Registered Nurse

Role Overview

Our nursing team is responsible for caring for palliative patients with complex needs and providing an exceptional standard of care with a 1:5 ratio. We ensure a supportive environment where we care for both patients and families.

• Work in line with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrating and providing evidence based high quality nursing care.
• Provide direct patient care for a team of palliative care patients and end of life.
• Supervise, teach and develop staff and students in the team.

What are we looking for in a candidate:

• We are looking for a Registered Nurse with experience providing end of life care.
• Certificate in Palliative Care/BSc in Cancer Care or associated modules is beneficial but not essential.
• Being a Practice Assessor is beneficial but not essential.
• You will be able to bring your exemplary communication skills which will enable you to build positive, trusted relationships with patients and families, ensuring they are central to care delivery and decision making.
• Ability to facilitate advanced care plan conversations.
• Prepared to work in a busy and emotive environment as part of a strong and vibrant multi-disciplinary team.
• Actively promote and participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision.

• Caring
• Aspirational
• Professional

At St Gemmas, our people are at the heart of our organisation, so we place great importance on maintaining a workplace culture and environment where everyone can thrive and feel satisfied that they are making a meaningful difference in the work they do.

• Generous annual holiday entitlement
• Free parking at the Hospice site, subject to availability.
• Subsidised food at the Hospices Bistro and free drinks for all staff.
• Enrolment onto St Gemmas Group Personal Pension Plan, which provides a 5% company pension contribution assuming employees contribute 3%. If you are currently a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and have contributed to the scheme within the last twelve months you are eligible to continue contributing to this scheme instead of St Gemmas Group Plan.
• Health Assured employee assistance programme for you and your immediate family.
• Learning and professional development. For our clinical teams, this is provided by our world-class Academic Unit of Palliative Care (AUPC).
• Various employee network groups

• Caring for patients at end of life

• Registered Nurse
• Certificate in Palliative Care/BSc in Cancer Care or associated modules (20 credits )
• Being a Practice Assessor

• Research/evidence based practice
• End of life care/long term conditions
• Infection control
• Evidence of professional updating
• Time management/organisational skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Positive interpersonal skills
• IT skills (use of electronic patient record systems/email)
• Ability to deal with emotive situations
• Committed to the Hospice values and ethos
• Self-aware
• Motivated
• Work as part of a team
• Committed to caring for people with end of life care/palliative care needs

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.