Registered Nurse (Bank)

Children's Hospice South West; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospice South West is seeking Registered Nurse (Bank) at Little Harbour, St Austell. The role involves caring for children with life-limiting conditions and working on a bank basis with ad hoc shifts across days, nights and weekends.

You will join a supportive team in a welcoming hospice environment, providing compassionate, high-quality care and making a meaningful difference to families. DBS disclosure is required for all staff.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for children with life-limiting conditions or complex needs.
• Ability to work on a bank/adhoc basis in a hospice setting.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one care to children with life-limiting conditions.
• Deliver respite, palliative and bereavement support to families.
• Work as part of a team on rotating shifts including nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

Pediatric care

DBS check

Job description

Registered Nurse (Bank) - Little Harbour, St Austell

Hours: Adhoc hours (including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays)

Salary: From £16.99 per hour (plus enhancements for night, weekend and bank holiday working)

“Happy, amazing, special and fun” are perhaps not the first words that spring to mind when you think of a children’s hospice but this is exactly how our families describe our hospices. Matched by our staff feeling “proud, rewarded and making a difference” by working in this special setting, this is perhaps quite a different role to what you might have expected.

About Us

We are an established and successful charity providing hospice care for children with life limiting conditions and their families in the South West of England. We aim to recruit passionate, friendly and enthusiastic staff who are motivated to really make a difference to the lives of the children and families who visit us.

What You Will Be Doing

We have a vacancy to join the Bank team at Little Harbour. Applicants should be experienced in caring for children with life-limiting conditions, complex needs or chronic illnesses. We provide respite, palliative and bereavement care for children with life-limiting conditions on a one-to-one basis. Having the time to build relationships with children and their families whilst they are at the hospice and between visits helps to make our roles incredibly fulfilling.

Working as part of a friendly team, Little Harbour offers a beautiful, welcoming, well equipped workplace within a supportive environment where you will be recognised as a valuable individual member of the care team. 98% of our staff strongly agree that they enjoy the work they do at CHSW and we value our staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team.

Hours are worked on rotating shifts (up to 12.5 hours) including weekdays, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Working on a bank basis provides you with the flexibility to choose the shifts you are able to work, however we do ask for a commitment of at least 10 shifts across the year to ensure you are up to date with our processes and policies.

If you are not sure about what it is like to work in a Children's Hospice or the precious service we offer our children and families, please look at our website. Meet Lorraine one of our Team Leaders https://www.chsw.org.uk/story/meet-lorraine , be inspired by our family stories https://www.chsw.org.uk/about/inspiring-stories or view our quality report https://www.chsw.org.uk/about/publications/quality-accounts

Closing Date: 20 September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Charity Registration Number 1003314