• Job Description

  Req#: B0341-25-0007?language=en&page=799&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Bank Nurse Respite Care (Complex Needs) Location: Covering Carlisle, Eden, Allerdale localities, 1500 square miles, Bank Work.

  Are you a compassionate and skilled nurse looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients with complex needs? We are seeking dedicated Bank Nurse to provide high-quality respite care, ensuring comfort and support for individuals and their families.

  About the Role:

  As a Bank Nurse, you will be an essential part of our team, delivering exceptional nursing care tailored to each patients unique requirements. Thanks to grant project funding, we have been able to expand our respite care services, ensuring greater accessibility and support for those who need it most. Your expertise will provide relief for family carers, allowing them to take much-needed breaks while ensuring the highest standard of care continues.

  About You:

  • Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC PIN.

  • Experience in complex care, respite, or palliative nursing is desirable.

  • Strong clinical skills combined with a compassionate and patient-centred approach.

  • Ability to adapt to different care settings and work flexibly on a bank basis.

  What We Offer

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.

  • A supportive and collaborative work environment.

  Join our team and be part of a compassionate service that makes a real difference. Apply today!

  Main duties of the job

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver personalized nursing care to patients with complex medical conditions.

  • Administer medications and support clinical interventions in line with care plans.

  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic care.

  • Provide emotional and practical support to patients and their families.

  • Maintain accurate records and uphold compliance with all healthcare regulations.

  About us

  To provide an expert and comprehensive Hospice service to enhance the experience of patients with cancer from diagnosis through treatments to palliative and end of life care and to others with progressive life threatening conditions. The service also supports relatives and carers providing care predominately in the home or within the local community.

  Hospice at Home is a charitable organisation working alongside and in collaboration with other specialist palliative care providers, local primary care services and Adult Social Care as well as acute settings and residential care.

  The service provides nursing care and support, respite, specialist services of Lymphoedema, Occupational Therapy, Family and Bereavement Support, Counselling and Complementary Therapy.

  The service utilises Registered Nurses, Assistant Practitioners. Health Care Assistants, Volunteers, Counsellors and Allied Health Care Professionals supported by administrative staff.

  Delivers a financial and income generation function which is sustainable and in line with regulatory and legal requirements. To provide a fundraising and marketing strategy in support of the charitable aims.

  Details

  Date posted

  13 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £19.71 an hour

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Flexible working

  Reference number

  B0341-25-0007

  Job locations

  Valley Court, Barras Lane

  Dalston

  Carlisle

  Cumbria

  CA5 7NY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Shifts available- providing blocks of respite care through the day of approximately 5 hours, according to patient need.

  Overnight-Facilitating home deaths or overnight respite.

  • To provide ongoing assessment of patients needs during a shift of work for those patients with life threatening illness and those who are dying.
  • To assess patients condition and any deterioration that may have occurred, document and refer on to the appropriate personnel.
  • To talk with patients, explain, listen and advise them regarding symptom control (e.g. pain, nausea & vomiting, constipation).
  • To carry out direct nursing care (bladder & bowel management, nutritional management involving feeding regimes given via a PEG).
  • To assess the needs and administer medications either orally, by injection or by syringe driver as prescribed.

  To provide information to patients regarding other services on an as required basis.

  • To be involved with patients who maybe undergoing distressing or emotional circumstances.
  • Escalate incidents/risks to line manager.
  • To assist with care after death as and when needed.

  Report safeguarding concerns to line manager and/or safeguarding lead

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Shifts available- providing blocks of respite care through the day of approximately 5 hours, according to patient need.

  Overnight-Facilitating home deaths or overnight respite.

  • To provide ongoing assessment of patients needs during a shift of work for those patients with life threatening illness and those who are dying.
  • To assess patients condition and any deterioration that may have occurred, document and refer on to the appropriate personnel.
  • To talk with patients, explain, listen and advise them regarding symptom control (e.g. pain, nausea & vomiting, constipation).
  • To carry out direct nursing care (bladder & bowel management, nutritional management involving feeding regimes given via a PEG).
  • To assess the needs and administer medications either orally, by injection or by syringe driver as prescribed.

  To provide information to patients regarding other services on an as required basis.

  • To be involved with patients who maybe undergoing distressing or emotional circumstances.
  • Escalate incidents/risks to line manager.
  • To assist with care after death as and when needed.

  Report safeguarding concerns to line manager and/or safeguarding lead

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NMC Registration

  Desirable

  • Palliative care Qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 2 years post registration experience
  • experience in delivery of palliative and end of life care

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Hospice or community based setting

  Personal Circumstances

  Essential

  • Ability to travel independently across a large geographical area.
  • Flexibility to attend and contribute to monthly organisational clinical supervision.
  • Ability to meet the orgnisational training requirements

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NMC Registration

  Desirable

  • Palliative care Qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 2 years post registration experience
  • experience in delivery of palliative and end of life care

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Hospice or community based setting

  Personal Circumstances

  Essential

  • Ability to travel independently across a large geographical area.
  • Flexibility to attend and contribute to monthly organisational clinical supervision.
  • Ability to meet the orgnisational training requirements

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland

  Address

  Valley Court, Barras Lane

  Dalston

  Carlisle

  Cumbria

  CA5 7NY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hospiceathome.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland

  Address

  Valley Court, Barras Lane

  Dalston

  Carlisle

  Cumbria

  CA5 7NY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hospiceathome.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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