Staff Nurse - Inpatient Unit

This staff nurse post sits on the Inpatient Unit of Woking & Sam Beare Hospice, a charity providing palliative and end-of-life care across North West Surrey. The work centres on individualised care for patients with complex life-limiting illnesses, supporting their relatives and carers, and helping organise the nursing service, including teaching junior staff and students. Staff-to-patient ratios and an emphasis on training and university-level study set the post apart.

Sponsorship is not offered, and a DBS check applies.

• Provide individualised, patient-centred care to patients with life-limiting illness on the Inpatient Unit
• Provide care and support for relatives and carers
• Assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service
• Teach junior staff and students

• RN qualification at diploma or degree level
• Evidence of recent professional updating and relevant personal development

• Current NMC registration

• Relevant clinical experience
• Experience of working as part of a team and self-directed
• Professional awareness and knowledge

• High standard of patient care in line with the NMC Code of Conduct and Practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong problem solving and working with others to find workable solutions
• Balancing conflicting priorities and a challenging workload calmly and professionally
• Good interpersonal skills for demanding and sensitive situations
• Sound clinical knowledge linked to palliative care

• Legal right to work in the UK
• DBS check

• Advanced IT skills
• Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice
• Palliative care qualification
• Mentorship qualification
• Placement or post-qualification experience in a palliative care setting
• Extended clinical knowledge and skills

• Training sessions taught by in-house experts through the education team
• Support to develop professional skills through courses and university modules