Bank Registered Nurse

Overview

Bank Registered Nurse – Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, Thorpe Rd, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LW

Ad Hoc Hours Per Week
£15.57 per hour (plus enhancements and competitive benefits)

Shifts:

variable, including 12-hour and shorter shifts

Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice is the only specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Peterborough. We support people aged 18 and over living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, heart failure and lung disease. Our expert team combines specialist medical care for pain and symptom management with emotional, practical and spiritual support. The wellbeing and community support team are available to listen, and our Hospice at Home service operates seven days a week to provide care at home at the end of life.

In palliative care no day is the same. Working on our inpatient unit provides a unique opportunity to care for patients with a variety of conditions and symptoms. If you would like to develop your knowledge of different conditions and their impact on patients and families, a role in palliative care with Sue Ryder is for you. Our registered nurses provide compassionate, holistic care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, extending beyond medical tasks to include emotional, psychological and spiritual support for patients and their families.

Our registered nurses work on a rotational shift pattern, including early shifts, late shifts, long days, nights and weekends. As this role supports a 24/7 service, we require flexibility to work a range of shifts as needed. The successful applicants will be part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with Specialty Doctors, therapy staff, volunteers and other key MDT members to achieve the best outcomes for each patient.

• Providing support, leadership, recognition and supervision to junior staff
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised clinical care for service users
• Using evidence-based practice to develop and maintain high-quality care
• Ensuring all care is delivered in line with the care plan
• Helping to organise the admission and discharge of service users

Sue Ryder aims to provide the best possible quality of life through holistic and individualised care. The ideal candidate will have experience in Palliative and End of Life Care, gained in a hospice or from settings such as a high dependency unit or oncology service. You should have a genuine desire to improve the lives of those living with life-limiting conditions.

Our empathetic, skilled and motivated nurses are the foundation of what we do.

• NMC registration and experience delivering inclusive patient care
• Ability to assess, plan and deliver care with appropriate adjustments
• Skilled in accessible documentation and patient communication
• Commitment to upholding patients’ dignity, rights and autonomy
• Induction with supernumerary time to settle into the role; full training/competency assessment provided

There is scope to further develop skills in specialist palliative care, with planned career progression through our education programme and development framework.

• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• Continuation of NHS pension (terms and conditions apply)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• NHS annual leave honoured (terms and conditions apply)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, Women and Non-Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online ryder.org
• Structured induction programme and ongoing learning and development opportunities

For more employee benefits, please visit the Sue Ryder website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to provide the best possible experience for service users and to build a diverse workforce. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation. If you require any adjustments to the application or interview process, please email recruitment.

If you want more than just a job, join the team and be there when it matters.