As a Bank Registered Nurse, we will call you to offer occasional shifts, this may be planned or at short notice, for a full shift or as ad hoc additional hours, so flexibility and commitment is essential
Are you a highly motivated team player? Would you like to develop your skills in palliative care? If so, come and make a difference at St Elizabeth Hospice!
Rated ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, St Elizabeth Hospice improves life for people living with a progressive or life-limiting illness. Our work is centred on an individual’s needs, which means specialist support, whenever and wherever it is needed, whether at home, in the community or at the hospice. We are well respected and praised for our responsiveness and expertise by people we serve.
Every patient and family member is valued and we pride ourselves in giving dedicated time to care for patients, whether it is in a patient’s home, on the telephone through OneCall or at the In-Patient Unit in Ipswich.
We have our own dedicated team of Nurses, however from time to time we require additional team members to ensure we continue to provide quality care within the Hospice. We are seeking Bank Registered Nurses with an interest in palliative care to work within our multi-disciplinary team who provide physical, psycho-social and spiritual care to patients and their families in the 18 bed In-Patient Unit in Ipswich.
As a Bank Registered Nurse, we will call you to offer occasional shifts, this may be planned or at short notice, for a full shift or as ad hoc additional hours, so flexibility and commitment is essential.
St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.
St Elizabeth Hospice is an innovative and compassionate organisation. Hear from the nursing staff themselves on why working at St Elizabeth Hospice is so special:
“Joining the hospice is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I can’t imagine working anywhere else, it’s a very special place to be and to work.”
“Many people have said it must be very sad to work at the hospice, which it can be, but it is also the most uplifting and positive place that I have ever worked.”
“I wouldn’t change my job for the world. Being able to continue supporting people during difficult times in their lives, has been one of the most rewarding and proudest moments in my career.”
“People often assume working at the hospice is dark, gloomy and sad, but this is not the case. We work with the living and help make a difference to people during very difficult times in their lives. It is a real privilege to be a part of an organisation that provides this special care and I have felt this same feeling ever since I joined.”
“I have seen the best of people when they are in their hardest times and to be able to use my skills and experience to help these people is very important to me.”
If you would like an opportunity to find out some more about working at the hospice, we recommend a discussion prior to you completing your application. Please contact the IPU Ward Manager via email on rachel.wheeler@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
Discover St Elizabeth Hospice and what it’s like to work with us
The hospice offers a generous benefit package, including:
* 27 days annual leave entitlement
* Life Cover
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Car Leasing Scheme
* Health Service Discounts
* Occupational Sick Pay
* Blue Light Card
* Employee Assistance Programme
For more details aboutthis roleplease read the job description and person specification.
Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted, and invitation to interview will be sent by email. If applying, please keep a check on your emails including your spam/junk folders.
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