Registered Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a compassionate Registered Nurse to provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care within Dorothy House Hospice's In-Patient Unit. You will assess patient needs, deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The position focuses on complex symptom management and supporting patients and families through their end-of-life journey, with opportunities for professional development.
Key responsibilities
- Assessing patients' physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs, developing individualised plans of care alongside patients and their families
- Delivering and evaluating high-quality nursing care using evidence-based practice
- Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care from admission through to discharge
- Supporting patients and families through complex symptom management and end of life care planning
- Taking charge of the clinical environment when appropriate and supporting colleagues across the nursing team
- Contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement, education and service development activities
Essential criteria
- * First Level Registered Nurse with active registration
- * Experience delivering evidence-based nursing care
- * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when supporting patients with complex care needs
- * Demonstrating attributes that reflect care, compassion and willingness to support patients and their families through their end of life journey
- * Experience of medicines management and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- * Experience contributing to quality improvement, audit or service improvement activities
Desirable criteria
- * Teaching experience or relevant teaching qualification
- * Experience using clinical systems and Microsoft Office applications, including SystmOne
- * Knowledge of, or experience within, palliative care and end of life care services
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 12d
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Dorothy House Hospice
Registered Nurse
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a compassionate Nurse looking for a rewarding career in palliative and end of life care? Do you want the time, support and opportunity to truly make a difference to patients and families during some of life's most important moments?
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity to develop your clinical expertise in palliative care, complex symptom management and end of life care. Whether you already have hospice experience or are looking to bring your skills from another healthcare setting, we take pride in supporting our teams professional development and helping you build a rewarding career where every day has purpose.
About us
At Dorothy House Hospice Care, our In-Patient Unit provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on symptom management, holistic care and helping people achieve the best possible quality of life. As a Registered Nurse within our hospice team, you'll deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care whilst working alongside a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team.
Details
Date posted
04 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£16 to £20 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
WEBREC1000573
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