Community Palliative Care Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,665.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35665.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 December 2025 |
| Location: | Newport, EX32 0HU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0021-25-0016 |
Summary
Working as part of the Hospice to Home team within our Community Palliative Care Service to deliver both planned care and rapid interventions at home Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist team with support calls and visits around H2H responsibilities Providing skilled nursing care to patients receiving palliative and end of life care in the community across the full week Contributing to the supervision and oversight of packages of care delivered by Multiskilled Healthcare Assistants (MSHCA) Support with administration tasks and funding for patients care. (LWAH and CHC) Taking responsibility for elements of the risk assessment and care planning for people at home and leading on care coordination at weekends while working closely with District Nursing team and other community teams Providing skilled, evidence based, person-centred nursing care, always working within own levels of competence and scope of practice without direct supervision and in accordance with hospice policies and procedures Ensuring that all nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with hospice policies, acting as a role model for good practice within the nursing team from admission, throughout the patient stay to discharge planning The assessment of patient need and development of care plans that reflect the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families and carers Overseeing the work of MSHCAs as appropriate to ensure they are responding to needs and providing clinically effective care Coordinating rapid response visits with all community teams involved Establishing and maintaining sensitive and caring therapeutic relationships with patients, families and carers in planning and delivery of care as appropriate, to ensure that they understand and agree with the programme of care being provided Working with patients and family members to ensure they feel respected, empowered, and involved in decisions about their care and wellbeing Educating and supporting families/carers to deliver end of life are at home Able to offer support to them using the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) Supporting patients and families to provide feedback via the Carers Opinion Tool, about our services and use this to support our continued improvement and development Providing support, information and advice to patients, their families and carers and other professional colleagues as appropriate Understanding your role as weekend registered practitioner, knowing when and to whom to escalate concerns to Maintaining accurate, timely and comprehensive records of patient care Ensuring that patient confidentiality is always maintained Ensuring families/carers understand how to safely store and administer medication. To be able to safely administer controlled drugs in accordance with Hospice policies and procedures Working in line with professional NMC Guidelines and legal requirements In the absence of a senior member of staff, taking charge of the shift and knowing when and to whom you should escalate concerns As part of the multidisciplinary team, actively identifying areas of risk, reporting incidents, and taking immediate action as necessary utilising the appropriate hospice policies and procedures Working as part of the team and using reflection and observation to support everyone to create and maintain a culture of continuous improvement Participating in standard setting, monitoring the quality of the service provided and identifying how current practice may be improved Participating in reviews, projects, and audit activity as appropriate Demonstrating a continued commitment to professional and personal development to ensure that professional competencies are maintained and developed to continue to meet the needs of the service Utilising educational opportunities to facilitate learning in the clinical environment and participating in and delivering training Participating as appropriate in the training, education and assessment of learners including, but not limited to, new staff, pre-registration nurses, trainee nursing associates and healthcare assistants Participating in the induction of new staff as requested Participating in, and promoting clinical supervision and reflective practice Undertaking other duties as may be required, and which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post including working in other clinical areas as appropriate to meet the needs of the service as directed by the Clinical Team Lead or nurse in charge Ensuring that you always follow good infection control practice and that you are familiar with infection control policies, procedures, and guidance relevant to your area of work Understanding your role in the safeguarding of adults and children by being able to identify risks, and recognise signs of harm, abuse or neglect including how to report concerns and take immediate action to protect a person at risk of harm or abuse