Registered Nurse

St Leonard's Hospice; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS payscales

Shift enhancements

NMC fees reimbursement

41 days annual leave

NHS pension

Golden Hello £1,000

Employee discounts

Induction and development plan

Workforce Wednesdays

Free car parking

Job summary

St Leonard's Hospice is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join the Hospice@Home team, delivering high-quality community-based palliative care and symptom management. The role includes a shift pattern across days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, offering a rewarding path to develop palliative care skills.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, provide compassionate care, maintain records, and support families in a home setting.

Qualifications

• When applying, you should have experience as a nurse in community settings with strong nursing skills and medicines management.
• You will need excellent communication skills and be empathetic and patient-centred.
• You should be able to respond to emotionally challenging situations with professionalism.
• You must be motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic about hospice care.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled, compassionate nursing care and symptom management to community patients as part of Hospice@Home.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of care for patients.
• Offer emotional support to patients' loved ones.
• Maintain accurate written records and communicate with the team.
• Create a safe and positive environment for patients.

Skills

Nursing skills

Record keeping

Medicines management

Communication skills

Empathy

Driving licence

Education

Nursing degree / RN

Job description

Are you looking to join a dedicated and caring team who support local patients when they need it the most?

At St Leonard’s Hospice we have a great opportunity for a full time Registered Nurse to join our Hospice@Hometeam who provide a high standard of skilled, compassionate nursing care and symptom management to patients within the community.

This is an ideal opportunity for anyone who would like to extend and develop their palliative and end-of-life care skills. You will have the opportunity to work with highly skilled staff across our Hospice@Home, working across afull shift rotation pattern (days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays).

This is a rewarding role and our teams go above and beyond with the individualised care they provide to our patients and their families. Therefore, as long as you have a passion for working in Hospice care, we would love to hear from you.

Working in our Hospice@Home team as a Registered Nurse, your main duties will be to:

• work as a member of the Hospice's multi-disciplinary team to provide a high standard of skilled, compassionate nursing care and symptom management to patients within the community
• be responsible for the planning, delivering and evaluating the effectiveness of care given to patients
• provide emotional support to patient’s loved ones
• maintain accurate written records of care, communicating all necessary information to other team members
• create a positive and safe environment for patients

What we need from you:

• previous experience of working as a nurse within a community setting including having excellent nursing skills, record keeping and medicines management
• excellent communication skills and have the ability to be sensitive and empathetic
• be able to respond appropriately to emotionally challenging situations
• be highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic

As this role is based in the community, it is essential for you to have a driving licence and be a confident driver. For insurance purposes, you need to have held your driving licence for at least one year.

What we can offer you in return:

• salary above NHS payscales
• shift enhancements for working unsociable hours
• reimbursement of NMC fees
• up to 41 days Annual Leave
• continuation of NHS pension and annual leave entitlement (T&Cs apply)
• attractive pension scheme for non-NHS staff
• Golden Hello of £1,000 (after tax) as a special thank you and welcome to our team
• extensive employee discounts on shops, holidays and lifestyle choices and Blue Light Card discounts
• a supportive induction and tailored development plan to provide you with confidence and the specialist skills required
• ongoing development opportunities during your employment including Workforce Wednesdays
• free car parking
• a supportive and friendly working environment

We are recruiting a full-time positionwhich works 37.5 hours per week either 3 days over 7 working long shifts or 5 days over 7 working short shifts. The clinical teams operate on a rotational shift pattern which includes earlys, lates and long days over weekends and bank holidays. Shifts are allocated well in advance so our team can have a great work/ life balance.

The salary band for this role is £32,260- £39,269per annum plus shift enhancements.

If you wish to discuss this role further, please contact the Hospice’s HR Team on 01904 777763 or via email at [e-mail].

The closing date for this role is 8 November2026, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier.

No agencies, please.

We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.