Shipston Home Nursing is a charity, providing palliative and end-of-life care to patients and families when they need it most. We are seeking a compassionateNight Nurse to join our dedicated team, delivering outstanding care and comfort throughout the night.
This is a rewarding opportunity to support patients with complex needs, ensuring dignity, symptom control, and emotional reassurance during vulnerable hours.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who:
Is a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN/RNLD) with a valid NMC PIN
Has experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice, or community nursing
Demonstrates excellent symptom management skills
Is compassionate, calm, and emotionally resilient
Communicates sensitively with patients and families
Can work independently while being part of a wider team
Experience with syringe drivers and end-of-life care planning is highly desirable.
As a Night Nurse, you will:
Deliver high-quality, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans
Administer medications, including syringe drivers and controlled drugs
Provide emotional support to patients and their families
Work closely with on-call doctors and the wider multidisciplinary team
Maintain accurate clinical documentation
Ensure a calm, safe, and supportive overnight environment
During night shifts, you will often take a leading clinical role, so confidence, autonomy, and sound clinical judgement are essential.
About us
Shipston Home Nursing is a community-based hospice-at-home charity that provides palliative and end-of-life nursing care to adults living with incurable or life-limiting illnesses in Shipston-on-Stour and surrounding villages such as Wellesbourne, Kineton and Bidford.
The Charity's team of registered general nurses and experienced care staff deliver free care in peoples own homes, helping to manage symptoms, provide pain relief, offer emotional support to patients and families, and enable people to remain comfortable and dignified in familiar surroundings.
Shipston Home Nursing accepts referrals directly from patients, families, carers, GPs and health professionals, and is largely funded by donations, grants and community fundraising so that its services can be offered free of charge to those in need.
Why Join Us?
Work for a respected palliative care charity making a real difference
Flexible bank shifts to suit your availability
Supportive and values-driven team environment
Opportunities for ongoing training and development
* Meaningful work where compassion truly matters
Job responsibilities
Job title: Bank Nurse Registered Nurse
Location: Shipston-on-Stouroffice but care delivered in patients own homes (typically Shipston, Kineton,Wellesbourne, Bidford and neighbouring villages)
Reports to: Head of Nursing
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
These responsibilities will be carriedout under the guidance of the Clinical lead and/or the Duty Coordinator for theshift.
Gainsan understanding of the physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and culturalneeds of patients requiring specialist palliative care and theirfamilies/carers.
Ensures provision of appropriate clinical support topalliative care patients and their families/carers within their own homes.
Documents and evaluates care given and discussesprogress, condition and treatment with the Duty Coordinator alerting them ofthe patients changing health care needs.
Complies with protocols and guidelines to deliver careas specified in the Charity's policies and procedures.
Communicateseffectively and liaises where appropriate with the District Nurses &Community Nursing Teams to receive and provide accurate and timely reports ofany changes in the condition of the patient.
Developsa positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that the needs of thepatient and their family/carers are met.
Promotesa safe environment for all patients, visitors and staff.Reportsto the Head of Nursing or, in her absence, one of the identified NurseCoordinators.
Professional
Ensures own registration with the Nursing and MidwiferyCouncil (NMC) and is aware and professionally accountable to the NMC Code ofProfessional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
Ensures that a professional portfolio is kept andupdated in accordance with NMC recommendations.Positively commits to staff appraisal, performance andclinical supervision to ensure personal professional development.
Demonstratesa commitment to ongoing learning and completion of training where relevant tothe role.Activelyparticipates in the support of new nurses.
Acts at all times and to all people as an ambassador ofShipston Home Nursing.
Adheresto all health and safety and fire regulationsand to cooperate with the Charity in maintaining good standards of health andsafety.
Upholds ethical and professional standards and notbehave in a manner that is likely to bring the Charity into disrepute.
Promotesand sustains a responsible attitude towards equal opportunities and diversitywithin the Charity.ShipstonHome Nursing Service operates a no-smoking policy.
The post holder shouldeither be a non-smoker or be prepared not to smoke anywhere when on ShipstonHome Nursing Service business.
Thisjob description is not exhaustive and acts as a guide and may be amended tomeet the changing requirements of the Charity at any time after discussion withthe post holder.
Pleasenote this is bank position with no guaranteed hours of work.
Person Specification
Experience
* Post-registration clinical experience
* Experience in palliative, end-of-life, oncology, hospice, community or elderly care settings
* Experience administering medications including controlled drugs
* Demonstrates knowledge of symptom control (pain, breathlessness, agitation, nausea)
* Ability to recognise and respond to deteriorating patients
* Competent in clinical assessment and care planning
* Accurate documentation and record keeping
* Hospice-at-home or community palliative care experience
* Experience with syringe drivers / continuous subcutaneous infusions
* Knowledge of end-of-life care frameworks and advance care planning
* Verification of Expected Death training
* Familiarity with electronic patient record systems
Communication, Interpersonal Skills and Personal Qualities
* Ability to provide compassionate support to patients and families
* Ability to handle sensitive and emotional situations appropriately
* Ability to work independently and prioritise workload during night shifts
* Calm under pressure
* Compassionate, empathetic and emotionally resilient
* Flexible and reliable
* Willingness to work flexible bank night shifts
* Understanding of safeguarding, infection control, and professional accountability
* Full UK driving licence
* Satisfactory DBS check
* Experience supporting families through bereavement
* Experience working in a charity and/or a community-based setting
Qualifications
* RN Registration Level 1, with relevant post registration qualification experience in palliative care, e.g. Hospice nursing,
* Registered Nurse with the NMC.
* Degree in Palliative /cancer care or equivalent
* ENB 931or Diploma in Palliative care or be prepared to undertake further study relevant to the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£24.31 to £29.92 an hourPlus travel time and mileage
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