Registered Nurse Team Lead

exceptional specialist palliative care.

day-to-day management of clinical services.

inclusion, continuous learning and professional excellence.

achieve their full potential

and evidence-based practice.

remain at the centre of all decision-making.

systems, outcome measures and data to enhance care delivery.

Purpose of the Role

Lead Registered Nurse, you will play a key leadership role in delivering

outstanding specialist palliative and end of life care while supporting,

inspiring and developing our multidisciplinary team.

Working alongside the Quality and Safety Lead and the Practice

development Lead, this role supports service development, champions quality

improvement, nurtures professional growth, and contributes to a culture where

everyone feels valued, heard and empowered.

Provide visible clinical leadership, acting as

a role model for excellence in specialist palliative care.

Coordinate and support the nursing team to

deliver safe, compassionate and effective care.

Ensure care is holistic, responsive and

tailored to the individual needs and preferences of patients and families.

Promote independence, dignity, privacy and

choice for every patient.

Support the assessment, planning, delivery and

evaluation of care using evidence-based practice.

Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality

clinical documentation.

Manage and triage advice line calls, providing

guidance and appropriate signposting.

Support safe medicines management in

accordance with professional standards and organisational policies.

Support workforce planning to ensure safe

staffing levels and an appropriate skill mix.

Create a positive, supportive and inclusive

team culture where colleagues feel valued and empowered.

Support the recruitment, onboarding and

retention of a skilled, engaged and high-performing workforce.

Undertake appraisals and development

conversations that encourage learning, development and career progression.

Support registered staff with NMC revalidation

Promote staff wellbeing and psychological

safety.

Provide leadership, guidance and constructive

feedback to staff and volunteers.

Support the management of change in a positive

and collaborative way.

and Relationships

Build strong relationships with patients,

families, carers, volunteers, colleagues and external partners.

Communicate complex or sensitive information

with empathy, honesty and professionalism.

Contribute effectively within the

multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated care.

Develop collaborative relationships across

health, social care and voluntary sector organisations.

Ensure clear, accurate and timely

communication, records and reports.

Education,

Support a culture of continuous learning

across the organisation.

Deliver and participate in education,

induction, mentoring and training programmes.

Support students, learners and new colleagues

in developing their confidence and clinical skills

Share specialist palliative care knowledge and

act as a resource for others.

Maintain and develop your own professional

knowledge and leadership capability.

Contribute to the development of clinical

policies, procedures and guidelines.

Quality,

Champion high standards of clinical care,

safety and professional practice.

Support clinical audit, quality improvement

and research activity.

Monitor and manage clinical risk in

collaboration with the clinical leadership team.

Promote a culture of learning through incident

reporting, reflection and improvement.

Support implementation of outcome measures,

service evaluation and data collection.

Contribute to service development projects

that improve patient and family experience.

Ensure compliance with CQC standards and

regulatory requirements.

Eden Valley Hospice is a forward-thinking, compassionate provider of

specialist palliative and end-of-life care. We are a 10 bedded in patient unit based in Carlisle.

Our vision is to improve care for people in our communities who are

dying or have conditions which will shorten their lives.

We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, person-centred care

through our inpatient unit, Living Well and Outreach services, patient and

family support, and Jigsaw, our dedicated childrens hospice. Collaboration is

at the heart of our approach, and we work closely with healthcare providers

across the region.

Our

values are at the heart of everything we do:

We

provide compassionate, person-centred care that recognises the physical,

emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and those important to them.

We

treat everyone with dignity, kindness and sensitivity, valuing individual

experiences, choices, cultures and beliefs.

We

embrace learning, research and continuous improvement to enhance patient

outcomes and develop the future of hospice care.

create an environment where diversity is celebrated, everyone belongs, and all

voices are welcomed and valued.

We have a range of benefits available, including reamining in the NHS pension. Please

click here for more information about our benefits: https://www.edenvalleyhospice.org/about/join-our-team/

Experience

Qualifications

Desirable: - Post-registration qualification in palliative care, oncology or related speciality.; - Leadership or management qualification.

Knowledge and Skills