Job Description

Senior Staff Nurse, Hospice at Home

38,682.00 - 46,580 dependant on experience

Rowans Hospice is a charity that provides free care and support to adults and their families living in the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire region who have a life-limiting illness. Established in 1994, our income is generated by ongoing support of the local community, donations, legacies, fundraising and through our retail shops.

Many people think that hospices are all about dying, but through our many different services, we support people to live as well as they can with their illness. From the moment of diagnosis through to bereavement support. Our Living Well Services put an emphasis on living with a life-limiting illness and patients and carers can drop in and gain advice and support to maintain individuals' resilience.

The Hospice is also supported by an assembly of volunteers, from various backgrounds and ages who are crucial in supporting the teams to ensure people live well to the end of their life and attain a good death within a caring and compassionate environment.

Your Role

The Senior Staff Nurse role will work with the Hospice at Home service, which is led by the Hospice at Home Manager who are responsible to the Clinical Director. The role is based at Rowans Hospice, Purbrook.

The post holder is responsible for contributing to and the implementing of programmes of care within a patient's home.

The post holder is also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and to supervise, where necessary, other qualified and unqualified staff within the primary nursing team.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

oTo triage/accept patients and carry out assessments of patients, develop programmes of care. Ensure that programmes are implemented throughout the 24-hour period within the patient's home. Community setting demands continued risk mitigation by assessment

To maintain continuing personal contact with patients and their relatives and contribute with the evaluation of programmes of care. Whilst prioritising & allocating care according to patient care service demands To carry out specific treatments and clinical procedures. To base clinical practice on current research-based evidence. Evaluating & implementing symptom management as appropriate To assess the needs of patients and carers requiring intervention from other professionals/therapies within and outside the hospice and refer appropriately seeking support from senior staff as appropriate Ongoing assessment of symptom control /care management To verify when a death has occurred, notifying relatives and carers as appropriate following the procedures carried out within the community To care for the deceased patient by administering last offices as appropriate and ensuring the safe and timely removal of the body from the home working within the procedures in place within the community To report to the Hospice at Home Team Lead/Co-ordinator / Senior Hospice Nurse/ Hospice Doctor/ GP or D/N any relevant information on the condition of specific patients, their care or treatment Out of hours to report to the on-call Hospice Doctor/OOH/DN any relevant information on the condition of specific patients, their care or treatment Out of hours report to the on call Clinical Nurse Manager as appropriate any immediate concerns related to the operations of the hospice at home service To report any feedback, concerns and complaints from patients, their relatives, or others acting on their behalf and assist in the investigation as appropriate To administer drugs, and assist with their ordering and storage, in accordance with the NMC Standards for the Administration of Medicines. To recognise and report any errors or omissions in the administration of medications To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct To report to the Hospice at Home Team Lead/Co-ordinator/ Clinical Lead any matter affecting the smooth running of the hospice at home service
For further information, or to apply, please visit our website: https://www.rowanshospice.co.uk/job/senior-staff-nurse-hospice-at-home/

In addition to an enjoyable working environment, with a Charity that makes such a difference to so many people, we offer:

NHS pension will be retained if transferring from the NHS Regular in-house education clinics Free hot drinks Free Parking at the Hospice (subject to availability) Employee Assistance Programme available Continuous service recognised if transferring from NHS

Closing Date: 10 October 2025

Rowans Hospice is committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of all children and vulnerable adults needing our care and support. Subsequently, our recruitment process is thorough, ensuring a consistent and detailed approach to gather information from and about candidates so that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Pay: 38,682.00-46,580.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Waterlooville PO7 5RU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Do you have two years experience in a palliative care setting?
Experience:

Nursing: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

NMC (required)
Work Location: In person