We’re currently recruiting for a Registered Staff Nurse
Job title: Registered Staff Nurse
Job Title: Registered Staff Nurse
Department: Care Services
Reports to: Care Services Manager
Location: KEMP Hospice, 41 Mason Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6AG
Working hours: Full time | 30 hours per week over 4 days | Monday to Friday | 7.5 hrs per day between the hours of 08:30 – 16:30
Salary: £26,005.20 per annum (FTE £32,500.00)
Closing Date: 27/04/25 (with interviews expected to be held w/c 5th May 2025)
Why KEMP?
Based in the heart of the Wyre Forest, KEMP Hospice has been providing compassionate care and support to people affected by life-limiting illness and bereavement for over 50 years. We offer end-of-life care, counselling, and emotional support—completely free of charge—to adults, their families, and carers for as long as they need it. We stand by their side in our day hospice, in their homes, or virtually, during some of life’s most challenging moments.
At KEMP, we pride ourselves on being a great place to work and volunteer. We prioritise the well-being of our staff and volunteers, fostering an environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. With opportunities for flexible working and a range of employee benefits shaped by the needs of our team, you’ll be joining a passionate, caring, and inclusive organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do.
What We Offer:
- Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
- Supportive management – keen to develop you
- 30 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
- Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
- Increased employer pension contribution
- Discount in retail shops
- Company sick pay
- Bereavement leave
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- EAP: confidential financial, legal, wellbeing & mental health support
- Free eye tests
- Death in service benefit
- Opportunity to buy and sell holiday
- Opportunities for flexible working from day one
- Family friendly policies
- Free Will writing service.
- Staff events
Purpose of the Post:
To provide specialist palliative care as part of the KEMP Hospice multidisciplinary team (MDT), working flexibly across Day Hospice, Hospice at Home, and outreach services. Key responsibilities include carrying out holistic assessments, managing symptoms, offering carer support, and delivering personal care to patients. The role also focuses on enabling patients to remain at home for end-of-life care, collaborating with external teams, including primary care services, to ensure high-quality, person-centred care. The role requires flexibility and teamwork which are essential to meet the varied needs of patients across these services.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Patient Care:
- Assess and address physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and ethical needs of patients and carers, including advance care planning & ReSPECT discussions.
- Plan, deliver, and coordinate care in collaboration with the multi-professional team, ensuring patient preferences and dignity are upheld.
- Provide nursing, personal care, and symptom management, administering medications as prescribed and in line with KEMP’s policies and procedures.
- Educate and support patients and families on disease progression, care options, and end-of-life care.
- Ensure effective communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team to maintain coordinated care.
Service Development:
- Engage in service development, participate in audits, and contribute to any research projects to improve patient care, following relevant guidelines and best practices.
Communication and Collaboration:
- Foster communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, carers, and agencies to provide holistic care and support.
- Ensure coordinated care through effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders, following KEMP’s policies and procedures.
Professional Development:
- Maintain and promote personal and professional development, participating in relevant training, and supporting staff and volunteers in line with KEMP’s training guidelines.
- Supervise and mentor students, volunteers, and healthcare assistants within the hospice and community.
Clinical Governance:
- Ensure accurate clinical record-keeping, reporting incidents and complaints in line with KEMP’s policies, and support audits and infection control activities.
- Assist the Care Services Manager in maintaining Care Quality Commission standards and ensuring safe drug administration according to KEMP’s policies and guidelines.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Lead shifts, prepare for handovers/MDT meetings, and participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision, following KEMP’s policies and guidelines.
- Flexible to work across a 7-day service working shifts as the Hospice at Home Service is developed.
- Uphold the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain patient confidentiality, ensuring safe and effective practice in line with KEMP’s procedures.
All KEMP Hospice employees are expected to:
- Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence.
- Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships.
- Make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice.
- Provide support and advice to colleagues within KEMP within your area of expertise by working closely with the Multi-disciplinary Team within KEMP
- Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining KEMP values as set out in the KEMP way.
Disclosure & Barring:
This role is subject to an enhanced with barred list check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse on NMC register (Adult Level 1)
- Evidence of recent post-basic training and professional development
Desirable
- Relevant qualification in Specialist Palliative Care, Frailty, Long term Conditions
- Advanced Communications skills training
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualified for a minimum of 12 months.
- Experience of caring for palliative care patients in an acute, inpatient, care home or community setting.
- Experience of holistic assessment and care planning of patient’s needs.
- Experience of identifying and assessing risk.
- Experience of using electronic patient records.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary service and teams.
- Experience of working in a community setting and with patients who are nearing or at the end of life.
Desirable
- Experience in recognising the dying phase, managing symptoms, and administering end-of-life medications.
Skills, knowledge, and personal attributes
Essential
- Car Driver with Own Vehicle and Clean Driving License
- Excellent communication skills with experience of dealing with difficult conversations around end of life.
- Good organisational skills and time-management.
- Effective team player.
- Non-judgmental and respectful of individual differences.
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations/crisis.
- Self-awareness to manage the impact of working with distressed individuals.
- Confident in working as lead nurse on duty.
- Flexibility to work shifts and cover a 7 day service as services develop
Desirable
- Confident in working as lead nurse on duty
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,005.20 per year
Expected hours: 30 per week
Benefits:
- Store discount
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
How to apply:
Please submit your application online.
Application deadline: Sunday 27th April 2025.
Please note: KEMP Hospice reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications for the role are received.