Location: Ashgate Hospice, Chesterfield (covering Hight Peak and Dales)
Closing date: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Proposed interview date: Monday 17th February 2025
About the role
Ashgate Hospice is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means we are committed to inclusive hiring and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays
Join our team as a Palliative Care Specialist Nurse and make a difference!
Do you want a job where you can help others and have a positive impact on your community? Then we’ve got the perfect role for you.
Our Palliative Care Specialist Nurses work independently as part of the well-established community team at Ashgate Hospice, supporting patients and carers with palliative and end-of-life care needs across North Derbyshire and Derbyshire ICBs.
The community team works closely with Ashgate multidisciplinary team and wider system to deliver patient-centred, evidence-based specialist services, ensuring high-quality care. The team consists of Palliative Care Specialist Nurses, Palliative Care Nurses, and Palliative Care Support Workers and are an integral part of Specialist Palliative care services at Ashgate Hospice.
Key responsibilities:
1. The Palliative Care Specialist Nurse will work independently as a member of the Community Palliative Care Specialist Nurse team across North Derbyshire based at Ashgate Hospice.
2. The team provides patient centred, evidence-based specialist services for patients and their carers with palliative and end-of-life care needs, working where required across Derbyshire ICBs.
3. In addition to the direct clinical role, the post includes leadership, managerial, educational, audit, and research responsibilities.
4. The post holder will be expected to have a flexible approach to working which includes weekend and bank holidays.
What you’ll bring:
Here’s what we’re looking for:
1. NMC registration, with post-registration extensive experience at Band 6 or above.
2. Level 6 degree in palliative care or equivalent
3. Advanced pain and symptom management CPD
4. Advanced Communication Skills Training (or equivalent)
5. Experience in relevant clinical settings such as palliative care, oncology, LTC, and Community.
6. Non-medical prescriber is desirable for this post
About Ashgate:
Ashgate Hospice, based in North Derbyshire, offers free palliative and end-of-life care for adults with life-limiting or incurable illnesses, including cancer, neurological diseases, and advanced heart, kidney, and lung conditions. Last year, we cared for over 2,400 people. Our aim is to support our patients by keeping them informed, managing their symptoms, and improving their quality of life from diagnosis onwards.
We also provide vital support to the people who are important to them, offering practical assistance and emotional support, including bereavement services.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do:
1. We are compassionate.
2. We are a team.
3. We are respectful, open, and inclusive.
We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
We strive to create a workplace that’s happy, safe, and supportive – and our team seems to agree! In fact, 86% of staff would recommend Ashgate Hospice as an employer.
We know how important wellbeing and work-life balance are, which is why we’re open to flexible work arrangements, including job-sharing.
As part of our team, you’ll have access to training opportunities to help you grow, both personally and professionally. Whether you want to develop in your current role or explore new career paths, we’ll support you every step of the way.
Benefits of joining us
At Ashgate, we take care of the people who take care of others. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
1. Generous holiday entitlement, with the option to increase it through our Annual Buy and Sell Leave Scheme.
2. A flexible working approach to help meet your needs and ours, including options like job-sharing.
3. A Cycle to Work scheme and a Tech Benefit scheme to help spread the cost of your next bike or gadget.
4. The Westfield Health Cash Plan, giving you money back on treatments like physiotherapy, dental care, and eye tests.
5. Free access to Westfield Rewards, with discounts at hundreds of high-street retailers.
6. A confidential Employee Assistance Programme, offering free, round-the-clock support when you need it.
7. A pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution, helping you save for the future.
8. A life assurance scheme, giving peace of mind for you and those important to you, up to age 65.
9. A commitment to your personal and professional development, with training opportunities to help you grow.
10. Free, on-site parking whenever you're working at the hospice.
11. Discounted, onsite café at our Old Brampton site, available to all staff
12. A wide range of initiatives to support your wellbeing, and the time out to practice self-care
Ready to make a difference?
To learn more about the role, please contact Georgina Hutchison at 01246 565026/07795128141 or email Georgina.hutchison@ashgatehospice.org.uk. You can arrange to visit the hospice to see what it would be like to work with us.
Please note: Applications must be submitted via the ‘Apply Now’ button on our website. Applications sent directly to HR or the recruiting manager will not be accepted.
Additional information:
1. If you're successful, you'll need to complete a DBS check as part of our pre-employment process.
2. As a healthcare provider, we prioritise the safety of our patients, staff, and visitors. That's why we encourage and recommend all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive the flu jab—unless there's a compelling reason not to.
3. If you need any help with the recruitment process, our HR team is here to assist. You can reach them at hr@ashgatehospice.org.uk or call 01246 568 801.
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