Saint Michaels Hospice

Hospice Nurse

The closing date is 03 November 2025

Job summary

Are you a caring and compassionate nurse who wants to make a meaningful difference during one of lifes most sensitive times?

Were looking for passionate Hospice Nurses to join our dedicated team here at Crimple House, where your kindness, empathy, and clinical expertise truly matter. At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, personalised care that brings comfort, dignity, and support to patients nearing the end of life and to those who love them.

Main duties of the job

As a Hospice Nurse, you'll lead by example in delivering high-quality, holistic care within our welcoming inpatient unit. You'll provide vital support not just to patients, but to families and colleagues helping to create an environment of trust, peace, and compassion.

What You'll Do:

  • Conduct thorough nursing assessments and develop tailored care plans
  • Manage shifts effectively, including patient admissions and discharges
  • Administer medication and manage symptoms to ensure comfort
  • Offer emotional support and gentle guidance to patients and families
  • Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including doctors, pharmacists, therapists, and trained volunteers
  • Advocate respectfully for patients individual needs and preferences
  • Support families through grief and loss, offering education and compassionate care

About us

  • We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
  • Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
  • Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
  • A supportive and caring environment
  • Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning

How to apply:

Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form.

Download and read through job description(via the Downloads section at the top of the advert)as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.

Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.

We recommend reading the application pack Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just B and Saint Michaels and browsing the Join our team pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what its like working for us and how the recruitment process works.

Did you hear about this role from a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Dont forget to let us know after clicking apply.

Details

Date posted

15 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£41,179.14 a year 45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0009-25-0008

Job locations

St. Michaels Hospice

Hornbeam Park Avenue

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 8NA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Hospice Nurse

Job Purpose

Plan and deliver patient-centred care, working closely with patients and their families.

Once trained, act as the shift coordinator, overseeing high-quality team nursing care

and coordinating wider team care that puts patients' at the heart of what we do.

Act as the key worker for a designated caseload, showing nursing leadership byproviding care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

See job description attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hospice Nurse

Job Purpose

Plan and deliver patient-centred care, working closely with patients and their families.

Once trained, act as the shift coordinator, overseeing high-quality team nursing care

and coordinating wider team care that puts patients' at the heart of what we do.

Act as the key worker for a designated caseload, showing nursing leadership byproviding care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

See job description attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • See person specification attached.

Desirable

  • See person specification attached.

Experience

Essential

  • See person specification attached.

Desirable

  • See person specification attached.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • See person specification attached.

Desirable

  • See person specification attached.

Experience

Essential

  • See person specification attached.

Desirable

  • See person specification attached.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Saint Michaels Hospice

Address

St. Michaels Hospice

Hornbeam Park Avenue

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 8NA


Employer's website

https://app.healthboxhr.com/jobs-feed/web/company/65d86b0053344 (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Saint Michaels Hospice

Address

St. Michaels Hospice

Hornbeam Park Avenue

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 8NA


Employer's website

https://app.healthboxhr.com/jobs-feed/web/company/65d86b0053344 (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

People & Culture Team

people@saintmichaelshospice.org

Details

Date posted

15 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£41,179.14 a year 45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0009-25-0008

Job locations

St. Michaels Hospice

Hornbeam Park Avenue

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 8NA


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