Palliative Care Staff Nurse (Band 5) Bank inWoking inWoking PUBLISHED 14 DEC 2023

Band 5: Depending on experience  PERMANENT 
Focus on improving care and ensuring best practice at all times.

Full details of the job are detailed in the attached job description but we set out a summary below.

To provide a high standard of individualised patient centred care to patients with a life limiting illness and to provide care and support for relatives and carers on the Inpatient Unit.

To assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service including the teaching of junior staff and students.


Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased to announce the following position:


Palliative Care Staff Nurse


Band 5

Woking and Sam Beare Hospice In Patient Unit is looking for a passionate dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our incredible team.

Here at the hospice, we pride our selves on giving exceptionally high standards of care to patients and their families through some of the most challenging times of their lives. In our IPU, in their own homes and in our Wellbeing Centre. Our charity-based service specialises in palliative and end of life care for patients with complex life limiting illnesses who live in the North-West Surrey area.

Some of the ways we provide such high standards is through fantastic staff to patient ratios that leave our patients and families feeling like they are always a priority. As well as our environment which is clean, warm and homely to ensure all that come through our services feel safe and comfortable.

In addition to the wonderful environment, we have a keen focus on education and development. Our education team support excellent training sessions taught by our in-house experts. Furthermore, our staff are encouraged and supported to increase their professional skills through courses and university modules.

Recent examples of our commitment to developing our team include:

NA to RN apprenticeships

HCA to NA apprenticeships,

CNS supported and developed to join our medical team as a Non-Medical Prescriber/ANP

Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse

In the short time I have worked at the Hospice, I have been really supported by the team I work within. It is a challenging environment to work in, and I am continually learning. However, it is made easier by working in a supportive and caring team. I love my job.


Clinical Colleague

A successful
Palliative Care Staff Nurse band 5:
will be:

  • Key member of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills are essential.
  • To utilise your advanced nursing skills and knowledge
  • Have a can-do, enthusiastic attitude.
  • Experience of palliative care is desirable; it is not essential as we can offer support through our training and development programme.
  • A compassionate nurse who will play a key role in planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence based individualised nursing care.
  • You will also possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and be able to lead and motivate others.
  • An ability to teach and support junior members of the team
  • Supporting complex patients with their medical, social and psychological needs
  • Engage in the development of the ward
  • Focus on improving care and ensuring best practice at all times

Full details of the job are detailed in the attached job description but we set out a summary below.

To provide a high standard of individualised patient centred care to patients with a life limiting illness and to provide care and support for relatives and carers on the Inpatient Unit.

To assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service including the teaching of junior staff and students.


Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased to announce the following position:


Palliative Care Staff Nurse


Band 5

Woking and Sam Beare Hospice In Patient Unit is looking for a passionate dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our incredible team.

Here at the hospice, we pride our selves on giving exceptionally high standards of care to patients and their families through some of the most challenging times of their lives. In our IPU, in their own homes and in our Wellbeing Centre. Our charity-based service specialises in palliative and end of life care for patients with complex life limiting illnesses who live in the North-West Surrey area.

Some of the ways we provide such high standards is through fantastic staff to patient ratios that leave our patients and families feeling like they are always a priority. As well as our environment which is clean, warm and homely to ensure all that come through our services feel safe and comfortable.

In addition to the wonderful environment, we have a keen focus on education and development. Our education team support excellent training sessions taught by our in-house experts. Furthermore, our staff are encouraged and supported to increase their professional skills through courses and university modules.

Recent examples of our commitment to developing our team include:

NA to RN apprenticeships

HCA to NA apprenticeships,

CNS supported and developed to join our medical team as a Non-Medical Prescriber/ANP

Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse

In the short time I have worked at the Hospice, I have been really supported by the team I work within. It is a challenging environment to work in, and I am continually learning. However, it is made easier by working in a supportive and caring team. I love my job.


Clinical Colleague

A successful
Palliative Care Staff Nurse band 5:
will be:

  • Key member of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills are essential.
  • To utilise your advanced nursing skills and knowledge
  • Have a can-do, enthusiastic attitude.
  • Experience of palliative care is desirable; it is not essential as we can offer support through our training and development programme.
  • A compassionate nurse who will play a key role in planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence based individualised nursing care.
  • You will also possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and be able to lead and motivate others.
  • An ability to teach and support junior members of the team
  • Supporting complex patients with their medical, social and psychological needs
  • Engage in the development of the ward
  • Focus on improving care and ensuring best practice at all times

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