Community Sister/Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Hospice at Home service cares for patients across Cambridgeshire who choose to remain in their own home in their last weeks of life. We are holistic in our approach and the care is tailored to each person’s specific needs. The compassionate team of Nurses and Healthcare Assistants provides practical and holistic care supporting patients and their families in their homes.

We now have an opportunity for a Community Sister / Charge Nurse (Band 6) to join us in a permanent role, at our hospice in Cambridge and covering Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and Ely. This is a part time role working 32 hours per week.

The service runs 7 days a week and colleagues will join us and work on a rota basis to support this.

We offer a range of benefits to our staff including:

• Personal Pension Plan (with ability to retain membership of NHS Pension Scheme subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to a range of training through our on-site education centre, including our Management Development programme
• Lease cars (eligibility criteria applies)
• Regular team meetings and 1:1's
• Access to Occupational Health Services
• Flexible working
• Maternity and paternity pay
• Induction programme and learning and development opportunities
• Support with revalidation
• Free uniform
• Payroll Giving option
• Group Life Assurance
• Social events
• Christmas savings scheme
• Staff discounts to our in-house Bistro and Salon HD
• Free car park
• Cavell Nurses Trust to support our clinical professionals
• Access to clinical supervision
• Team away days

This role will work within the Hospice at Home team to provide expert knowledge and skills in the provision of palliative and end of life care, ensuring the highest standards of care are received by patients and their families in their own home. The role will also support by mentoring and line managing Band 2, 3 and 5 colleagues.

Main duties to include:

• Facilitating the holistic assessment, treatment and evaluation of patient care
• Ensuring high standards of care are achieved and maintained
• Line management and mentoring band 2, 3 and 5 colleagues
• Co-ordinating, managing and allocating the Healthcare Assistant teams, ensuring cover across the Hospice at home service
• Working flexibly across the community palliative caseload with Community Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist and assess patients at home if required.

For further information see the attached job description.

To be successful in this role, candidates must be a NMC Registered Nurse, have a relevant post graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) along with evidence of continued professional development. Previous experience working post registration as a Band 5, along with a knowledge and understanding of palliative and end of life care is also required.

Due to the nature of the role, it is a requirement to hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS with Adult and Children’s Barred list check.

Starting salary of £38,682 with opportunities to progress to £46,580

Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and will be pro-rata’d for part time posts. As a Charity with limited funds, it is usual practice for new starters to commence on the minimum of the salary band for the role. Exceptionally, and only for candidates demonstrating significant strengths relevant to the role, we may be able to negotiate on this.

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor license; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, or that require sponsorship as a condition of an existing visa.

Person Specification

Palliative

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• First level degree in related subject or equivalent through a combination of vocational training, reflection and experience
• Relevant post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience as a practice supervisor and/or practice assessor (or
• working towards this competency), supporting learners in practice in
• accordance with NMC standards for student supervision and
• assessment.
• Relevant post registration experience at Band 5

Desirable

• Master Degree
• Non Medical Prescribing
• Advanced Nurse practitioner

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

Address

Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB22 3FB

Employer's website

https://www.arhc.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)