Registered Nurse - Community

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our Hospice at Home Team! This is a Community role based from the Hospice in Cambridge, working in patients homes across Cambridgeshire. We have full time position available working 37.5 hours per week on a rota basis.

As a Registered Nurse you will work as part of a friendly and passionate team to provide professional, patient centred palliative care, ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by patients, their families and carers. You will lead, support and encourage the sharing of knowledge and skills within the team.

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 provide practical and holistic care supporting patients and their families in their homes. You will work directly and alone with patients and families in their own homes, on a shift basis over 7 days.

We offer a range of benefits to our staff, including the option to retain membership to the NHS Pension scheme (subject to conditions.) Other benefits include:

• NHS matched annual leave
• Enhancements paid on top of basic salary for unsociable hours
• Family friendly leave
• Access to lease car services
• Employee Assistance programmes
• Long Service Awards
• Discounts at our onsite bistro
• Access to free parking
• Ongoing training and development

Colleagues working within our Hospice at Home team cover a wide geographical area, from Tydd St Giles in the North of the county down to Saffron Walden in the South, and everywhere in between. Although allocated to either the South team (Cambridge) or North team (Wisbech) base, colleagues work flexibly as one team in order to meet patient needs wherever they may be. For this reason, we are pleased to offer mileage expense rates in excess of HMRC as well as a lease car option. Whilst every effort is made to allocate patients close to where you live, this is not always possible we ask all of our colleagues to be flexible and attend patients wherever they are located.

Successful candidates will be NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) with post registration experience in palliative or end of life care, be able to work as part of a team and have excellent communication and leadership skills.

Please note that this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Barred list checks included

Starting salary of £31,049, with opportunities to progress to £37,796.

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 a Disability Confident employer, and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If you would like support to apply, please contact the HR Team by email careers@arhc.org.uk and we will be happy to help.

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.

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.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Significant post registration experience in palliative care

Desirable

• Degree in Nursing
• Significant post registration experience of working within a community setting

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, Great Shelford

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB22 3FB

Employer's website

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