Pre-Admission Nurse

British Antarctic Surve; Arundel; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

35 days annual leave

On-site education support

Job summary

Chestnut Tree House is looking for a Pre-admissions Nurse to provide person-centred assessments for babies, children and young people referred to the hospice. You will ensure admissions are safe, appropriate and well planned, aligning with the needs of children, young people and families.

You will coordinate holistic pre-admission assessments, communicate with families, and work within a supportive children’s hospice environment in Arundel.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience of working with Children and Young People with complex needs or life-limiting conditions.
• Experience in holistic pre-admission assessments and planning.
• Strong communication skills for sensitive conversations with families.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete holistic pre-admission assessments for each child before admission.
• Make strong clinical decisions and ensure safe, well-planned admissions.
• Communicate effectively with families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Pediatric nursing

Clinical decision making

Communication skills

Child protection

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Job description

Location: Arundel. Vacancy Type: Full Time/Permanent. Pay Range: Grade 5 - £31,660 - £37,762 (DOE). Pro rata for part time roles. Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Application Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2026. Job Profile: Job Profile document.

About the role

Our new role of Pre-admissions Nurse at Chestnut Tree House will provide a person-centred and family-focused nursing assessment for babies, children and young people referred to or accessing the children's hospice. The role will help ensure that admissions are safe, appropriate, well planned and responsive to the needs and wishes of children, young people and families.

You’ll be

• Responsible for coordinating and completing holistic pre-admission assessments to ensure that each child’s clinical, emotional, social, safeguarding, practical and family needs are understood before admission or use of hospice services.
• An experienced Registered Nurse with experience of working with Children and Young People with complex needs or life-limiting conditions.
• Have the skills to undertake assessments and make strong clinical decisions and have great communication skills to be able to have sensitive conversations.

About us

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

Chestnut Tree House is the children's hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.

Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• Up to 35 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• On-site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access Bupa and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Your application and interview should give us an accurate and authentic picture of your skills and experiences. Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Before you submit an application, we will ask you to confirm the information you provide is true and accurate. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.

Some of our roles are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it may be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.