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Willen Hospice

Registered Nurse

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Job summary

Are you a compassionate, skilled nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care? We are looking for a dedicated and proactive Registered Nurse to join our dynamic Willen at Home team to help us deliver exceptional support to patients with complex and changing need in the community.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

  • Provide continuous assessment of patients and their carers, identifying evolving needs across a varied caseload.
  • Deliver skilled nursing interventions including medication administration (via multiple routes), verification of death and assessments for care.
  • Offer psychosocial support to patients and families experiencing emotional distress, providing compassionate, evidence-based guidance.
  • Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, social workers, patients, carers, and managers across organisational boundaries.
  • Facilitate formal educational training sessions for carers and community RNs.
  • Contribute to clinical audit and research projects to drive continuous improvement and best practice.

What You'll Need:

  • Be a Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration and at least 6 months post-qualification experience.
  • Have proven experience in managing complex patient needs in a community setting.
  • Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and roles.
  • Have flexibility to work across day and weekend shifts.
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle with business-use insurance (for community role).

About us

Set in the tranquil grounds of Willen Lake, Willen Hospice is the leading provider of specialist palliative care within the Milton Keynes area. We offer 24 hour / seven days a week palliative care to people who have advanced disease, caring for people in our Inpatient Unit which accommodates 15 patients and the local community. Our person centred care is delivered with compassion and respect for peoples wishes. We have an expanding Therapeutic & Wellbeing service offering Psychological Wellbeing, Social Care, Physiotherapy, Occupational and Complementary Therapy. Our dedicated Business Development teams and retail portfolio of shops raise vital funds to deliver this care.

Why Join Us?

  • A Role with Purpose Be part of a team delivering outstanding palliative care.
  • Supportive & Caring Environment Work with passionate colleagues.
  • Great Benefits Package Including 35 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme or continued membership of the NHS pension scheme for clinically registered staff, enhanced maternity/sick pay, and ongoing professional development.
  • Perks & Extras Free on-site parking, subsidised catering, Blue Light Card discounts (with membership), and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Join us at Willen Hospice and help provide outstanding care that makes every moment countand become part of something meaningful.

This appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Details

Date posted

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,534.88 to £31,665 a year plus a 10% shift allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0365-25-0031

Job locations

Milton Road

Willen Village

Milton Keynes

MK15 9AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Continual assessment of patients and their carers needs, when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.

  • Undertake nursing interventions (such as providing personal care to patients, administration of prescribed medication through a variety of routes, tissue viability care, ensuring infusion pumps are working correctly) consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet individual patients needs.

  • Provide psychosocial support to patients in emotional distress and their distressed families and provide a high standard of evidence based information to them.

  • Communicating effectively with multi disciplinary health care professionals, medical and social work colleagues, patients, carers and managers across organisational boundaries.
  • Manage the workload and liaise with M D T in the absence of the Lead Nurse.

  • Participate in the delivery of formal educational training to carers and RNs in the community

  • Participate in audit/research projects in order to achieve best practice.

  • Participate in champion role work within the team to promote evidence-based practice and share learning to the wider team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Continual assessment of patients and their carers needs, when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.

  • Undertake nursing interventions (such as providing personal care to patients, administration of prescribed medication through a variety of routes, tissue viability care, ensuring infusion pumps are working correctly) consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet individual patients needs.

  • Provide psychosocial support to patients in emotional distress and their distressed families and provide a high standard of evidence based information to them.

  • Communicating effectively with multi disciplinary health care professionals, medical and social work colleagues, patients, carers and managers across organisational boundaries.
  • Manage the workload and liaise with M D T in the absence of the Lead Nurse.

  • Participate in the delivery of formal educational training to carers and RNs in the community

  • Participate in audit/research projects in order to achieve best practice.

  • Participate in champion role work within the team to promote evidence-based practice and share learning to the wider team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Be a Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration and at least 6 months post-qualification experience.
  • Have proven experience in managing complex patient needs in a community setting.
  • Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and roles.
  • Have flexibility to work across day and weekend shifts.
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle with business-use insurance (for community role).

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a Nursing degree
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Be a Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration and at least 6 months post-qualification experience.
  • Have proven experience in managing complex patient needs in a community setting.
  • Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and roles.
  • Have flexibility to work across day and weekend shifts.
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle with business-use insurance (for community role).

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a Nursing degree

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

Willen Hospice

Address

Milton Road

Willen Village

Milton Keynes

MK15 9AB


Employer's website

https://www.willen-hospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Willen Hospice

Address

Milton Road

Willen Village

Milton Keynes

MK15 9AB


Employer's website

https://www.willen-hospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Administrator

Debbie Hounslow

HRAdmin@willen-hospice.org.uk

01908663636

Details

Date posted

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,534.88 to £31,665 a year plus a 10% shift allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0365-25-0031

Job locations

Milton Road

Willen Village

Milton Keynes

MK15 9AB


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