Senior Staff Nurse

Senior Staff Nurse

Salary: £37,787 to £42,529 depending on experience

Location: Hospice at Home

Hours: Full time and part time hours available

Closing date: 6th January 2025

ellenor is a charity and a specialist palliative care provider for adults and children in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley, and for children across the London Borough of Bexley. The Organisation has In-patient, Community, Wellbeing and therapeutic services at Northfleet.

We are looking for an experienced Registered nurse with a minimum of 2 years post registration with a strong clinical background in palliative/cancer care. You will be responsible for ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care and family support across the care directorate.

We offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme (with the option for NHS Pension Scheme members to transfer their pension), an employee assistance program, discount schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and much more.

Role:

You will be responsible for ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care and family support across the care directorate. Working with the Operational Lead to forge successful relationships with all ellenor care directorate services and community providers to promote ellenor as the local lead for palliative care.

Key Responsibilities of the role include:

As a Senior Staff Nurse you will have responsibility for:

• To ensure the delivery of high-quality specialist palliative nursing care.

• Supervise and participate in the delivery of evidence-based nursing care.

• To lead in the planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans for the patient and their family taking into account their physical, social and spiritual needs in all care settings.

• To work proactively to support patients who wished to be cared for at home or until an Inpatient bed becomes available. Work closely with the ward and duty nurse to facilitate effective admission and discharge planning.

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and guidance related to complex symptom management, and physiological, social and

Essential requirements:

• At least three years post RN qualification experience within a relevant specialist field

• Working towards post registration qualification in Palliative Care

• Willingness to work towards Diploma / Degree

• Mentorship qualification or willing to work towards

• Evidence of commitment to ongoing professional development

• In this position, it is necessary to have a full driving licence and access to a car as you will be required to travel to between locations.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Please note that this role is not open to sponsorship and applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK to apply.