Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-PHN-0331-1
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St John's Hospice
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Hospice Charge Nurse/Ward Sister
NHS AfC: Band 6
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.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post-registration qualification in palliative or end-of-life care.
- Practice education, supervision or assessing qualification/equivalent preparation.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration nursing experience, including experience of caring for patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs
- Provides and coordinates care for patients with complex and changing clinical needs.
- Works effectively within a multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and contribute to clinical decision-making
- Provides day-to-day clinical leadership, support and guidance to other staff.
- Supervises and supports the development of staff and/or learners.
- Contributes to maintaining and improving standards of care, including through audit, quality improvement or service development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a specialist palliative care or hospice setting.
- Experience of line management or formal staff management responsibilities.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Applies knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care to the management of patients with complex and changing needs.
- Applies knowledge of symptom assessment and management within own professional scope of practice
- Applies evidence, professional standards and relevant clinical guidance to nursing practice.
- Works within professional, legal and organisational requirements, including NMC standards, safeguarding, consent, confidentiality and information governance.
- Applies principles of clinical governance, patient safety, risk management and incident reporting.
- Applies knowledge of leadership, supervision and staff development within clinical practice
- Uses learning from evidence, audit, incidents and patient experience to support improvements in care.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current developments and priorities within specialist palliative and end-of-life care.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Undertakes comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation for patients with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs.
- Demonstrates sound clinical judgement and responds appropriately to deterioration, changing need and clinical risk
- Communicates complex, sensitive and distressing information effectively and compassionately with patients and those important to them.
- Provides effective clinical leadership, direction and support to staff.
- Organises and prioritises own workload and coordinates the work of others in response to changing clinical and operational demands.
- Manages challenging situations and conflict appropriately and escalates concerns where required.
- Works collaboratively and influences effectively across professional and service boundaries
- Maintains accurate clinical records and uses relevant digital systems effectively
Desirable criteria
- Teaching, facilitation or presentation skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Oakes
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 213656
- Additional information
Hanna Bullock 03000 213663
Barry Martin 03000 214669
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