IPU Nursing Associate

Are you a qualified Nursing Associate who wants to give the best possible care? Have you thought about a career in palliative care at St Elizabeth Hospice?

It is a time of development and opportunity in the nursing team. We are not just offering a job, but the chance to make a real difference in peoples lives.We are looking for Nursing Associates to work within our multi-disciplinary team providing physical, psycho-social and spiritual care to patients and their families admitted to the IPU, with rotation to the Community Team and occasional Community Care Unit cover.

If you would like an opportunity to find out some more about working at the hospice, and how it can fit your own career aspirations, we recommend a discussion prior to you completing your application.

Main duties of the job

St Elizabeth Hospice offers the unique opportunity to work alongside our outstanding multi-disciplinary team, providing planned and reactive or urgent care to patients and support to their loved ones.

Every patient and family member is valued and we pride ourselves in giving dedicated time to care for patients, whether it is in a patients home, on the telephone through OneCall or at the Inpatient Unit in Ipswich.

As well as joining our rewarding and well-respected organisation, St Elizabeth Hospice is here to support your career, with progression and training opportunities available to enhance your skills and development.

Rated Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission, St Elizabeth Hospice improves life for people living with a progressive or life-limiting illness. Our work is centred on an individual's needs, which means specialist support, whenever and wherever it is needed, whether at home, in the community or at the hospice. We are well respected and praised for our responsiveness and expertise by people we serve., St Elizabeth Hospice is an innovative and compassionate organisation. Hear from the nursing staff themselves on why working at St Elizabeth Hospice is so special:

Many people have said it must be very sad to work at the hospice, which it can be, but it is also the most uplifting and positive place that I have ever worked.

I would not change my job for the world. Being able to continue supporting people during difficult times in their lives, has been one of the most rewarding and proudest moments in my career.

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week. Will consider part time. Full rotation, 24/7 days a week., mirror Agenda for Change with regard to salary, enhancements (however not reckonable service)

personal pension plan (NHS Pensions are transferrable)

extensive induction

excellent training opportunities

support with revalidation and ongoing CPD through both in-house and external education including an in house palliative care programme