Registered Nurse, Inpatient Unit
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham
£28529 - £31501 Per annum ((30% enhancements for nights and weekends)
NHS pensions and long-term service transferrable.

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

Leckhampton Court is a Sue Ryder Hospice and is the only specialist palliative care unit in Gloucestershire. We support patients with life-limiting conditions to live the fullest life they can in both the inpatient unit as well as out in the local community, in people’s homes. Working for Sue Ryder provides a valuable opportunity to work alongside a wide variety of experienced clinicians, and offering many opportunities for education, development and to share knowledge.

About the Role:

Nurses on the IPU are required to cover rotational shifts. This includes earlies, lates, 12-hour day shifts, nights & weekends, long and short shifts to create a great work life balance. As this role is to cover a 24/7 service, we are looking for candidates who can offer some flexibility to cover working nights and weekend shifts.

The successful applicants will play an active role within our multidisciplinary 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.

You will work alongside Specialty Doctors, therapy staff, volunteers and other vital members of the MDT taking a holistic approach in providing the best possible outcomes for each patient.

About you:
• You will be an NMC registered nurse, with post-registration experience from an acute medical care setting. or community, hospice setting.
• While palliative care experience is desirable, we will accept applications from nurses of varying backgrounds with a desire and willingness to learn and develop within the speciality of palliative care.
• You will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to work well within a team, use initiative and have excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities:
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care using evidence-based guidelines.
• Provide medicines management, including administering regular medications and set up syringe drivers and IV medication.
• Maintain high standards of care delivery by working collaboratively within regulatory body standards and the Sue Ryder Quality Governance Policy.
• Act as an ambassador of Sue Ryder to service users and their relatives, colleagues, and members of the public.
• Have a good general knowledge of computer-based systems including SystmOne.
• Maintain all records in line with policies and procedures.
• Support students on placement at the hospice.

We will provide a thorough induction with supernumerary time to settle into the role and full training/competency assessment will be provided.

There is plenty of scope to further develop your own skills in specialist palliative care, and planned career progression through our education programme and development framework is encouraged.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit to our hospice, please let us know.

Benefits of working for Sue Ryder:
• 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)
• NHS holiday honoured (Up to a maximum of 30 days, T&Cs apply)
• Extensive training and development opportunities.
• Free onsite parking.
• Free tea and coffee during shifts and training.
• Hot meals available during daytime hours at a subsidised cost.
• Higher staff to patient ratio.
• Discount through People Perks and Blue Light

A full list of Sue Ryder’s benefits can be found on our website.

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion
If you want more than just a job, we want you!

About Sue Ryder:

At Sue Ryder, we can’t make life’s most difficult moments easy, but we can carry some of the load. For more than 70 years, we have been a source of strength and support for anyone living with a life-limiting illness or grief.

Dying and grief are universal experiences, but too many people face them alone. We are a safe and reassuring hand you can reach for. From providing care and support for someone at the end of their life to helping someone manage their grief, we know there is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need.
We campaign for everyone who is approaching the end of their life or grieving to have access to the right support, at the right time. And we seek to break down the barriers to talking about dying and grief - so we can all be better prepared and better equipped to be there for each other.

We can make a positive difference during even the darkest of times. Whether in the last months, weeks, or days of life, or living with grief, we help people live the best life they possibly can. We are there when it matters.