Staff nurse

Application deadline: 4th December

Job details

Are you a registered nurse looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate and enthusiastic about providing excellent palliative care?

St Helena Hospice have an exciting opportunity for Staff Nurses to join our Hospice IPU. We are looking to recruit 2 full time staff nurses (job share considered).

You will be working as part of a team to provide high standards of specialist palliative care to patients and their relatives, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluating care needs.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the Hospice MDT and Hospice in the Home MDT.

Organise day to day work tasks and direct less experienced or junior colleagues. Ensure that patient safety is always maintained.

Triage calls over 24 hours and giving advice and support to patients who are known to St Helena or have their details recorded on the My Care Choices Register.

Provide rapid response visits to patients in crisis in the community.

Work closely with community and primary care colleagues, St Helena and hospital staff in order to ensure that patients requiring end of life care receive an integrated service in a timely manner.

Working overnight, taking calls from patients and professionals and undertaking home visits as necessary throughout North East Essex.

 

Location

St Helena Hospice, Colchester

What we’re looking for

This is an opportunity to further develop knowledge and skills to benefit your practice and the lives of patients and their loved ones through advanced communication skills, symptom control management and end of life care.

We would love to hear from you if you are:
Enthusiastic
Passionate about nursing
Empathetic
Caring
Reliable

Additional information

10-reasons-to-work-for-St-Helena-branded-clinical-mk1.pdf