Senior Staff Nurse, Supportive Care Team (Hospice at Home)

Job Description

Job Title Senior Staff Nurse, Supportive Care Team (Hospice at Home)

Responsible to Head of Community Supportive Care

Responsible for NA

Salary £37,771 - £42,389 (dependant on qualifications/experience)

Hours 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)

Location East Lancashire Hospice – Community

ROLE OUTLINE

The post holder will have a key role in providing support to patients in their own home environment who have palliative and end of life care needs, role-modelling high-quality care and clinical standards and promoting a learning environment for team members and other health care providers. You will be responsible for planning, assessing, implementing, and evaluating care in collaboration with the District Nurses Team to prevent avoidable hospital admission and manage holistic care & support needs.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Actively engage with primary and community care colleagues to identify those individuals with deteriorating health in the last 12 months of life. Raise awareness of and access to hospice services, increase opportunities for advance care planning and work to maximise patient independence, self-care and autonomy

Provide responsive assessment and care planning that supports early discharge from Hospital or Hospice and prevents avoidable admissions, while building on the work of community nursing providers and collaborating with all those involved in a person’s care, including family and informal carers, to prevent crisis development and enable individuals to remain in their preferred place of care or death, in line with their personal preferences.

• Effectively manage risk on a planned and responsive basis, escalating urgent/emergency situations as they arise

• Deliver high quality person-centred care for those referred to the service with palliative/end of life care needs

Provide support and supervision for the work/development of team members including for example Health Care Assistants, volunteers and those on placement, including student nurses

Ensure medicines are managed and administered in accordance with all internal policies, standard operating procedures and legislation related to the management of controlled drugs

• Ensure that patient records are completed accurately and in-line with hospice policy and professional standards

Establish and maintain effective communications and working relationships with the multiprofessional/multiagency team

Contribute to the provision of education/development opportunities within own area of knowledge and training

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Communicate sensitively with patients/families taking account of individual presentations and circumstance ensuring their contribution is encouraged and consent gained for agreed treatment/care plans

• Contribute positively to service developments in keeping with hospice strategy and national/local initiatives.

Carry out specific treatments and clinical procedures based on best-practice guidelines and research-based evidence

• Maintain appropriate and respectful professional relationships with colleagues and other staff

• Exercise good personal time management, punctuality, appearance and consistent reliable attendance

Ensure that personal actions and conduct comply with hospice policies and procedures, NMC standards, Code of Conduct and professional guidelines

Act as an ambassador for the East Lancashire Hospice always promoting our vision which is to help everyone who encounters the Hospice to make the most of life. We do this by committing to our values: to care, listen, respect and work together to support people to live well until they die and support those affected by death

Provide palliative care advice and support to patients, their families, and carers.

• Liaise effectively with other health care professionals in the community and within the hospice, receiving and sharing information through effective communication.

• Contribute to team meeting, morning huddles and MDT meetings.

Ensure that NMC requirements for nurse revalidation are fulfilled and revalidation takes place within required timeframe

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Access mandatory and essential training appropriate to the role

Engage in the hospice appraisal system and access training and development opportunities to improve own knowledge and skills

Participate in the education and training of others as appropriate to the role, taking a facilitative role where applicable to own skills and experience.

Develop own understanding of resources, facilities, policies/systems and processes to support own wellbeing and that of team members

Ensure own clinical knowledge and practice are up-to-date and evidence based

Be knowledgeable about legal, ethical and professional nursing issues, such as Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and consent.

Develop and maintain own personal development plan and professional portfolio where applicable and provide evidence of continual professional development.

MANAGING SERVICES

• Take charge of the shift in the absence of the lead Nurse delivering the clinical leadership necessary for continuity of high-quality care

Support the Head of Department and Lead Nurse to ensure the team workload is prioritised and resource allocation is managed effectively to prioritise meeting urgent needs

Support the smooth coordination of SPoA pathways where demand is high

• Contribute to the development of the service and related policies, procedures, and guidelines

Work across clinical departments to meet patient and service needs and support ongoing personal/professional development

Ensure a safe environment by ensuring the reporting of hazards and incidents, completion of relevant risk assessments, contributing to investigation of incidents and implementation of risk reduction measures

Ensure effective use of all resources promoting efficiency in practice

MANAGING PEOPLE

Contribute to the ongoing development and support of the skill mixed team for example Health Care Assistants Coordinators and volunteers including completion of competency based assessments

Contribute to the recruitment of staff in accordance with hospice policy and procedures

Support the induction and development of new staff, students and volunteers in accordance with hospice policy and procedures to ensure they have the appropriate information and training to carry out their role

Contribute to the PDR system to assess performance and identify development needs, completing timely and meaningful supervisions for team members as delegated

STATUTORY DUTIES

• Ensure the security of information accessed in the course of your duties ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act, Caldicott principles and information governance best practice guidance

• Report any hazards or incidents in accordance with the Health Safety and Risk Management Policy and procedures

• Comply with the East Lancashire Hospice ‘no smoking’ policy in all hospice premises and grounds

• Be responsible for maintaining own vaccinations including Hepatitis B immunity (as applicable)

• Ensure that infection control measures are followed in relation to your role

Work always to safeguard the rights of individuals promoting their wellbeing and protecting those at risk from harm, acting on any concerns related to safeguarding children and adults at risk in line with policy and local guidance

• Work always to respect people’s individuality, rights and diversity to ensure equality

WORKING HOURS

The post holder will work their hours flexibly. These will be worked according to a rota of up to any 5 days of a 7 day working week.

NOTES

This job description reflects how the post currently meets the needs of the service. Since the hospice is constantly developing and changing its services to ensure it meets the needs of the community it serves, the role and responsibilities of the post holder may change accordingly.

This job description will be reviewed annually at the annual PDR and may change as is deemed necessary.

Equality and Diversity

We support an inclusive and holistic working environment and aim to empower our people to bring their authentic self to work. We are committed to this and so encourage applications from all individuals with the required skills for the role inclusive of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, caste, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, socio-economic background, trade union membership status, marriage, and civil partnerships. ELH is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and volunteers.

ACCEPTANCE OF JOB DESCRIPTION

I confirm I accept the duties contained in the above job description.

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EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPICE Person Specification

Date12.06.2026	PostRegistered Nurse: Supportive Care [Hospice atHome]	Recruiting managerCorinne CollierHead of Community Supportive Care
	Criteria	Essential	Desirable	Assessed By
Experience	E1 Working with adults with life limiting illnessE2 Palliative/end of life care experienceE4 Community / home based nursingE5 Multi-disciplinary / multi agency working	E1E5	E2E4	Application &Interview
Qualifications	Q1 1st Level Registered Nurse (Adults)Q2 Evidence of professional developmentQ3 Palliative care qualification/willing to undertakeQ4 Community Practitioner Nurse PrescribingQ5 Mentorship or equivalent	Q1Q2Q3	Q4Q5	ApplicationCertificatesNMC CheckPortfolio
Knowledge	K1 Care Planning process including assessmentand evaluation of careK2 Current best practice/developments in nursingK3 Advance Care PlanningK4 Current thinking and approaches to 'CareoutsideHospital'	K1K2	K3K4	Interview
Skills	S1 Well developed communication skills to enableeffective communication with patients,colleagues and a wide range of partners in careS2 Solution focused approach to problems/riskS4 Sensitive and responsive to patient/carer needS5 Ability to identify and respond flexibly tochanging prioritiesS6 Effective organisation and negotiation abilityS7 IT skils including inputting to clinical recordssystemsS8 Full UK driving with business class insuranceand access to a vehicle for work purposes	S1S2S4S5S6S7S8		Interview
Personal Attributes	PA1 Able to work independently while recognising and valuing the contributions of colleagues, formal and informal carers and wider MDT PA2 Commitment to an enabling/empowering and non-discriminatory approach to patient care PA3 Able to contribute to a 7 day rota including weekends and Bank Holidays PA4 Good attendance record with a flexible approach to meet service need PA5 Ability to engage in clinical interventions that may include moving and handling people and/or equipment	PA1 PA2 PA3 PA4 PA5		Interview References