Band 5 NurseNHS

Job summary

We are looking for Registered Nurses who have a passion and commitment to providing individualised patient centred care to patients with a life limiting illness and to provide care and support for relatives and carers on our Inpatient Unit.

Please note: Unfortunately we are not able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of individualised patient centred care to patients with a life limiting illness and to provide care and support for relatives and carers on the Inpatient Unit.

To assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service including the teaching of junior staff and students.

Job description

• Provide knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life limiting illness/ advancing illness
• Support the development and implementation of care pathways and of patient information.
• Ensure that the dignity, safety and confidentiality of all patients is respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standards of physical, psychological and spiritual care.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure collaborative working for the benefit of patient care.
• Provide a high standard of personalised and on-going after care for bereaved families and friends

About us

We are Garden House Hospice Care, the Hospice for North Hertfordshire. We are a multi award-winning hospice that puts the patient at the heart of everything we do. Patients on our inpatient unit are looked after by our specialist team 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We provide support and care to patients with a wide range of symptoms associated with a life-limiting illness, as well as their families.

We support our patients by providing symptom control, psychological support and end of life care. Our high nurse-to-patient ratio ensures that patients are able to get the dedicated support that they might need.