Registered Nursing Associate – In Patient Unit
Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2AE
Full or part time contracts available (22.5 – 37.5 hours per week)
£23,132 - £26,202 Per annum, depending on experience
(£11.83 - £13.40 per hour DoE)
Be there when it matters
There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.
About us
Wheatfields Hospice is in Headingley, Leeds. We provide expert palliative care. We support people living with a life-limiting condition, and also help their loved ones and family.
In palliative care no day is the same. Working on our inpatient unit provides a unique opportunity because we care for patients with such a variety of conditions and symptoms. If you’d like to develop your knowledge of many different conditions and the impact this has on patients and their families a role in palliative care with Sue Ryder is for you.
About the Role
Every day, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside our Sue Ryder Nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, complementary therapists, family support team, spiritual support and palliative care consultants, learning new skills and sharing and gaining knowledge.
The successful applicants will play an active role within our team. It's all about giving our patients the best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Provide and coordinate compassionate, safe, effective clinical and therapeutic care to a caseload of patients as delegated by the Registered Nurse/regulated practitioner
• Recognise changes in patients’ conditions which may require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made or escalation procedures are followed
• Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records in all formats, including written and electronic patient information systems
• Accurately undertake risk assessments using approved documents and assessment tools. Use agreed patient protocols, standard operating procedures clinical guidelines which reference actions in accordance with the outcome of risk assessment
• Act as an advocate for patients, ensuring that any barriers to patients’ opinions and wishes are challenged and patients’ dignity maintained
About you
You will hold a Nursing Associate qualification, be eligible to work in the UK and must be registered as Nurse Associate with the NMC.
We are open to discussions regarding long and short shifts. All of our ward staff are required to work internal rotation covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
While Palliative care experience is desirable, we will accept applications from nurse associates of varying backgrounds with a desire to learn. You will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to work well within a team, use initiative and have excellent communication skills.
Benefits
• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)
For more details please visit our website
While we do not mandate the COVID-19 vaccination, we strongly encourage anyone working closely with vulnerable people to be fully vaccinated. Sue Ryder has a duty to protect those in our care and the vaccination is considered best practice to protect yourself and others from the virus.
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition – we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.
