At Garden House Hospice Care, we are looking for an experienced and compassionate Palliative Care Inpatient Unit Manager to lead our inpatient unit at an important and exciting time in our journey.
Following a challenging period last year, we have recently gone through a period of change. We have now turned a corner and are focused on rebuilding, strengthening our services, and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. We are looking for people with the passion and commitment to help us achieve our goals.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of our inpatient unit, lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team, and be part of new and innovative developments within the hospice. If you are a resilient and inspiring leader with a passion for palliative care, we would love to hear from you.
As a key leader within our service you will bring extensive post registration experience, including a previous leadership/ management role in Palliative or a related Community setting, with knowledge of hospice philosophy and the bereavement process.
You will combine excellent clinical expertise with confident leadership skills, ensuring the safe and effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of high standards of patient care. In addition, you will inspire, lead and manage the Inpatient Unit team, encouraging multi-disciplinary teamworking and providing supervision, support and facilitating staff professional development and learning.
What does the job involve?
* Responsible for patient safety for those referred and receiving care
* Manage budgets and resources effectively
* Inspire, lead, and manage the IPU team
* Be committed to the overall strategies of the hospice and use these to inform the work plan for the IPU
* Implement national and local guidance, legal frameworks and initiatives, new policies, standards and best practice into clinical practice as agreed and required.
* To be responsible for the management of the 24‑hour advice line
* To support with the coordination of referrals within the MDT
* Handle safeguarding, incident management, and risk mitigation
What We’re Looking For
* A valid NMC registration and the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available)
* First level Registered Nurse.
* Practice knowledge gained in a specialist palliative care setting/related Community setting.
* Extensive post-registration experience, including leadership/management within a palliative care or related community setting
* Experience in specialist palliative and end-of-life care, with a strong understanding of hospice philosophy
* Proven ability to lead, motivate, and support multidisciplinary teams
* Experience in supervision, staff development, and working collaboratively across services, including with volunteers
* Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety frameworks, and current legislation (e.g. safeguarding, MCA, best interests)
* Experience in the safe management of medicines, including controlled drugs
* Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
* Experience of budget and resource management
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a calm, emotionally intelligent, and non-judgemental approach
* A commitment to continuous professional development
You will also be:
* A positive role model and supportive leader
* A flexible and adaptable team player
* Confident using IT systems (including electronic patient records such as SystmOne, email, and Microsoft Office)
A full Job Description & Person Specification is available on our company website.
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