Job summary Salary:£ 31,107 to £37,444 full time equivalent based on hours ClosingDate: 31stJanuary 2025 ProposedInterview Date: 19thFebruary 2025Are you a dedicated and compassionate registered nurse looking for a fulfilling career where you can make a meaningful impact on patients and those important to them during their end of life journey?
We are excited to appoint additional Registered Nurses to continue growing Ashgate inpatient services in line with our strategy and planned quality improvements.
Our Inpatient Unit is a 15 bedded facility and patients are admitted to our Inpatient Unit for complex symptom management and complex end of life care.
We work closely with the hospice community specialist nurses, supportive care, specialist therapy and medical teams, to ensure we provide holistic individualised care to patients and their those important to them.
As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways as well as a generous benefits package.
Looking after our staff is paramount and we are proud to have a dedicated wellbeing lead with a monthly calendar of activities, resources and initiatives to support you in improving your own wellbeing and overall lifestyle.
Main duties of the job As a Registered Nurse (RGN) specialising in hospice care, you will play a vital role in delivering high quality specialist palliative and end of life nursing care as part of the Inpatient Unit multidisciplinary team.
Working within a hospice team, your primary responsibility will be to assess and address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and those important to them.Working within Ashgates ambitions and values, you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to develop and implement personalised care plans that prioritise comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
Patients that are admitted to our Inpatient Unit require specialist palliative care such as complex symptom management and end of life care.
Treatments may include blood transfusions, antibiotics and intravenous fluids.
About us Ashgate Hospice offers free, compassionate care for adults with life-limiting or incurable illnesses such as cancer and neurological diseases.
Based in North Derbyshire, we provide palliative and end of life care, ensuring our patients are well-supported and comfortable.
Our services also extend to the people who are important to them, offering practical help and emotional support.
The majority of our services are funded through community generosity, with over 60% of our budget coming from donations and 31% from local NHS contributions.
At Ashgate, our vision is for people to have the right care and support when it matters the most.
Job description Job responsibilities We are seeking well-motivated and forward-thinking Registered Nurses with an interest in end of life care to join our RCN award-winning multi-disciplinary team on our Inpatient Unit.
The right person for this role will have a passion for working collaboratively in an environment thriving on positive change and making a difference to those with palliative and end of life care needs, including patients, those important to them and colleagues alike.
As a Registered Nurse you, will join our RCN award-winning multi-disciplinary team on our Inpatient Unit and you will: Plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care strategies for patients and their carers in an open and cooperative manner respecting the rights of the individual.Anticipate and react to the changing needs of patients and emotionally prepared the patient and those important to them.Participate in MDT discussions to inform the management plan for patients.Work In conjunction with the band sixes, lead on the day-to-day management of the discharge process.
Disseminate the management plans for the patients to the rest of the nursing team.Manage the admission of patients.Complete the verification of the death process when a patient dies.
We pride ourselves on ensuring that our nursing team has the time and support to deliver the very highest quality of care to the patients we look after and those important to them.
We know this is often a challenge in many settings, but we believe strongly that we only have one chance to get it right for everyone we care for.
At Ashgate, we are privileged to be able to share some truly special moments with our patients and those important to them, including events from weddings to birthday parties.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse NMC professional registration Desirable Post registration qualification in palliative care Mentorship qualification Commitment to continued professional development through further study