Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Hours / week
- 24
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a registered Children's, Adult, or Learning Disabilities Nurse to provide holistic nursing care and support to babies, children, and young people with complex health needs, palliative, and end-of-life care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, leading and coordinating shifts, and delivering care both at the hospice and in families' homes. The position involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care plans, maintaining clinical records, and participating in training and professional development.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities)
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies, children and young people, including best practice in safeguarding children.
- Knowledge and understanding of childrens palliative care and recent initiatives in childrens health and social care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar
- Mentor qualification
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
- Proficient in IT systems, including Microsoft Office and email platforms.
- Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
- Ability to use initiative and problem solve.
- Ability to plan and manage own time.
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
- Demonstrates the ability to adapt quickly to changing tasks and priorities, even at short notice.
- Proficient in video conferencing including Teams or Zoom.
- Experience of using clinical judgement to interpret clinical data to inform decision making.
- Evidence of working within a professional, multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of providing mentorship to staff and students.
- Ability to undertake physical activities and manual handling to support the varying needs of our service users in line with the requirements of the role.
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills
- Demonstrable experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting.
- Experience of delivering parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and/or tracheostomy care.
- Experience of leading and coordinating shifts or teams.
- Experience of working in a palliative care service.
- Experience of working with learning and physically disabled children and young people with mental health needs.
- Experience of providing community care services.
- Experience of managing a small group of staff and resources on a day-to-day basis.
- Experience of working with volunteers, either personally or professionally.
- Evidence of participation in research and audit.
- Current full, valid driving license.
- Ability to occasionally work in the other EACH hospice (Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire) to respond to increased demand for complex or end of life care.
- Ability to participate in the EACH local on-call rota, when required, to deliver urgent or end of life care in the hospice or community.
- Access to own vehicle
- NMC Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities)
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to babies, children and young people, including best practice in safeguarding children.
- Knowledge and understanding of childrens palliative care and recent initiatives in childrens health and social care.
- Experience of using SystmOne electronic care record system or similar
- Mentor qualification
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
- Proficient in IT systems, including Microsoft Office and email platforms.
- Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
- Ability to use initiative and problem solve.
- Ability to plan and manage own time.
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
- Demonstrates the ability to adapt quickly to changing tasks and priorities, even at short notice.
- Proficient in video conferencing including Teams or Zoom.
- Experience of using clinical judgement to interpret clinical data to inform decision making.
- Evidence of working within a professional, multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of providing mentorship to staff and students.
- Ability to undertake physical activities and manual handling to support the varying needs of our service users in line with the requirements of the role.
- Post registration experience with demonstrated experience of delivering a wide range of clinical skills
- Demonstrable experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting.
- Experience of delivering parenteral nutrition, long-term ventilation and/or tracheostomy care.
- Experience of leading and coordinating shifts or teams.
- Experience of working in a palliative care service.
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East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices
Nurse
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
Nurse - The Nook Hospice, NR14 7PX
*A Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle is essential for this role*
Full-Time & Part-Time applicants considered
-Minimum 24 hours per week
Our service is provided in a 24/7, 365 day environment; shifts include weekend & Bank Holidays
Shift Pattern:
Our standard shift structure is 12 1/2 hour shifts (includes unpaid break)
- Day Shift - 7:30am-8:00pm
- Night Shift - 7:30pm-8:00am
- Homecare Shift - In the community (Hours vary)
Enhanced Rates - Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays
- +30% Saturdays & Evenings
- +60% Sundays & Bank Holidays
- Competitive on-call rates
Permanent Contract
£32,073 - £48,117 FTE per annum, dependent on experience
Care Salary Band: 5/6
Main duties of the job
We are looking
for registered Childrens, Adult or Learning Disabilities Nurses who
want to work within a multidisciplined team to further their experience or
develop skills working in childrens palliative care.
In our
commitment to you, we will provide you with:
All the training and development required
to deliver childrens palliative care including:
- Bespoke palliative and end of life care,
clinical skills and long term ventilation training programmes
- Support to attend external training
opportunities
- Participation in quality and
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