Community Palliative Nurse (Hospice Rapid Access Service)

You will be instrumental in coordinating the safe and timely discharge of Palliative patients from hospital to their preferred place of care. Working collaboratively with our Hospice Collaborative Partners & ICT teams to holistically assess patients in their own homes, or in the inpatient environment, to ensure people are able to achieve their wishes at the end of life. Working in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary team, you will offer support to patients, relatives and healthcare professionals throughout the pathway. Internally the role is known as Rapid Access and Discharge Clinician.

St. Luke's Hospice is a charity rooted in the local community and dedicated to providing compassionate care to individuals facing incurable diseases. Our goal is to preserve dignity and provide patient choice during the final stages of life., We are a local charity providing compassionate care to people whose illnesses are no longer curable. We promote dignity in dying and empower people to make the choices they want, from the moment they are diagnosed. Our care considers peoples medical, spiritual and emotional needs, including support for loved ones and carers. Anyone living in Basildon and Thurrock can call onus 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working alongside other healthcare providers, our specialist services are available at the hospice, out in the community or in a persons place of residence. Together, we fulfil peoples choices at the end of their life. We are a charity and the services we provide are free. We rely on voluntary income from local people to deliver the care they deserve.