Staff Nurses - Adult In-Patient Unit - Variable part and full time hours available
Organisation: St Oswald's Hospice
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Salary: Base salary £31,854 - £34,251 per annum full time (plus allowance for unsocial hours)
Job Type: Variable part and full time hours available
Closing Date: 2023-03-28 23:59:00
Reference: Staff Nurses Adult In-Patient Unit - Variable part and full time hours available
St Oswald’s Adult Inpatient Unit provides Specialist Palliative Care for people with progressive life limiting illness. We aim to promote high quality care for patients and their families by adopting a holistic and individualised approach.
We are looking for Registered General Nurses with a positive, can do attitude who are self-motivated and committed to the principles of palliative care. You should enjoy working as part of a busy team with the emotional strength and have high levels of communication and prioritisation skills that are essential for this role. Ideally, you should have experience in palliative care, oncology or general medicine; this is not essential and we are available to talk through the possibilities.
This is a unique opportunity to join a friendly, motivated and experienced multidisciplinary team committed to delivering skilled and compassionate care of the highest standard.
We can also offer you:
- Pleasant, supportive and rewarding working environment
- Good staffing levels with time to care
- Pension scheme or option to continue with NHS pension scheme
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays
- Free car parking.
- Comprehensive induction program.
- Opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in Specialist Palliative Care.
- Educational opportunities through our Learning & Development department.
- Guidance and Support with Revalidation
This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS).
If after reading the job description you require further information please contact Anne Tuck, Matron on 01912850063 or annetuck@stoswaldsuk.org
If you would like to download a detailed job description and person specification, please click here.
Want to find out more about why working in a Hospice could be the best job you’ve ever had?
Hospice UK have put together this short video which highlights many benefits of working in a Hospice by sharing the views of hospice professionals and what working in a hospice means to them. This video has been filmed with clinical care team members but we think it gives you a great idea what it’s like to work in a hospice in a non-clinical role too!
As a responsible healthcare organisation we must do our utmost to ensure the wellbeing and safety of our patients, staff and volunteers. Therefore, in line with government guidance, we actively encourage vaccination as the most important defence against the virus. Following interview, successful candidates will be asked to declare their Covid-19 vaccination status.
Please specify in your application how many hours per week you are interested in.
As a responsible healthcare organisation we must do our utmost to ensure the wellbeing and safety of our patients, staff and volunteers. In line with government guidance, we actively encourage vaccination as the most important defence against all viral infections. Following interview, successful candidates will be asked to declare their relevant vaccination status.
You must have existing right to work in the UK for this role.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive a high volume of applications
Closing Date: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Interview date: Thursday 6th April 2023
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Disability Confident Employer
St Oswald’s is committed to equality and diversity and is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, disability/non-disability, ethnicities, genders, religions, sexualities, transgender status, and cultural backgrounds.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
Please note in situations where we experience high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, we will endeavour to meet this commitment but may have to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to the Disability Confident website.
