Patient Liaison Nurse

The Role

The Patient Liaison Nurse provides a single point of contact for patients, their families, referrers and other health and social care workers, who are seeking an admission to the hospice Inpatient Unit or other hospice services. The role requires an effective co-ordination of the hospice patient admission and discharge processes and works in collaboration with hospice clinicians, members of the multi-disciplinary team, primary and secondary care services and patients and carers.

What you need

• Appropriately qualified Registered Nurse with significant post-qualification experience
• Experience in palliative/end of life care is desirable
• Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with patients, carers and professionals
• Excellent assessment skills and experience of triaging admissions
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to deal with changing priorities

Why [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?

We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including 35 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising to 40 days with long service (pro rata for part-time), generous enhanced maternity package, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, free parking, healthcare cash plan, subsidised meals and excellent training opportunities. We also offer continuity of service from the NHS with respect to pension and holiday allowance.

Application Details

Closing Date: Wednesday, 21st July 2021. Interviews: 10th August 2021. To apply download the job description and an application form & email applications to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has a No Smoking Policy.