Hospice @Home Staff Nurse

We are looking for kind, dedicated people to join our Hospice@Home team, to help deliver exceptional care to people in their own homes.

East Cheshire Hospice@Home supports patients and families in their own homes throughout East Cheshire.

We take time to see beyond the patient's condition to the whole person and their family.

This essential and well supported team work closely with our partners in the NHS and other charities to complement existing local services.

Although predominately based within the Hospice@Home community team, there will be a requirement to support the Inpatient Unit Team as and when needed.

Benefits:

• 7 weeks paid holiday – increasing upon length of service
• Free parking at the Hospice
• Comprehensive learning and development, with excellent training opportunities
• NHS Pension scheme for existing members. Workplace pension for non-NHS members
• Staff Benefits – including access to money saving offers via our very own ECH Sunflower Card and NHS Blue Light Card

You will need:

• To be a registered nurse with interest in providing compassionate, high-quality care to people with life limiting illnesses
• Experience in primary care/community setting
• A commitment to professional development
• Excellent communication skills
• An appreciation that every patient, every home, every situation is unique
• A willingness to become a vital part of a person's daily routine to help them live with their illness
• An ability to travel independently throughout the Cheshire East area
• The ability to work rotational shifts across a 4-week shift pattern, including weekends, nights and bank holidays