Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Hospice Inpatient

OFFERING a £2,000 Welcome Bonus and Continuation of Pension & Long Service for those transitioning from the NHS.

Applications are invited from experienced senior Registered Nurses to join the 12-bedded Inpatient Unit team at our client's award winning Hospice based in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.

This centre of excellence provides free specialist palliative care for patients, families and carers facing life limiting illnesses from across North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and towns and villages in Central Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, serving a population of around Apply people and proudly won the Palliative Care Team Award at the Palliative and End of Life Care Awards earlier this year.

As the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse on the Inpatient Unit you will support the IPU Manager in team leadership ensuring optimum care standards for patients and families.

You will support staff nurses, HCAs and student nurses to deliver direct and indirect care.

This is a full-time post, but we are open to hearing from candidates seeking to negotiate a part-time hours opportunity.

The shifts are either an early or late with the option of a long day 07:30 - 21:00. Night Duty is 20:30 - 08:00.

The Inpatient Unit has 12 beds that provide expert care to patients with complex palliative, end of life care needs and patients with recognised moderate to severe frailty and two or more of the following co morbidities - heart failure, renal failure and respiratory disease.

The Hospice has a holistic approach and aims to address imbalance and inequalities caring for patients today, tomorrow and in the future.

You will:

- Utilise your experience and specialist knowledge of palliative care to deliver appropriate symptom control, care and medication and support team members to develop these skills in practice.

- Be skilled in specialist communication, informing patients and relatives.

- Act as a role model at all times and contribute to the provision of high quality, specialist nursing care.

- Provide effective managerial and clinical leadership of IPU staff in conjunction with or in the absence of the IPU Manager.

Person requirements

Registered Nurse with full UK NMC registration

At least two years post-registration experience of life limiting disease management or palliative and end of life care

Experience taking charge of the shift

Ability to motivate a team effectively in an emotionally demanding environment

The additional benefits of working for this organisation include:

A £2,000 welcome bonus

Continuation of Pension & Long Service for those transitioning from the NHS

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Jarrodean is a leading healthcare recruitment partner with particular expertise in the placement of the full range of Oncology & Palliative Care clinical staff.

As a nurse-led consultancy our detailed understanding of the complexity of such roles places us in an excellent position to match your skills with the specific requirements of our Hospice Recruiting Managers.

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If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.