Hospice Nurse

North Yorkshire Hospice Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization seeks a dedicated Hospice Nurse to join its inpatient unit. The role offers a permanent contract, competitive salary, and an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community by providing compassionate care to patients with terminal illnesses. Candidates should have at least four years of clinical experience, with a focus on collaborative patient care and leadership within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous 35 days annual leave (pro rata)

8% employer pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Wide range of discounts on high street brands

Recommend a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a minimum of four years clinical experience.
• Palliative care experience desirable but not necessary.
• Ability to oversee high-quality team nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering patient-centered care.
• Acting as shift coordinator overseeing nursing care.
• Key worker for a designated caseload in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Nursing leadership

Collaboration

Compassion

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

HOSPICE NURSE
Permanent Contract
Location: Harrogate Based
Hours: 22.5-30 hours per week (24 hours shift pattern)
GBP41,179.14 per annum FTE (45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours)
Brand: Saint Michael's Hospice
Closing Date: 15th July 2025 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
Interviews will take place in Harrogate within two weeks of closing date

Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just 'B' and Saint Michael's Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve. You can help make that a reality.

We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen, whether that's as a counsellor, nurse, receptionist, fundraiser or one of many other essential roles.

About the role

An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with a minimum of four years clinical experience (palliative care experience desirable but not essential) to work on our specialist 10-bedded inpatient unit within Saint Michael's Hospice. You will work alongside our experienced MDT specialist practitioners to deliver excellent standards of care to our inpatients. We offer a robust induction period with clinical competencies required, and you will also benefit from regular training and education on our in-house study days to support your clinical knowledge & development.

What you'll be doing:
Planning and delivering patient-centred care, working closely with patients and their families.
Acting 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.
Acting as the key worker for a designated caseload, showing nursing leadership by providing care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
What we offer you:
Competitive salary
Generous 35 days of annual leave (pro rata)
8% employer pension contribution
Wide range of discounts on high street brands and local shops
Cycle to work scheme
Recommend a friend bonus

How we look after you
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

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Don't quite meet the requirements for this role? We'd still love to hear from you, please get in touch via to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.

How to apply:
Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to our website, where a full job description is available (via the 'Document Available' button at the top of the advert).
Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application. If you don't, we'll have to automatically reject your application.
Have you been recommended to this role by a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don't forget to let us know after clicking apply.

Our values:
We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
We are caring and compassionate
We are personal and supportive in our approach
We engage positively
We are responsive
We are driven to do better
We are fair
We are professional
We work collaboratively
We are accountable

Living out our values
Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework
We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.
We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website:
If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing
We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.

For more information on the role, please contact us on or on and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion with a member of the team.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just 'B', Saint Michael's Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales ().