Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Undertakes comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation for patients with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs.
- Skills
Demonstrates sound clinical judgement and responds appropriately to deterioration, changing need and clinical risk
- Skills
Communicates complex, sensitive and distressing information effectively and compassionately with patients and those important to them.
- Skills
Provides effective clinical leadership, direction and support to staff.
- Skills
Organises and prioritises own workload and coordinates the work of others in response to changing clinical and operational demands.
- Skills
Manages challenging situations and conflict appropriately and escalates concerns where required.
- Skills
Works collaboratively and influences effectively across professional and service boundaries
- Skills
Maintains accurate clinical records and uses relevant digital systems effectively
- Knowledge
Applies knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care to the management of patients with complex and changing needs.
- Knowledge
Applies knowledge of symptom assessment and management within own professional scope of practice
- Knowledge
Applies evidence, professional standards and relevant clinical guidance to nursing practice.
- Knowledge
Works within professional, legal and organisational requirements, including NMC standards, safeguarding, consent, confidentiality and information governance.
- Knowledge
Applies principles of clinical governance, patient safety, risk management and incident reporting.
- Knowledge
Applies knowledge of leadership, supervision and staff development within clinical practice
- Knowledge
Uses learning from evidence, audit, incidents and patient experience to support improvements in care.
- Experience
Significant post-registration nursing experience, including experience of caring for patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs
- Experience
Provides and coordinates care for patients with complex and changing clinical needs.
- Experience
Works effectively within a multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and contribute to clinical decision-making
- Experience
Provides day-to-day clinical leadership, support and guidance to other staff.
- Experience
Supervises and supports the development of staff and/or learners.
- Experience
Contributes to maintaining and improving standards of care, including through audit, quality improvement or service development
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Teaching, facilitation or presentation skills.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of current developments and priorities within specialist palliative and end-of-life care.
- Experience
Experience of working within a specialist palliative care or hospice setting.
- Experience
Experience of line management or formal staff management responsibilities.
- Qualifications
Relevant post-registration qualification in palliative or end-of-life care.
- Qualifications
Practice education, supervision or assessing qualification/equivalent preparation.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join the team at St John’s Hospice in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families while contributing to the ongoing development of the service.
- To promote a positive and supportive ward culture and deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.
- To act as a visible role model, demonstrating professional standards, supportive leadership, and promoting excellence in patient care and staff development.
Main duties of the job
To support the line management, professional development and day-to-day coordination of a dedicated and compassionate team, promoting a positive culture and high standards of care.
To support the delivery of holistic, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care, acting as a positive role model for nursing colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.
To participate in ward audits enabling staff to identify any gaps in practice and work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Hospice Charge Nurse/Ward Sister with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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