Job summary

To work with the Beaumond House team to maintain the standard of excellence to ensure that the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met.

Main duties of the job

A major part of this role is being responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating person-centred, evidence-based palliative care to patients, their families and carers. The RN will ensure the smooth running of the in-patient service, work with the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies and contribute to the development of the staff and the service.

About us

Beaumond House Hospice Care delivers personalised, high-quality end of life care across hospice, home, and community settings. Patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do. All staff are expected to uphold dignity, safety, confidentiality, and the highest standards of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.

Details

Date posted

29 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19.48 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0444-26-0056

Job locations

32 London Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG24 1TW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title:BANK Registered Nurse Inpatients

Reports to: Director of Care & Quality Salary: £19.10

Hours:Zero hours. Worked flexibly to provide cover Monday to Sunday Location: Beaumond House Hospice, Newark

Beaumond House

Beaumond House Hospice Care delivers personalised, high-quality end of life care across hospice, home, and community settings. Patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do. All staff are expected to uphold dignity, safety, confidentiality, and the highest standards of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.

Role Purpose

To work with the Beaumond House team to maintain the standard of excellence to ensure that the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met.

A major part of this role is being responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating person-centred, evidence-based palliative care to patients, their families and carers. The RN will ensure the smooth running of the in-patient service, work with the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies and contribute to the development of the staff and the service.

Main Duties

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care applying a holistic personalised approach and continually review and update care plans and documentation.
• To ensure that the dignity, safety, and confidentiality of all patients are respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standard of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.
• To ensure documentation is accurate legible and appropriate and complies with NMC and CQC requirements and participate in audits to ensure standards of documentation are maintained. To comply with safe use, storage, and destruction of medication. To personally develop, deliver and maintain competence in clinical nursing skills including symptom control and end of life care for patients with cancer or other life-limiting conditions.
• To take responsibility for your own personal development and maintain professional registration with the NMC. To demonstrate and record reflective practice, seek out clinical supervision, review learning needs with Director of Care & Quality (DoCQ) or Clinical Nurse Lead & Educator (CNLE) at individual review/appraisal and attend training as arranged. To build resilience and support networks for reflecting on practice, striving to improve personal performance and emotional wellbeing.

• To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, carers, staff and wider health care team and other agencies, often about difficult and sensitive topics and ensure confidentiality is maintained in all channels of communication and in line with the confidentiality policy.
• To contribute to current improvement initiatives in end-of-life care planning involving patients, relatives, carers, other health care team members.
• To provide bereavement support for carers and identify and refer people who require higher level support.
• To ensure appropriate and timely communication and referrals are made to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies.
• To liaise and work with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure good working relationships are built and maintained, attending, and feeding back from external meetings, e.g. GSF, MDT.
• To lead a team of Health Care Assistants and Volunteers in providing patient-centred evidence-based palliative care to patients with life-limiting conditions who are receiving care and support from Beaumond House Hospice Care.
• To delegate nursing duties appropriately to care staff and contribute to their training and supervision in line with the NMC requirements and Beaumond House policies and procedures.
• To act as role model, supervisor/mentor to Health Care Assistants and other care staff members, participating in recruitment and selection, promoting an environment of continual learning, contributing to training programmes and assisting in induction and on-going development.
• To monitor levels of staffing in relation to patient dependency and ensure staffing and skill mix enables safe delivery of the care service, liaising with DoCQ/CNLE when necessary.
• To provide advice and support for patients and carers over the 24-hour period.

General Duties

• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with your Beaumond House colleagues
• Respect confidentiality applying to all areas of Beaumond House
• Abide by the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Work within Beaumond House policies and procedures
• Participate in and contribute to team meetings
• Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining Beaumond House values

Skills, Experience and Attributes Required

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse.
• Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevan transferable experience.
• Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach.
• Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence.
• Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach.

What we ask of you

• Practice aligns with the vision and values of Beaumond House.
• A positive, proactive, and professional approach is demonstrated.
• Integrity and trust are maintained at all times.
• Emotional resilience and ability to provide compassionate care in end-of-life and after-death situations.

Please note

All roles are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure & Barring Service checks.

This Job Description is intended as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is subject to periodic review with the post holder.

Our Vision is to achieve Outstanding Hospice Care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well

Our Values (Guiding Beliefs) are:

PERSON CENTRED, WE GO THE EXTRA MILE - Every life matters and every moment matters - patients and their families and friends are at the centre of everything we do.

VALUE & SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE All of our people are important and highly valued, and we support and develop them to be at their best.

OPENNESS & HONESTY, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - We provide a safe environment in which feelings may be openly expressed and acknowledged with sensitivity and honesty.

COLLABORATION - We provide a unique and special range of services, in collaboration with our partners in the End of Life Together Alliance.

EFFICIENCY, CARING, PROFESSIONAL - We provide good stewardship of our resources and operate in a professional, caring, and efficient way.

Job description Job responsibilities Job title:BANK Registered Nurse InpatientsReports to: Director of Care & Quality Salary: £19.10Hours:Zero hours. Worked flexibly to provide cover Monday to Sunday Location: Beaumond House Hospice, NewarkBeaumond HouseBeaumond House Hospice Care delivers personalised, high-quality end of life care across hospice, home, and community settings. Patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do. All staff are expected to uphold dignity, safety, confidentiality, and the highest standards of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.Role PurposeTo work with the Beaumond House team to maintain the standard of excellence to ensure that the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met. A major part of this role is being responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating person-centred, evidence-based palliative care to patients, their families and carers. The RN will ensure the smooth running of the in-patient service, work with the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies and contribute to the development of the staff and the service.Main Duties To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care applying a holistic personalised approach and continually review and update care plans and documentation. To ensure that the dignity, safety, and confidentiality of all patients are respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standard of physical, psychological, and spiritual care. To ensure documentation is accurate legible and appropriate and complies with NMC and CQC requirements and participate in audits to ensure standards of documentation are maintained. To comply with safe use, storage, and destruction of medication. To personally develop, deliver and maintain competence in clinical nursing skills including symptom control and end of life care for patients with cancer or other life-limiting conditions. To take responsibility for your own personal development and maintain professional registration with the NMC. To demonstrate and record reflective practice, seek out clinical supervision, review learning needs with Director of Care & Quality (DoCQ) or Clinical Nurse Lead & Educator (CNLE) at individual review/appraisal and attend training as arranged. To build resilience and support networks for reflecting on practice, striving to improve personal performance and emotional wellbeing. To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, carers, staff and wider health care team and other agencies, often about difficult and sensitive topics and ensure confidentiality is maintained in all channels of communication and in line with the confidentiality policy. To contribute to current improvement initiatives in end-of-life care planning involving patients, relatives, carers, other health care team members. To provide bereavement support for carers and identify and refer people who require higher level support. To ensure appropriate and timely communication and referrals are made to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies. To liaise and work with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure good working relationships are built and maintained, attending, and feeding back from external meetings, e.g. GSF, MDT. To lead a team of Health Care Assistants and Volunteers in providing patient-centred evidence-based palliative care to patients with life-limiting conditions who are receiving care and support from Beaumond House Hospice Care. To delegate nursing duties appropriately to care staff and contribute to their training and supervision in line with the NMC requirements and Beaumond House policies and procedures. To act as role model, supervisor/mentor to Health Care Assistants and other care staff members, participating in recruitment and selection, promoting an environment of continual learning, contributing to training programmes and assisting in induction and on-going development. To monitor levels of staffing in relation to patient dependency and ensure staffing and skill mix enables safe delivery of the care service, liaising with DoCQ/CNLE when necessary. To provide advice and support for patients and carers over the 24-hour period. General Duties Work collaboratively and cooperatively with your Beaumond House colleagues Respect confidentiality applying to all areas of Beaumond House Abide by the Health and Safety at Work Act Work within Beaumond House policies and procedures Participate in and contribute to team meetings Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining Beaumond House values Skills, Experience and Attributes Required NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse. Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevan transferable experience. Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals. Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach. Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence. Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach.What we ask of youPractice aligns with the vision and values of Beaumond House. A positive, proactive, and professional approach is demonstrated. Integrity and trust are maintained at all times. Emotional resilience and ability to provide compassionate care in end-of-life and after-death situations.Please noteAll roles are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure & Barring Service checks. This Job Description is intended as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is subject to periodic review with the post holder.Our Vision is to achieve Outstanding Hospice Care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well Our Values (Guiding Beliefs) are:PERSON CENTRED, WE GO THE EXTRA MILE - Every life matters and every moment matters - patients and their families and friends are at the centre of everything we do.VALUE & SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE All of our people are important and highly valued, and we support and develop them to be at their best.OPENNESS & HONESTY, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - We provide a safe environment in which feelings may be openly expressed and acknowledged with sensitivity and honesty.COLLABORATION - We provide a unique and special range of services, in collaboration with our partners in the End of Life Together Alliance.EFFICIENCY, CARING, PROFESSIONAL - We provide good stewardship of our resources and operate in a professional, caring, and efficient way.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach.

Desirable

• Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevant transferable experience.
• Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach.
• Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse.

Person Specification Experience Essential Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach. Desirable Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevant transferable experience. Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals. Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach. Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence. Qualifications Essential NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Beaumond House Hospice Care

Address

32 London Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG24 1TW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.beaumondhouse.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Beaumond House Hospice Care

Address

32 London Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG24 1TW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.beaumondhouse.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

To work with the Beaumond House team to maintain the standard of excellence to ensure that the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met.

Main duties of the job

A major part of this role is being responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating person-centred, evidence-based palliative care to patients, their families and carers. The RN will ensure the smooth running of the in-patient service, work with the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies and contribute to the development of the staff and the service.

About us

Beaumond House Hospice Care delivers personalised, high-quality end of life care across hospice, home, and community settings. Patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do. All staff are expected to uphold dignity, safety, confidentiality, and the highest standards of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.

Details

Date posted

22 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19.10 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0444-26-0055

Job locations

32 London Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG24 1TW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title:BANK Registered Nurse Inpatients

Reports to: Director of Care & Quality Salary: £19.10

Hours:Zero hours. Worked flexibly to provide cover Monday to Sunday Location: Beaumond House Hospice, Newark

Beaumond House

Beaumond House Hospice Care delivers personalised, high-quality end of life care across hospice, home, and community settings. Patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do. All staff are expected to uphold dignity, safety, confidentiality, and the highest standards of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.

Role Purpose

To work with the Beaumond House team to maintain the standard of excellence to ensure that the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met.

A major part of this role is being responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating person-centred, evidence-based palliative care to patients, their families and carers. The RN will ensure the smooth running of the in-patient service, work with the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies and contribute to the development of the staff and the service.

Main Duties

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care applying a holistic personalised approach and continually review and update care plans and documentation.
• To ensure that the dignity, safety, and confidentiality of all patients are respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standard of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.
• To ensure documentation is accurate legible and appropriate and complies with NMC and CQC requirements and participate in audits to ensure standards of documentation are maintained. To comply with safe use, storage, and destruction of medication. To personally develop, deliver and maintain competence in clinical nursing skills including symptom control and end of life care for patients with cancer or other life-limiting conditions.
• To take responsibility for your own personal development and maintain professional registration with the NMC. To demonstrate and record reflective practice, seek out clinical supervision, review learning needs with Director of Care & Quality (DoCQ) or Clinical Nurse Lead & Educator (CNLE) at individual review/appraisal and attend training as arranged. To build resilience and support networks for reflecting on practice, striving to improve personal performance and emotional wellbeing.

• To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, carers, staff and wider health care team and other agencies, often about difficult and sensitive topics and ensure confidentiality is maintained in all channels of communication and in line with the confidentiality policy.
• To contribute to current improvement initiatives in end-of-life care planning involving patients, relatives, carers, other health care team members.
• To provide bereavement support for carers and identify and refer people who require higher level support.
• To ensure appropriate and timely communication and referrals are made to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies.
• To liaise and work with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure good working relationships are built and maintained, attending, and feeding back from external meetings, e.g. GSF, MDT.
• To lead a team of Health Care Assistants and Volunteers in providing patient-centred evidence-based palliative care to patients with life-limiting conditions who are receiving care and support from Beaumond House Hospice Care.
• To delegate nursing duties appropriately to care staff and contribute to their training and supervision in line with the NMC requirements and Beaumond House policies and procedures.
• To act as role model, supervisor/mentor to Health Care Assistants and other care staff members, participating in recruitment and selection, promoting an environment of continual learning, contributing to training programmes and assisting in induction and on-going development.
• To monitor levels of staffing in relation to patient dependency and ensure staffing and skill mix enables safe delivery of the care service, liaising with DoCQ/CNLE when necessary.
• To provide advice and support for patients and carers over the 24-hour period.

General Duties

• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with your Beaumond House colleagues
• Respect confidentiality applying to all areas of Beaumond House
• Abide by the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Work within Beaumond House policies and procedures
• Participate in and contribute to team meetings
• Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining Beaumond House values

Skills, Experience and Attributes Required

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse.
• Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevan transferable experience.
• Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach.
• Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence.
• Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach.

What we ask of you

• Practice aligns with the vision and values of Beaumond House.
• A positive, proactive, and professional approach is demonstrated.
• Integrity and trust are maintained at all times.
• Emotional resilience and ability to provide compassionate care in end-of-life and after-death situations.

Please note

All roles are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure & Barring Service checks.

This Job Description is intended as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is subject to periodic review with the post holder.

Our Vision is to achieve Outstanding Hospice Care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well

Our Values (Guiding Beliefs) are:

PERSON CENTRED, WE GO THE EXTRA MILE - Every life matters and every moment matters - patients and their families and friends are at the centre of everything we do.

VALUE & SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE All of our people are important and highly valued, and we support and develop them to be at their best.

OPENNESS & HONESTY, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - We provide a safe environment in which feelings may be openly expressed and acknowledged with sensitivity and honesty.

COLLABORATION - We provide a unique and special range of services, in collaboration with our partners in the End of Life Together Alliance.

EFFICIENCY, CARING, PROFESSIONAL - We provide good stewardship of our resources and operate in a professional, caring, and efficient way.

Job description Job responsibilities Job title:BANK Registered Nurse InpatientsReports to: Director of Care & Quality Salary: £19.10Hours:Zero hours. Worked flexibly to provide cover Monday to Sunday Location: Beaumond House Hospice, NewarkBeaumond HouseBeaumond House Hospice Care delivers personalised, high-quality end of life care across hospice, home, and community settings. Patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do. All staff are expected to uphold dignity, safety, confidentiality, and the highest standards of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.Role PurposeTo work with the Beaumond House team to maintain the standard of excellence to ensure that the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met. A major part of this role is being responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating person-centred, evidence-based palliative care to patients, their families and carers. The RN will ensure the smooth running of the in-patient service, work with the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies and contribute to the development of the staff and the service.Main Duties To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care applying a holistic personalised approach and continually review and update care plans and documentation. To ensure that the dignity, safety, and confidentiality of all patients are respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standard of physical, psychological, and spiritual care. To ensure documentation is accurate legible and appropriate and complies with NMC and CQC requirements and participate in audits to ensure standards of documentation are maintained. To comply with safe use, storage, and destruction of medication. To personally develop, deliver and maintain competence in clinical nursing skills including symptom control and end of life care for patients with cancer or other life-limiting conditions. To take responsibility for your own personal development and maintain professional registration with the NMC. To demonstrate and record reflective practice, seek out clinical supervision, review learning needs with Director of Care & Quality (DoCQ) or Clinical Nurse Lead & Educator (CNLE) at individual review/appraisal and attend training as arranged. To build resilience and support networks for reflecting on practice, striving to improve personal performance and emotional wellbeing. To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, carers, staff and wider health care team and other agencies, often about difficult and sensitive topics and ensure confidentiality is maintained in all channels of communication and in line with the confidentiality policy. To contribute to current improvement initiatives in end-of-life care planning involving patients, relatives, carers, other health care team members. To provide bereavement support for carers and identify and refer people who require higher level support. To ensure appropriate and timely communication and referrals are made to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals and agencies. To liaise and work with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure good working relationships are built and maintained, attending, and feeding back from external meetings, e.g. GSF, MDT. To lead a team of Health Care Assistants and Volunteers in providing patient-centred evidence-based palliative care to patients with life-limiting conditions who are receiving care and support from Beaumond House Hospice Care. To delegate nursing duties appropriately to care staff and contribute to their training and supervision in line with the NMC requirements and Beaumond House policies and procedures. To act as role model, supervisor/mentor to Health Care Assistants and other care staff members, participating in recruitment and selection, promoting an environment of continual learning, contributing to training programmes and assisting in induction and on-going development. To monitor levels of staffing in relation to patient dependency and ensure staffing and skill mix enables safe delivery of the care service, liaising with DoCQ/CNLE when necessary. To provide advice and support for patients and carers over the 24-hour period. General Duties Work collaboratively and cooperatively with your Beaumond House colleagues Respect confidentiality applying to all areas of Beaumond House Abide by the Health and Safety at Work Act Work within Beaumond House policies and procedures Participate in and contribute to team meetings Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining Beaumond House values Skills, Experience and Attributes Required NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse. Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevan transferable experience. Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals. Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach. Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence. Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach.What we ask of youPractice aligns with the vision and values of Beaumond House. A positive, proactive, and professional approach is demonstrated. Integrity and trust are maintained at all times. Emotional resilience and ability to provide compassionate care in end-of-life and after-death situations.Please noteAll roles are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure & Barring Service checks. This Job Description is intended as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is subject to periodic review with the post holder.Our Vision is to achieve Outstanding Hospice Care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well Our Values (Guiding Beliefs) are:PERSON CENTRED, WE GO THE EXTRA MILE - Every life matters and every moment matters - patients and their families and friends are at the centre of everything we do.VALUE & SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE All of our people are important and highly valued, and we support and develop them to be at their best.OPENNESS & HONESTY, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - We provide a safe environment in which feelings may be openly expressed and acknowledged with sensitivity and honesty.COLLABORATION - We provide a unique and special range of services, in collaboration with our partners in the End of Life Together Alliance.EFFICIENCY, CARING, PROFESSIONAL - We provide good stewardship of our resources and operate in a professional, caring, and efficient way.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach.

Desirable

• Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevant transferable experience.
• Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach.
• Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse.

Person Specification Experience Essential Flexibility, excellent listening skills and an ability to build a rapport with others and a friendly and sensitive approach. Desirable Experience in palliative care, end of life care, or relevant transferable experience. Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all other individuals. Excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with a sensitive approach. Confidence in basic IT and electronic records, or willingness to develop competence. Qualifications Essential NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Beaumond House Hospice Care

Address

32 London Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG24 1TW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.beaumondhouse.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Beaumond House Hospice Care

Address

32 London Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG24 1TW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.beaumondhouse.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Hospice at Home Care Assistant - Community based

To provide individual high-quality care for patients in their own homes, including appropriate support for families, in line with hospice policy and agreed care plans. Care may include supporting patients while symptoms are assessed and brought under control, caring for the dying, supportive psychosocial and spiritual care in line with any agreed plan, enabling patients independence and supporting discharge home.

Working under the direction of a registered nurse and as part of the Beaumond House team and the End-of-Life Care Together Integrated Hub you will help maintain the standard of excellence, so the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met.

Main duties of the job

Patient Care

• Provide personal care in line with the patients care plan under RN supervision, supporting toileting, washing, eating and drinking while maintaining dignity and privacy.

• After competency sign off, undertake independent visits to deliver delegated care with clear escalation routes.

• Support patients with medication after completing medicines support training, including prompting, assisting and, where authorised, administering prescribed medication within your competence and under RN direction.

• Prepare and serve simple meals, snacks and drinks following food hygiene training and hospice policies.

• Provide care after death, respecting cultural,spiritualand religious needs.

• After training, carry out verification of expected death in the community in line with hospice policy.

• Ensure safe custody and accurate recording of patient property.

• Always maintain patient safety, delivering care only within your training and competence.

Communication & Family Support

• Communicate sensitively with patients and families, adapting to preferred communication methods and supporting those with communication difficulties or sensory loss.

• Respond to queries in a friendly, respectful manner, directing people to theappropriateprofessionalwhen needed andmaintainingconfidentiality

• Support families with practical next steps after death, including liaising with funeral directors.

For more information see supporting documents

About us

Beaumond House Hospice supports patients and their loved ones across North Nottinghamshire, providing free, compassionate care at home and at our Hospice in Newark. We place each person at the centre of everything we do, offering physical, emotional, and spiritual support with dignity and respect.

As a registered charity, we provide four in patient beds, and Hospice at Home services for people with palliative and end of life needs. Our team offers personal care, emotional support, advice, and advance care planning in each persons preferred place of care. We are available 24/7 to offer information, a friendly ear, and signposting for patients, relatives, and carers.

We're looking for someone who is compassionate, person centred, open and honest, and committed to delivering high quality, professional care as part of a supportive, collaborative team. If you go the extra mile for others and want to make every moment matter, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer

• 30 days annual leave ( rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• Company pension via Nest
• Free DBS check and uniform provided
• Paid induction and ongoing training during working hours
• Clear role boundaries and realistic caseloads
• Wellbeing support and counselling services
• Blue Light Card Discounts (with membership)
• Mileage reimbursement for community travel
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders and Freedom to Speak Up Champions
• Supportive leadership with regular one-to-ones