Band 5 Hospice Clinical Nurse
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,000.00 to £36,500.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30000.00 - £36500.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | Wirral, CH63 4JD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0316-25-0015 |
Summary
Responsibility for Clinical Governance and Quality To participate in quality measures for the delivery of care to maintain high standards through best practice To be proactive in identifying ways of improving practice. Contributing positively to the development and audit of standards and, when appropriate, taking responsibility for identified project work To participate in audit to enhance the delivery of care To identify ways of continued quality improvement, using reflective practice through Clinical Supervision To attend, actively participate and learn from significant event analysis To actively complete clinical incident documentation in accordance with no blame and whistle-blowing policy To adhere to and comply with all Hospice policies and procedures Responsibility for Clinical Leadership and Practice Development To take responsibility for maintaining his/her own professional development. Meeting with Senior Nurse/Team Coordinator for regular appraisals, identifying and agreeing personal targets To share previous knowledge and experience that promotes best practice To be competent in Claire Houses core clinical competencies and working toward extending such clinical skills To ensure the economical and appropriate use of all resources within the Hospice To be responsible for the safe use, storage and maintenance of equipment/technical apparatus To maintain appropriate client records ensuring they are stored securely and confidentially To attend and participate in Hospice meetings To report and record all accidents and incidents in line with Hospice procedure safe guarding the welfare and safety of all staff during working hours with regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act To be fully involved in the process of preventing and controlling infections To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the role, especially information regarding children/young people and their families To participate in hospice special interest groups General Claire House Requirements Adhere to and comply with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines at all times Implement risk management strategies (including reporting, registering risk and learning), taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination Implement Health and Safety regulations through risk assessment. Maintain a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting colleagues, service users, volunteers, visitors and themselves, reporting any accidents or faults in line with organisational policy. Participate fully in health and safety training Comply with the organisational policy on confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998 relating to information held manually or on computerised systems Respect the confidentiality and privacy of children, young adults, volunteers and staff at all times Participate in personal training, development and appraisal, and attend all relevant training courses as required Take part in organisational research Embrace the positive volunteer culture which Claire House strives to create. The post holder must act at all times in a professional and responsible manner and have due regard to confidentiality and Health & Safety legislation. This is an outline job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification. Responsibilities will be reviewed periodically in line with service priorities and duties may change or new duties be introduced after consultation with the post holder. As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties, such as link roles, and/or hours of work as may reasonably be required, commensurate with your general level of responsibility with the organisation, at your initial place of work or at any other of the Claire House establishments. DBS level: Enhanced with child and adult barred list Our working premises are no smoking areas.