Job summary
Band 5 Staff Nurse (AfC banding points 16-23)
Salary: £34,089 - £41,498 pa
Hours: 37.5 per week
Would you like the time and space to deliver the patient care that inspired you to become a nurse?
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Staff Nurse who can drive forward Trinity's vision and values and ensure safe, outstanding care for patients.
We are renowned for our patient-centred care which allows us to focus on high-quality nursing standards, giving nurses the time and space to deliver the patient care that inspired them to join the profession.
Together, the inpatient unit (IPU) team at Trinity makes a real difference to the lives of people affected by serious long-term conditions and helps set the standard for specialist palliative and end of life care. We hope you'll join us.
We offer great training, support and development in addition to an attractive benefits package, details of which you will find linked to in the attached "Benefits and more" document.
If you are looking for a new opportunity and are passionate about delivering great care, then this could be the perfect fit for you.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver skilled and compassionate nursing care of the highest quality
- To comply with all relevant professional codes of practice and to conduct all duties in accordance with Trinitys policies and procedures
- To foster positive working relationships with other departments across the hospice
While we welcome previous palliative care experience, we don't require you to have worked in palliative care before joining us.
Previous Nurses have joined us from backgrounds as diverse as ITU, the community, acute medical wards and care homes.
You are well-placed for a next step in palliative care if you are skilled in communication and symptom control - both skills that are naturally transferrable to Trinity's unique inpatient environment.
What we ask is that you share our passion for delivering quality palliative care and teamwork. In return, we'll make sure you are well resourced, trained, supported, recognised and given the development opportunities you need, to do what you do best.
Crucially at Trinity, you have the time to care and devote to your patients. Day and night, and you will always have a senior nurse and HCAs to support you.
About us
By joining the IPU Nursing team at Trinity, you will be joining a team 130 years in the making at the oldest hospice in the UK.
Despite our long history, our facilities are state of the art. Our 28-bed IPU is nestled in a stunning two-acre garden on the edge of Clapham Common, easily accessible from the northern line, London Overground and Clapham Junction station.
If you want to give the best care when people need it the most, and are looking to take the next step in your career, then we hope you will consider joining us.
Just a few of the many benefits of working at Trinity include:
- We match Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions
- If you're coming from another CQC regulated organisation, you can bring your entitlements to annual leave, sick leave and maternity/paternity pay accrued through long service with you
- Employer pension contributions of up to 7.5% or a continuation of your existing NHS pension
- A generous 27 days' annual leave increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays (any bank holidays worked will be given back in lieu)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the role
The successful candidate will play an important part in ensuring that the entire IPU team continues to be effective, safe and resilient as the pandemic continues to generate new challenges.
- To plan, implement and evaluate evidence- based nursing care strategies for patients and their carers in an open and co-operative manner respecting the rights of the individual.
- To anticipate the changing needs of patients and emotionally prepared the patient and family.
- To participate in IDT discussions to inform the management plan for patients.
- To undertake bereavement meetings with the necessary support and training.
- In conjunction with the band sixes, lead on the day to day management of the discharge process.
- To disseminate the management plans for the patients to the rest of the nursing team.
Find
out more about what its like working on the IPU Nursing team at Trinity by watching our brand new video. Hear from our nurses, discover what skills you will learn and how we will support you as a Staff Nurse throughout your time at Trinity.
Please note that we are interviewing candidates on a rolling basis for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered general nurse, willing to take part in studies in specialist palliative care and develop their clinical experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of specialist palliative care/ oncology or other related field
- Demonstrates experience of working with a wider interdisciplinary team
- Willingness to take part in studies in specialist palliative care and develop their clinical experience
- Demonstrating the ability to assess complex needs of patients, cope effectively with the demands of working in the hospice and understanding of specialist palliative care / oncology are also among essential criteria
- Demonstrates the ability to cope effectively with the demands of working in the hospice
- Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills
- Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a nursing team
- Flexibility- able to respond flexibly to changing needs and priorities
- Well organized with good time management skills
- Commitment to professional development
- To have an understanding of, and an ability to promote equal opportunities in all areas of work
Desirable
- Evidence of further studies
- General nursing experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Trinity Hospice
Address
30 Clapham Common North Side
London
SW4 0RN