Job summary

Be there when it matters

About Us

Duchess of Kent is a small Sue Ryder Hospice based in Reading .We provide expert palliative and end of life care, in a beautiful setting, for thousands of local people each year. We are part of a large charity but have a close relationship within the local community and offer a large range of specialist services to support patients, their families and friends.

About the Role

The successful applicants will play an active role within our team. It's all about giving our patients the best possible quality of life for controlling their symptoms or providing End of Life Care. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs. The staff ratio is good with three registered and three or four HCA per shift to care for 12 to 15 patients. Night shifts are two registered and two HCA.

Day shifts are from 7am to 7:30pm (12 hours).

Night shifts are from 7pm to 7:30am (12 hours), on a full rotation basis.

Main duties of the job

You will:

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care using evidence-based guidelines

Maintain high standards of care delivery by working collaboratively within regulatory body standards and the Sue Ryder Quality Governance Policy

Provide support, leadership appraisal and supervision to team members as appropriate

Participate in our senior nurse on call rota

Be a shift co-ordinator after a period of orientation.

Act as an ambassador of Sue Ryder to service users and their relatives, colleagues and members of the public

About you

You will be an NMC registered nurse, with significant post-registration experience. While Palliative care experience is desirable, we will accept applications from nurses of varying relevant backgrounds with a desire to learn. You will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to work well within a team, use initiative and have excellent communication skills.

About us

Benefits

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Company pension scheme

27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)

For more details please visit our website

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.