Job overview

This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust.  This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period.  This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust.  This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare are delighted to offer  Band 5 registered nursing positions within our busy inpatient team.

John Eastwood Hospice  is a purpose built unit with 12 beds, providing specialist palliative care services to patients with complex incurable progressive illness and to those important to them.  We are delighted to offer various hours up to full time, giving flexibility and opportunities to various candidates

We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated nurses with a keen interest in palliative and end of life care who wish to further develop their skills in this speciality and be part of our growing team.

Main duties of the job

The inpatient unit is Consultant led and provides care for patients with complex conditions, and those important to them, as they approach the end of their lives.  As a staff nurse within our inpatient unit you will deliver a range of nursing care to patients and those important to them across the working shift.  This includes not exhaustively:

-Symptom management through holistic assessment and management of a patient's medication.

High levels of care and compassion to patients and to those important to them as they approach the end of their lives

-Delivery of medication via various routes including intravenous therapy and syringe drivers 

-All daily care needs including personal hygiene, wound care and pressure area management, support with mobility and rehabilitation and care in the last hours and days of life.

Staff within the inpatient unit work a rota of 12hr shifts across days, nights and weekends and the successful candidate should be willing to meet this demand.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment