Job summary
Part-time - 22 hours per week - 8 shifts a month - flexible nights
Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top adult hospices in the UK, providing CQC rated outstanding, specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.
The Night Response Team (NR) provides specialist on call palliative nursing care between the hours of 22.00 and 08.00, 7 days a week for palliative care patients known to Princess Alice Hospice.
The Team also provides nursing care and assistance to palliative and general patients who are referred from the district nursing service, the OOHs service (111), local ambulance services SECAMB and LAS, Mole Valley Telecare and Tunstall Community Alarm services. This includes palliative patients who are not known to PAH. Night Response visit patients in their own homes as well as in care and residential homes.
A Night Response shift will be covered by two members of staff per night, usually one RN and an SHCA, occasionally two RNs.
We are based in an office on the in-patient unit at the Hospice. We receive calls, provide information, support and advice to patients, families, and other health care professionals, whilst visiting patients as required throughout the night.
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Main duties of the job
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The Night Response Service brings the skills and expertise of our highly trained and dedicated specialist team directly into the patients homes. This allows patients, their families and carers access to the vital support they need at home, when time matters most, providing the opportunity for patients to remain at home and reducing the need for hospital admissions.
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced, proactive, dynamic and versatile Senior Staff Nurse with excellent interpersonal, communication and telephone triage skills, to join our Night Response Team.
Experience in caring for patients who are terminally ill is essential. You will need to be able to work autonomously and have an excellent understanding of care provision in the community and be involved in auditing the service provided.
You will need a full driving license with a maximum of 6 points for use of the hospice vehicle (automatic).
About you:
You will be motivated, a flexible thinker, and able to adapt to new ways of providing care to reach more patients within the community. You will have excellent communication skills and enjoy assessing the needs of patients, families, and carers.
If you are enthusiastic, personable and share our values and care about making a difference in the last years of someones life, we look forward to hearing from you!
About us
As well as joining a caring organisation where you will be able to make a difference for our patients and their families, some of our employee benefits include:
- 27 days annual leave plus recognised public holidays - rising to 29 days after 5 years service and 33 days after 10 years service (pro rata for part time)
- educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
- monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
- free on-site parking
- tranquil Hospice grounds
- clinical supervision (regular and we ensure its protected time)
- subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
- Employee Assistance Programme
- access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
- access to our Group Pension Scheme
- in-house laundry of uniforms, plus excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
- wellbeing care - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rebecca Allkins, Specialist Nurse Night Response Deputy Team Lead via email - rebeccaallkins@pah.org.uk.
Please note: Our vacancies are subject to eligibility to work in the UK. We are a small organisation with limited funds and therefore, we are not able to employ you if you are outside the UK as we are not able to obtain a work permit or visa sponsorship on your behalf.
Details
Date posted
27 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£40,000 to £48,000 a year Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
B0024-25-0115
Job locations
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA
Employer details
Employer name
Princess Alice Hospice
Address
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA
Employer's website
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