St Helena Hospice

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 21 August 2025

Job summary

Are you a registered nurse / paramedic looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate and enthusiastic about providing excellent palliative care?

St Helena hospice have an exciting opportunity for Staff Nurse's to join our Hospice and Hospice in the Home team. We have various hours available, including full time.

You will be working as part of a team to provide high standards of specialist palliative care to patients and their relatives, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluating care needs.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of Hospice in the Home MDT

Organise day to day work tasks and direct less experienced or junior colleagues. Ensure that patient safety is always maintained.

Act as an advocate for patients as required.

Triage calls over 24 hours and giving advice and support to patients who are known to St Helena or have their details recorded on the My Care Choices Register.

Provide rapid response visits to patients in crisis in the community.

Effectively manage time to meet the needs of patients.

Be a clinical resource to Clinical support workers, Health Care assistants as well as Administrators and Call Handlers.

Work closely with community and primary care colleagues, St Helena and hospital staff in order to ensure that patients requiring end of life care receive an integrated service in a timely manner.

Working overnight, taking calls from patients and professionals and undertaking home visits as necessary throughout North East Essex.

About us

St Helena Hospices core values and behaviours will be embedded in our recruitment, our training and development review and our decision making process.

Training and competencies within the specialities, as well as on-going support and professional development, will be tailored to meet your individual needs.

Whether you are newly qualified or and experienced practitioner, we want to meet your and discuss the possibility of your joining this great Team.

In return we offer;

A competitive and progressive salary, in line with NHS agenda for change.
Enhanced hourly rates for working unsocial hours
NHS Pension (for active members who wish to transfer and continue their membership)
Group Pension Plan for non NHS Pension Staff
At Least 27 days Annual Leave, plus statutory Bank Holidays
Clinical Supervision
Schwartz Rounds
Employee Assistance and Wellbeing support
We cover the cost of your DBS Check and the periodic renewal
Uniform provided
Free on site parking
Subsidised dining and complimentary drinks

Date posted

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0423-25-0004

Job locations

Myland Hall

Barncroft Close

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9JU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating care and meeting the needs of patients: hygiene, elimination, nutritional, mobilising, pain, maintaining independence. Work as part of a team to provide psychological, emotional, spiritual and social support to patients and families whose lives are affected by illness, loss and grief

Lead the admissions and discharges

Provide care after death to deceased patients including safe custody of valuables and belongings.

Maintaining health & safety within the ward area i.e. ensure fire exits are clear, cupboards safely stocked & hazards removed and reported.

To act as a resource to patients and their families in the community, providing telephone advice and support.

To provide a rapid response visit to patients with urgent palliative or end of life care needs.

To be responsive to changing patient needs and flexibly visit according to suggested triaged response time.

To work shifts including overnight, triaging calls and visiting patients as necessary, often as a lone worker.

Ensure that all medication is administered in accordance with St Helena policy and NMC regulations

Ensure patient records are accurately written, in line with NMC and St Helena regulations, (i.e. patient records incident/accident reports, computer records).

To maintain and promote effective and efficient working and communication with other community professionals, hospital professionals, voluntary, private, and statutory agencies and other hospices.

Demonstrate effective communication with patients key workers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across all sectors.

To verify death following training and when it is appropriate to do so in line with St Helena policy.

Perform Last Offices to deceased patients including safe custody of valuables and belongings.

Assist at times with the post-bereavement family visit to collect certificate and view deceased.

Participate positively in Clinical Supervision in order to develop standards of clinical practice and for support.

Develop awareness of emotional needs of patients and families and the sensitivity and communication skills to meet these needs.

Act as co-worker for patients providing effective communication with keyworkers in order to ensure continuity of care for patients across St Helena services.