Palliative Care RGN (SMH B6) - SMH Hospice at Home

St Michaels Hospice; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A palliative care charity in Basingstoke seeks a dedicated nurse to provide holistic care. The role includes assessing patient needs and delivering high-quality palliative care, offering flexibility in shifts. Ideal candidates must be NMC-registered and have excellent communication skills. Attractive benefits include 27 days annual leave, life assurance, and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Life assurance

27 days annual leave

Extensive health and wellbeing plan

Contributory pension

Qualifications

• NMC-registered with an active PIN.
• Community experience is advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised palliative care and symptom management at home.
• Support the SMH Living Well Service.
• Maintain high standards of care, communication, and record-keeping.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals, patients, families, and carers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Empathy

Ability to work independently

Clinical judgement

Education

NMC registration with active PIN

Job description

Working collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team, you’ll assess, plan, and provide holistic care that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. You’ll also play a key role in contributing to service improvement and promoting best practice in end‑of‑life care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised palliative care and symptom management at home, visiting patients 24/7.
• Support the SMH Living Well Service, including MND and long‑term neurological conditions.
• Maintain high standards of care, communication, and record‑keeping.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals, patients, families, and carers to ensure a seamless, compassionate service.

  The service visits patients in their homes who meet our criteria, and offers flexible working options, including part‑time arrangements. This is an ideal opportunity for nurses wishing to specialise in palliative and end‑of‑life care, or for those with existing experience in this area. Community experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

Applicants must be NMC‑registered with an active PIN, have excellent communication skills, empathy, and the ability to work both independently and within a multi‑disciplinary team. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, planning and delivering high‑quality care, and advocating for the best possible outcomes, while demonstrating clinical judgement and effective workload management. The role involves shift work, including long days and nights (07:30‑20:00 / 19:30‑08:00), with some flexibility for night‑only preferences. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential due to travel across the hospice catchment area.

About St. Michaels Hospice

St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end‑of‑life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life‑limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support. As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.

Benefits

We offer attractive benefits, including free onsite parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave, with service increments, plus bank holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and contributory pension.