Job responsibilities
Salary:Marie Curie Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 6, £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
Hours/Contract:Permanent 37.5 hours per week
Based:Swansea
Closing date:6thApril 2024
Interview date:18thApril 2024
This is a great development role for someone ready to take their next step from a clinical role into a nursing management role, sharing your nursing and palliative care knowledge to really influence and shape patient care across the region.
Marie Curie Benefits Package:
- Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Introduce a friend scheme
- Help with childcare cost (T & Cs apply)
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance for all employees
- Eye care - (under Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, Marie Curie will pay towards sight tests if you use computer screens and other displays as part of your job)
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme
What's in it for you
- Annual leave allowance:
- England and Wales= 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
- Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility,which must be most recent continuous service immediately prior to joining MC with no breaks of service)
- Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
- Continuous Professional development (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
- Industry leading training programmes
- Flexible Working
- Free DBS/PVG/Access NI
- Free Uniform
- Generous enhancements:
- 30% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)
- 60% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays
What we are looking for:
- Strong time management skills and the ability to proactively plan and schedule your own workload, to meet patient care requirements
- The flexibility to work across a varied shift pattern
- Experience in observation and assessment of clinical practice, to determine standards of care
- An understanding of specific needs of patients approaching end of life and in the terminal phase
You will develop and handle your own caseload of patients across Swansea Bay living with aterminal illness with Dementia as either a primary or secondary diagnosis. You will receive referrals from a range of primary care professionals, including District Nurses, Social Workers and CPNs to ensure the right care packages and support is being provided, at the time the patients need it.
In return, you will receive support from the Clinical Nurse Manager for Swansea Bay and a team of Senior Nurses through Practice Development, Clinical Supervision and Continuing Professional Development, to maintain excellent standards and specialist skills in Dementia care.
Confident communicator and calm decision maker, youll need experience and knowledge in palliative care and community services, together with well-developed assessment and planning skills. The ability to prioritise your work, whilst juggling a variety of changing demands, is vital.
You must be willing to travel across Swansea Bay to patients homes, hospitals and other venues to plan and review care requirements, working with other professionals involved in their care.The ability to drive with access to a vehicle insured for business use is therefore essential.
So, if youre ready to take the next step in your career, then this is the role for you.
To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join Marie Curie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyones unique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverse and inclusive charity.
Were committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process. You can request support viarecruitment@mariecurie.org.uk
This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
