We are looking for a new Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our Inpatient Hospice.

Responsibilities:

• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care. 
• To maintain continuous high standards of skilled nursing care and professional practice through evidence based practice.
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner. To supervise and teach both trained staff, health care assistants and student nurses.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources. To recognise the need for personal flexibility within the unit to ensure all aspects of the services are managed safely and effectively.
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager. 
• To assist the Ward Manager in all aspects of leadership and management of the hospice in-patient unit.
• To assist in the coordination of services provided by the inpatient unit, and to contribute to the day to day running of the service.  
• To assist, where necessary, in the provision of other services provided by the hospice

For more information, contact Gaurang Barot on +44(0) 203 411 5531 or email on gaurang@permanenthire.co.uk