Registered Nurse

NHS; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading palliative care provider in Ulverston seeks a compassionate Registered Nurse to join their team. This role involves providing high-quality palliative and end-of-life care in various settings, including the hospice and patients' homes. Candidates should possess a Registered Nurse qualification and a commitment to holistic patient care. The position offers a permanent contract of 30 hours per week at a salary of £19.69 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative and end of life care.
• Knowledge of medication and its effects on symptom management.
• Ability to perform holistic patient assessments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic individualised patient assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based palliative nursing care.
• Review and update nursing care plans.

Skills

Compassionate care

Palliative care knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

To provide high quality palliative nursing care for patients living with advancing illness and with palliative/end of life care needs, and their families, either in St Marys Hospice premises or the patients home, or in community settings. This post is subject to unsocial working conditions i.e 24 hour shift rota and/or may involve working in the patients home.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic individualised patient assessments, utilising evidence-based assessment tools to assess physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
• Assess the needs of family members/loved ones and liaise with Family Support Services to meet their needs.
• Integrate OACC and other outcome measures within individualised patient assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based palliative and supportive nursing care, maintaining the patient at the centre of care decision making, and their family as appropriate.
• Be proactive in reviewing patient care with nursing and multi-professional team at regular intervals, including daily review meetings and weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Review, evaluate and update nursing care plans and progress reports, ensuring accurate documentation and reporting on EMIS and on care plans.
• Be accountable for the safe custody and administration of medicines and the accurate maintenance of records.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the purpose, actions and side effects of drugs.
• Assess and report on the effect of medication and other interventions on symptom management.
• Undertake non-pharmacological interventions to support symptom management, such as breathing and relaxation techniques.
• Ensure patient/family confidentiality is met at all times.
• Comply with policies, procedures and current legislation.

About us

St Marys Hospice provides care and comfort for patients living with any life shortening illness or long-term condition and their family. We support people from the moment of diagnosis and their families for longer.

Details

Date posted: 05 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £19.69 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: VPBA0F9522

Job locations: Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7JP

Job description

Registered Nurse

30 hours a week (permanent post)

£19.69 an hour, annual salary £30,716.40

Are you a kind, caring and compassionate Staff Nurse with a passion for providing high quality palliative and end of life care?

If so, come and join our team, working across our In-Patient Unit & Hospice at Home services.

Education and full preceptorship program, supporting your development is provided.

Closing date: 26th September 2025

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Essential: Please refer to job description above

• Desirable: Please refer to job description above

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.

Employer details

Employer name: St. Mary’s Hospice

Address: Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7JP

Employer's website: https://www.stmaryshospice.org.uk/