Job summary
Join St Nicholas Hospice Care Ward Nurses & Nursing Associates Part-Time & Full-Time Roles Available
Are you a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate seeking a truly rewarding role where your skills and compassion make a real difference?
At St Nicholas Hospice Care, we believe in giving our team the time and space to deliver outstanding, person-centred care. Our nurse to patient ratio ensures you can focus on what matters most: supporting patients and families with dignity and compassion.
Main duties of the job
- The provision of specialist palliative and end of life nursing care, primarily on Sylvan Ward.
- The delivery of a holistic model of care, which supports the psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patient.
- Participation in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred nursing care for patients.
- Awareness of the importance of supporting family members through periods of death, dying and bereavement.
- Working effectively with MDT colleagues, delegating duties according to the skills and knowledge of junior team members.
- To actively support and model the SNHC Values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Equity
See attached job descriptions for job responsibilities for Hospice Nurse & Nursing Associate roles.
About us
The Hospice
St Nicholas Hospice Care is a successful and much-loved charity serving the local area of West Suffolk and Thetford. Every year we support nearly 2,000 local people, delivering care across multiple settings. Our services are not just for patients, but for their family and friends too, and include everything from specialist medical care to bereavement support and practical help.
Why Choose Us?
Supportive, Multidisciplinary Team:Work alongside experienced nurses, healthcare assistants, specialist doctors, allied health professionals, and dedicated volunteers.
Calming, Holistic Setting: Our 12-bed Sylvan Ward is set in peaceful gardens, offering a tranquil space for palliative care with activities like afternoon teas, pizza nights, and donkey visits. We offer a range of contracts and a supportive 12-hour shift pattern (days and nights).
Outstanding Benefits
- Free onsite parking (guaranteed space)
- 25 days paid annual leave (increasing with service)
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- NHS pension continuation or access to a group pension scheme
- Home-made meals in our onsite bistro
- Life assurance
- Blue Light Card scheme discounts
- Health Cash Plan & Wellbeing programme (dentistry, optical, wellbeing support)
- Enhanced Occupational
- Sick Pay
- Social events (photography club, quiz nights, picnics, & more)
- Supportive management with regular 1:1s, appraisals, team meetings, & away days
- Unsocial hours uplift of up to 60% for some shifts
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are offering the opportunity to join St Nicholas Hospice Care as either a Hospice Nurse or Nursing Associate.
See attached separate job descriptions for the responsibilities and duties for each of these roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are offering the opportunity to join St Nicholas Hospice Care as either a Hospice Nurse or Nursing Associate.
See attached separate job descriptions for the responsibilities and duties for each of these roles.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Nursing Associate:
- - Ability to support Hospice Nurse to problem solve to support clinical and organisational need.
- Hospice Nurse:
- Ability to problem solve to support clinical and organisational need.
- Hospice Nurse and Nursing Associate:
- - Good understanding of high-quality care
- - Excellent communication skills.
- - Awareness of the principles of palliative care and a commitment to work towards these
- - Awareness of the principles of safe use of medication, including the management of controlled drugs
- - Understanding and awareness of safeguarding principles
- - Proven ability to support team members at all levels
- - Ability to recognise and learn from mistakes
- - An open approach to learning and development
- - Willingness to challenge poor practice
- - Understanding of the value and importance of volunteers
- - Contemporary evidence-based clinical skills and knowledge
- - Willingness to extend own practice by learning
- - Ability to remain calm during times of heightened emotions and use skills to de-escalate these situations
- - Willingness to learn skills which support a 'one team' approach to care, to support business continuity
- - Working with staff across organisational and professional boundaries - - IT literate, including Outlook emails, iRota and electronic patient records (SystmOne).
- - Ability to work full roster (including unsocial hours)
- - Robust understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, recognising the needs of others without judgement or prejudice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Associate
- - Adult Registered Associate Nurse
- - Able to demonstrate commitment to continuing professional and development.
- - Enthusiasm for specialist palliative care
- - Clinical experience and experience of palliative care
- - Good knowledge of palliative care theory and practice
- Hospice Nurse:
- - Adult Registered Nurse (Active NMC registrant)
- - Relevant Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- - Able to demonstrate commitment to continuing professional and development.
- - Enthusiasm for specialist palliative care
Desirable
- Desirable (Hospice Nurse)
- - A qualification in palliative care or long term conditions, or willingness to work towards this.
- - Teaching and Assessing qualification (ENB 998, Practice Assessor, or similar)
- - Clinical experience and experience of palliative care
- - Good knowledge of palliative care theory and practice
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Nursing Associate:
- - Ability to support Hospice Nurse to problem solve to support clinical and organisational need.
- Hospice Nurse:
- Ability to problem solve to support clinical and organisational need.
- Hospice Nurse and Nursing Associate:
- - Good understanding of high-quality care
- - Excellent communication skills.
- - Awareness of the principles of palliative care and a commitment to work towards these
- - Awareness of the principles of safe use of medication, including the management of controlled drugs
- - Understanding and awareness of safeguarding principles
- - Proven ability to support team members at all levels
- - Ability to recognise and learn from mistakes
- - An open approach to learning and development
- - Willingness to challenge poor practice
- - Understanding of the value and importance of volunteers
- - Contemporary evidence-based clinical skills and knowledge
- - Willingness to extend own practice by learning
- - Ability to remain calm during times of heightened emotions and use skills to de-escalate these situations
- - Willingness to learn skills which support a 'one team' approach to care, to support business continuity
- - Working with staff across organisational and professional boundaries - - IT literate, including Outlook emails, iRota and electronic patient records (SystmOne).
- - Ability to work full roster (including unsocial hours)
- - Robust understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, recognising the needs of others without judgement or prejudice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Associate
- - Adult Registered Associate Nurse
- - Able to demonstrate commitment to continuing professional and development.
- - Enthusiasm for specialist palliative care
- - Clinical experience and experience of palliative care
- - Good knowledge of palliative care theory and practice
- Hospice Nurse:
- - Adult Registered Nurse (Active NMC registrant)
- - Relevant Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- - Able to demonstrate commitment to continuing professional and development.
- - Enthusiasm for specialist palliative care
Desirable
- Desirable (Hospice Nurse)
- - A qualification in palliative care or long term conditions, or willingness to work towards this.
- - Teaching and Assessing qualification (ENB 998, Practice Assessor, or similar)
- - Clinical experience and experience of palliative care
- - Good knowledge of palliative care theory and practice
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
