidate will be planning, implementing and reviewing patient care in conjunction with the Lead Nurse, and ensuring effective communication with patients and their families. They will ensure the highest clinical standards and quality of care are maintained, while promoting a caring and friendly environment.

Our ideal candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking with their approach to nursing. They will be able to demonstrate post registration experience and have an awareness of symptom management, as well as a strong understanding of regulatory Safeguarding and Mental Capacity guidance. Candidates must be able to work flexibly, as all posts are based upon an internal rota which includes days, nights and weekends.

In return, we offer you:

• Incremental Pay
• Paid Humber Bridge tolls
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• On call and unsocial hour payments
• Paid NMC registration
• High staff to patient ratios
• Contributory pension scheme
• Death in service benefit 3 x salary
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible working options
• Long Service Reward Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Maternity/Paternity

As one of the local leading providers of palliative and end of life care, St Andrews Hospice is a highly successful and forward‑thinking charity, offering both adult and childrens services. With an excellent reputation both in the local community and beyond, we reach over 800 patients and their families in North East Lincolnshire and our wider catchment area of Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire for our childrens services.

Working for St Andrews Hospice offers a rewarding career within a fantastic team, with 184 Hospice staff, a well‑equipped Hospice site and 21 charity shops working together to ensure that patients and families have the best possible experience and receive the highest quality of care.

We reserve the right to extend, withdraw or close vacancies where necessary. St Andrews Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer it believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

Purpose of Job

To work as a key member of the clinical multi‑disciplinary team.

To contribute to the effective and efficient delivery of holistic care for patients with life limiting illnesses, their families and significant others.

To promote the highest quality care and support for patients, their families and significant others. To work as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team using initiative in planning patient care.

To be motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking in developing a holistic focussed service.

Main responsibilities

Under the direction of the Clinical Lead Nurse/Lead Nurse, ensure that patients care is assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated within a holistic, patient centred approach and to continually review and update nursing care plans and documentation.

Observe and report accurately any obvious changes in a patients condition physically or emotionally and liaise with the Clinical Lead Nurse or Lead Nurse with changes, which may affect nursing care.

To ensure the highest clinical standards and quality of care are maintained contributing to and sustaining a caring and friendly environment.

Following successful probationary /preceptorship period, manage the unit for the span of duty as the Nurse in Charge when required

To be the key worker to designated families and deliver care prescribed with optimum attention to detail. To negotiate any changes in care with the patient, the family and other professionals,

To promote the delivery of effective communication amongst all disciplines, patients and carers, communicating sensitive information to patients and families in a considerate and confidential manner.

Work flexibly alongside the…