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Could you see yourself working for us? Weston Hospicecare is a fantastic and dynamic charity based in Uphill focusing on delivering expert end of life and palliative care to those in the northern Somerset area with a life-limiting condition. Why not use your skills to support local people and the community? Our current vacancies include:

BANK REGISTERED NURSE

Salary: £25,270 – £29,613 per annum, pro rata for part time (dependent on experience)

Are you a warm, caring professional, committed to providing best possible standards of care?

We’re seeking Registered Nurses to complement our friendly, supportive team of highly skilled bank nurses based primarily at our 10-bed inpatient unit, plus some work within our community team and at our day hospice.

Our bank nursing staff work a variety of shifts to cover a 24 hour period during periods of planned and unplanned absence.

Ideally, you will have had experience working with patients within palliative care or Oncology, however, if you consider yourself able to deliver high quality patient care, had recent acute care experience and have a keen interest in palliative care we would like to hear from you.

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate.

For an informal discussion/visit, please contact Claire Fisher, IPU Sister on 01934 423900. For an application pack, please visit our website at: http://westonhospicecare.org.uk/careers/

Alternatively, please email jobs@westonhospiceare.org.uk or call reception on 01934 423900. We are unable to accept cvs without a completed application form.

We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Application Pack

Job Description

Summary of Terms

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BANK NURSING AUXILIARY (WHC-BNA22)

Salary: £18,731 – £19,325 pa (dependent on experience and pro rata for part-time)

Weston Hospicecare provides care for local people who are living with life-limiting illnesses. We are currently looking for a Nursing Auxiliary to complement the current team of highly skilled nurses and nursing auxiliaries. This role will be based in our 10 bedded In-patient Unit with the opportunity to work in the Community team and our Day Hospice.

Our bank nursing staff work a variety of shifts to cover a 24 hour period during periods of planned and unplanned absence.

Ideally, you will have had experience working with patients within palliative are or oncology, however, if you consider yourself to be able to deliver high quality patient care, had recent acute care experience and have a keen interest in palliative care we would like to hear from you.

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate.

For further information or an informal visit please contact Claire fisher, IPU Team Manager or Sarah Gainsford, IPU Sister on 01934 423900.

For an application pack visit our website at: Careers – Weston Hospicecare

Alternatively please email jobs@westonhospicecare.org.uk or call us via reception on 01934 423900. Please note: we’re unable to accept CVs without a completed application form.

We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Application Pack

Job Description

Summary of Terms

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LEAD NURSE, DAY HOSPICE (WHC-LNDH22)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £31,660 – £36,600 per annum dependent on experience (pro rata for part-time)

Weston Hospicecare is an independent hospice with a dedicated multi-professional team working alongside trained volunteers who are committed to providing holistic care for local people living with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

We are currently looking for a Lead Nurse ideally with experience in palliative care or oncology to manage our Day Hospice and develop our services. The wider multi-disciplinary team supports Day Hospice and you will have leadership responsibility for the volunteers and HCA working within Day Hospice. The post holder will plan and carry out nursing care to palliative patients accessing our Day Hospice, liaising with other members of the MDT or GP services where necessary.

The post will be a permanent position working 9.00 to 17.00 Tuesday – Thursday, although there may be a degree of flexibility to work slightly shorter days with the remaining hours worked on a Monday. In addition to having leadership responsibility for Day Hospice you will have the opportunity to be involved in developing our services; working closely with our consultant, therapists and community nursing team.

In return, we offer:

* Contributory pension scheme/NHS transferrable

* Free parking

* 25 days holiday + bank holidays (part-time pro rata)

* Staff consultation group

* Employee savings scheme

* Mentoring programme

* Employee assistance programme

* Staff social activities

* Opportunities for challenge events & fundraising

* Family-friendly benefits

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate.

For further information or an informal visit please contact Stacy Gaynor, Day Services Team Lead on 01934 423900. Please apply via NHS Jobs by clicking here

The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday, 12 July (Midnight). If your application is shortlisted, it is anticipated that interviews will be held on Thursday, 21 July.

We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Summary of Terms

Job Description

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Vacancy Details

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Education & Qualifications

Where a professional / academic qualification is an essential requirement of the job, we may seek to verify these with the relevant educational authorities. You may be asked to provide documentation at the job offer stage.

Education & Qualifications(Required)

Professional institution (e.g school, college, work based training course)

Level & subject (e.g GCSE Maths, Level 2 Health & Social Care, BSc in Palliative & End of Life Care

Type of qualification/grade or level achieved (e.g pass, merit, distinction)

Year in which your qualification was achieved

Current Study

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Level & subject (e.g GCSE Maths, Level 2 Health & Social Care, BSc in Palliative & End of Life Care

Type of qualification/grade or level achieved (e.g pass, merit, distinction)

Year in which your qualification was achieved

Career History

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Are you still employed there?(Required)

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Are you / have you ever been subject to disciplinary poor performance proceedings whilst employed there?(Required)

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If you have any gaps within your employment or education history, please state the reasons for the gaps below(Required)

Supporting Information

Please use this section to tell us in more detail about your skills and experience. This may have been gained whilst doing paid or unpaid work, apprenticeships, whilst at college or at any other time in your life. What you write here will be compared against the criteria detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please ensure you mention anything here that demonstrates that you fulfil the criteria. Don’t assume that we will know.(Required)

Further Information & Guidance for completing the Additional Information section:

If you are successful at interview and offered employment, your offer will be conditional upon us receiving satisfactory further information. The type of information that we will require from you at this stage will vary depending on the role that you are offered. It may include information on:

References - for all positions, you will be asked to provide the name, position and contact details of two referees. If you are, or have been employed, these should be your two most recent employers, your line manager or someone in a position of responsibility who can comment on your suitability for the post. If you are a student, you will need to provide contact details of a teacher at your school, college or university.
Your eligibility to work/remain in the UK
Your driving licence/record
Your fitness to practice, e.g. whether you are subject of a fitness to practice investigation or proceedings by a licensing or regulatory body in the UK or in any other country
Whether you have ever been removed from the register or have had conditions made on your registration by a fitness to practice committee or the licensing or regulatory body in the UK or in any other country
Criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands and similar criminal offence

Driving

Some roles require a current full driving licence. If you are unsure whether the post you are applying for requires this, please refer to the job advert, supporting recruitment information or Job Description/Person Specification. If this is not a requirement for your role, you are not required to complete the driving section below.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

If you are applying for a post involving access to persons in receipt of health services or supervising children, your offer of employment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Failure to reveal information relating to any convictions could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment. If in doubt, please refer to the job advert, supporting recruitment information or Job Description/Person Specification. For more information or advice on any of the above, please contact the HR Team.

References

Please provide details of two referees below. Your referees should be your two most recent employers. References will not be taken up before an applicant has accepted an offer of employment. Please note; it is hospice policy to take up references via email, therefore email details are essential.

Type of reference(Required)

Referee Name(Required)

Position/Job Title(Required)

Relationship to you (e.g Line Mgr)(Required)

Organisation Name

Organisation Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City County Postcode Country

Contact email(Required)

Contact Number(Required)

I authorise Weston Hospicecare to obtain references from the employer (above)(Required)

Yes

Type of reference(Required)

Referee Name(Required)

Position/Job Title(Required)

Relationship to you (e.g Line Mgr)(Required)

Organisation Name

Organisation Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City County Postcode Country

Contact email(Required)

Contact Number(Required)

I authorise Weston Hospicecare to obtain references from the employer (above)(Required)

Yes

Additional Information

(see notes above)

Eligibility to Work in the UK

Are you eligible to work in the UK?(Required)

Yes

If so, do you have a valid work permit?(Required)

Yes

Do you require EU settled status?(Required)

Yes

Do you require EU settled status?(Required)

Yes

Driving

Do you hold a current, full, clean UK driving licence?

Yes

Are you able to travel to and between our various locations for work/training purposes?

Yes

Do you have access to a car you can use for work purposes?

Yes

Do you have any current endorsements?

Yes

Membership of Professional Bodies (e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC)

Professional Body(Required)

Yes

Name of Professional Body

PIN/Registration No

Expiry Date

Have you ever been subject to investigation/regulatory proceedings in the UK or other country?

Yes

Privacy Statement and Declaration

In order to progress your application throughout the recruitment process, data contained within this form may be stored in both electronic and hard copy formats. Personal identifiable data will be held securely and only be accessed by authorised personnel within Weston Hospicecare.

If your application is successful we will retain your application form for the duration of your employment and up to 7 years after the end of your employment.

If your application is unsuccessful we will retain your application for up to 10 months; after this date it will be safely destroyed.

For more information, regarding data processing and storage please refer to our Privacy Statement shown on our website or by requesting our full suite of Information Governance policies from the HR Team.

I understand and agree that data contained in this application form will be used for
employment recruitment purposes and will be stored and retained as detailed above.
I understand that the appointment, if offered, will be subject to information given on this
form and I agree that any deliberate omission, false statements or misrepresentation in the
application form will be grounds for rejecting this application or subsequent dismissal of
employed by the Hospice

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If you work for us, you’ll know that each moment you are at work involves making a positive difference to the people of Weston-super-Mare and across the rest of North Somerset and Sedgemoor.

We look after hundreds of patients and their loved ones each year, and no matter what role you have at the Hospice, you’ll be helping to ensure we can deliver expert and compassionate palliative care to those who need it.

We are a community supported organisation with our service area including Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Yatton, Congresbury, Blagdon, Cheddar, Axbridge, Wedmore, Weare, Mark, Highbridge, Burnham-on-Sea and everywhere in between!

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Personal Details

Education & Qualifications

Current Study

Career History

Employment/Education Gaps

Supporting Information

Further Information & Guidance for completing the Additional Information section:

Driving

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

References

Additional Information

Eligibility to Work in the UK

Driving

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Privacy Statement and Declaration

Please help us by filling in the optional Equality & Diversity Form below.

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