Palliative Care Nurse (Nights)NHS
Job summary
To deliver a community based nursing service, for individuals at end of life, enabling them to remain at home if this is their preferred place of care.
To provide high quality, person centred palliative care in partnership with Primary Health Care Teams, supporting patients in the terminal phase of illness or with chronic, incurable conditions.
Main duties of the job
As a Palliative Care Nurse, you will play a vital role in the delivery of skilled clinical care to patients within their homes. You will:
- Provide compassionate, holistic nursing care tailored to the individual needs of patients and their families.
- Work collaboratively with District Nurses, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless, coordinated support.
- To provide palliative nursing care as part of the Hospice at Home night service, either through the provision of one-to-one night support in a patients home (shift time: 22.00-07.00) cover South Derbyshire or as part of the Roaming Team of two covering the Southern Derbyshire geographical area (shift time: 22:00-07:00).
This is a community based clinical role requiring strong clinical judgement, emotional resilience, and autonomous working.
Job description
Job Purpose / Summary
To deliver a community based nursing service, for individuals at end of life, enabling them to remain at home if this is their preferred place of care.
To provide high quality, person centred palliative care in partnership with Primary Health Care Teams, supporting patients in the terminal phase of illness or with chronic, incurable conditions
About us
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit a newly qualified Nurse who is looking for a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis. We have a wide range of social events which extend to our families and include trips to attraction and show.
Free parking for staff is available on site as well as a subsidised staff restaurant which is open 7am-11pm 7 days a week.
Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
What We Offer
A supportive, values-led organisation Opportunities for professional development and training Flexible working across a rota The chance to truly make every day count for patients and families