Senior Staff Nurse

Use your nursing expertise to help people live as well as possible, every day.

At Princess Alice Hospice, we support people through life, death and grief across the London Boroughs of Kingston, Richmond and large parts of Surrey. We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Senior Staff Nurse to join our In-Patient Unit.

What we offer:

• 27 days’ annual leave plus recognised public holidays, rising with service, pro rata for part-time.
• Access to Group Personal Pension Plan (provided by Scottish Widows) plus we also offer an Auto-enrolment pension with NEST. If you have been a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you may be able to continue your contributions to that scheme during your time at Princess Alice Hospice.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Blue Light Card access.
• Educational and professional development opportunities, supported by our on-site Education Team.
• Protected clinical supervision.
• In-house uniform laundry, excellent changing facilities and wellbeing support.

As our Senior Staff Nurse a true team player, with excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach to care. You’ll be motivated to provide excellent patient care using your holistic assessment skills, whilst liaising closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

In this Senior Staff Nurse role, you will be comfortable acting as a mentor, supervisor, and assessor, you’ll enjoy providing support and a positive learning environment to new and junior staff within our IPU.

The role requires you to have palliative care experience / end of life care, or you have transferrable skills gained in intensive or elderly care and you’re looking to join a caring organisation which will support you as a person and professional to grow and progress in your career. 

What you will bring as Senior Staff Nurse:

• Registered Nurse with the NMC 
• Palliative care qualification (such as ECEPC)  
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in specialist palliative care  
• Assessors training 
• Evidence of post-registration courses undertaken 
• Diploma or Degree level study
• A commitment to person-centred, evidence-based care, clinical supervision, professional development, audit and education.
• A compassionate, calm and flexible approach, with the ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment.

If you are ready to make a meaningful difference as a Senior Staff Nurse, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link to submit your application today!