• Job Description

  Req#: B0024-25-000112?language=en&page=795&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  About us

  Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top adult hospices in the UK, providing CQC rated outstanding, specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, South West London and Middlesex.

  About our Night Response Team

  The Night Response Team(NR)providesspecialist on callpalliative nursing care between the hours of 22.00 and 08.00, 7 days a week for palliative care patients known to Princess Alice Hospice.

  The Team also provides nursing care and assistance to palliative and general patients who are referred from the district nursing service, the OOHs service (111), local ambulance services SECAMB and LAS, Mole Valley Telecare and Tunstall Community Alarm services. This includes palliative patients who are not known to PAH. Night Response visit patients in their own homes as well as in care and residential homes.

  A Night Response shift will be covered by two members of staff per night, usually one RN and an SHCA, occasionally two RNs.

  We are based in an office on the in-patient unit at the Hospice. We receive calls, provide information, support and advice to patients, families, and other health care professionals, whilst visiting patients as required throughout the night.

  PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE: WWW.PAH.ORG.UK

  Main duties of the job

  The Night Response Service brings the skills and expertise of our highly trained and dedicated specialist team directly into the patients homes. This allows patients, their families and carers access to the vital support they need at home, when time matters most, providing the opportunity for patients to remain at home and reducing the need for hospital admissions.

  About the role

  We are looking for an experienced, proactive, dynamic and versatile Staff Nurse with excellent interpersonal, communication and telephone triage skills, to join our Night Response Team.

  Experience in caring for patients who are terminally ill is essential. You will need to be able to work autonomously and have an excellent understanding of care provision in the community and be involved in auditing the service provided.

  You will need a full driving license with a maximum of 6 points for use of the hospice vehicle (automatic)

  About you

  You will be motivated, a flexible thinker, and able to adapt to new ways of providing care to reach more patients within the community. You will have excellent communication skills and enjoy assessing the needs of patients, families, and carers.

  If you are enthusiastic, personable and share our values and care about making a difference in the last years of someones life, we look forward to hearing from you!

  PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE: WWW.PAH.ORG.UK

  About us

  As well as joining a caring organisation where you will be able to make a difference for our patients and their families, some of our employee benefits include:

  • educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
  • monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
  • free on-site parking
  • tranquil Hospice grounds
  • clinical supervision (regular and we ensure its protected time)
  • subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
  • access to our Group Pension Scheme
  • in-house laundry of uniforms, plus excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
  • wellbeing care - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.

  For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rebecca Allkins, Specialist Nurse Night Response Deputy Team Lead via email rebeccaallkins@pah.org.uk

  At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.

  We are signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. We are a place where you can be you.

  Details

  Date posted

  27 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £17.89 an hour (Equivalent to AFC Band 5)

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  B0024-25-000112

  Job locations

  West End Lane

  Esher

  Surrey

  KT10 8NA

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  PLEASE APPLY VIA WWW.PAH.ORG.UK

  Please review the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for the role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  PLEASE APPLY VIA WWW.PAH.ORG.UK

  Please review the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for the role.

  Person Specification

  Particular Skills and Aptitude

  Essential

  • Evidence of communication skills, both written and verbal (GCSE English Grade C or equivalent)
  • Evidence of basic numeracy skills (GCSE Maths Grade C or equivalent)
  • Ability to articulate in a clear and sensitive manner
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
  • Computer literate

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with the NMC/HCPC
  • Commitment to complete Hospice key skills and competency induction training prior to undertaking the role
  • Palliative care qualification (such as ECEPC) or be willing to undertake one
  • YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a nursing team on an In-Patient Unit and/or in the Community as appropriate
  • Evidence of commitment to develop skills and knowledge in specialist palliative care
  • Experience of nursing terminally ill patients
  • Evidence of palliative care experience within a nursing team on an In-Patient Unit and/or in the community as appropriate

  Personal Qualities and other requirements

  Essential

  • Understanding of hospice philosophy and the structure and nature of specialist palliative care services
  • Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to travel to patients homes
  • Full Driving Licence
  • Awareness of, and commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of the Hospice

  Person Specification

  Particular Skills and Aptitude

  Essential

  • Evidence of communication skills, both written and verbal (GCSE English Grade C or equivalent)
  • Evidence of basic numeracy skills (GCSE Maths Grade C or equivalent)
  • Ability to articulate in a clear and sensitive manner
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
  • Computer literate

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with the NMC/HCPC
  • Commitment to complete Hospice key skills and competency induction training prior to undertaking the role
  • Palliative care qualification (such as ECEPC) or be willing to undertake one
  • YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a nursing team on an In-Patient Unit and/or in the Community as appropriate
  • Evidence of commitment to develop skills and knowledge in specialist palliative care
  • Experience of nursing terminally ill patients
  • Evidence of palliative care experience within a nursing team on an In-Patient Unit and/or in the community as appropriate

  Personal Qualities and other requirements

  Essential

  • Understanding of hospice philosophy and the structure and nature of specialist palliative care services
  • Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to travel to patients homes
  • Full Driving Licence
  • Awareness of, and commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of the Hospice

  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

  Princess Alice Hospice

  Address

  West End Lane

  Esher

  Surrey

  KT10 8NA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.pah.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Princess Alice Hospice

  Address

  West End Lane

  Esher

  Surrey

  KT10 8NA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.pah.org.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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