Registered Nurse - Living Well

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice; Guildford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks paid holiday

NHS Pension or Phyllis Tuckwell Group?

Health Cash Plan Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff Benefit Scheme

Blue Light Discount Card

Job summary

The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Guildford is seeking a Registered Nurse for our Living Well service. This role involves supporting patients with advanced illness, coordinating care with multi-disciplinary teams, and delivering holistic, person-centred support across Beacon Centre and Farnham sites.

Hours are 22.5 per week (3 days), with salary £20,148–£24,900 per annum, aligned to 37.5 hours a week full-time equivalent. Commitment to continuous learning and compassionate care is essential.

Qualifications

• Be a Registered General Nurse.
• Commitment to enabling choice and supporting autonomy.
• Provide high quality holistic, person- and family-centred support.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Willing to undertake further training in communication and palliative care skills.
• Experience of working with people approaching the end of life.
• Post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Support patients to manage symptoms and enable choices.
• Work as part of the North East Hampshire, Guildford, Waverley and Surrey Heath locality teams.
• Coordinate with community services, specialists, and primary care to ensure holistic care.
• Be flexible to work across Beacon and Farnham sites as needed.
• Contribute to care that is coordinated, proactive, and person-centred.

Skills

Registered General Nurse

Communication skills

Team working

Autonomy

Palliative care experience

Job description

Location Guildford, Surrey with cross site working Salary £20,148-£24,900 per annum (£36,060-£41,500 WTE based on 37.5 hours a week) Application Deadline Sunday, November 22, 2026

Job Summary

Registered Nurse – Living Well

£20,148- £24,900 per annum (£36,060-£41,500 WTE based on 37.5 hours a week)

Salary dependent on experience

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 3 days a week

Location: Beacon Centre, Guilford with work across sites at Farnham

Are you looking for a worthwhile and rewarding role in palliative care?

Are you a registered nurse who is committed to supporting patients, families and carers to live well with advanced and terminal illness?

Phyllis Tuckwell is looking to appoint a registered nurse into our Living Well service. The Living Well Service provides holistic physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support to people living with advanced or terminal illness who are stable or slowly deteriorating. This care is provided in a place that is relevant to patients’ needs and could be on either of our sites, with peers in a group, as an outpatient, virtually or with a community or home visit.

The successful applicant will work as part of the North East Hampshire, Guildford, Waverley, and Surrey Heath multi-disciplinary locality teams and in partnership with community services, specialists, and primary care to ensure care is coordinated, holistic and person-centred.

The postholder will support patients to manage symptoms, take a proactive approach to enabling choices and supporting self-management, and be supported to develop their skills in palliative care. The successful applicant must be flexible and able to work between our sites at The Beacon and at The Hospice in Farnham or in other service areas according to patient need.

About You:

• Be a Registered General Nurse.
• Be committed to enabling choice and supporting a person’s autonomy.
• Be committed to providing high quality holistic, person and family centred support.
• Have well developed communication, interpersonal and team working skills.
• Be willing to undertake further training in communication and palliative care skills.
• Demonstrate understanding of community working.
• Be self-aware, resilient, and able to cope with stressful situations.
• Have post registration experience.
• Have experience of working with people approaching the end of life.

For a full list of essential requirements, please refer to the job description and person specification document.

About Us:

We are based in Farnham and Guildford, and provide bespoke, compassionate palliative and end of life care for people living with an advanced or terminal illness, across West Surrey and North-East Hampshire.

Phyllis Tuckwell is a very special place to work. Our staff make a real difference to the lives of our patients and their loved ones, providing outstanding care at a time that really matters. Our Nursing staff are pivotal in helping deliver our vital services, ensuring ‘every day is precious’ for our patients.

The impact of our services on the lives of our patients and their families can be read about here:

https://www.pth.org.uk/our-care/helpful-information/patient-stories/

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, with the principles of fairness and equality at its core. We are an equal opportunities employer, who values and respects our employees’ unique knowledge, skills and experiences. We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. All appointments are made following a fair and equitable process, based on merit, job requirements and business need.

We Offer:

Excellent Benefits

• Six weeks paid holiday plus public holidays
• Continuation of NHS Pension or Phyllis Tuckwell Group Personal Pension Plan (matched contributions up to 7.5%)
• Health Cash Plan Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Blue Light Discount Card

Excellent Career Development

• Access to learning and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site education team)
• Shadow shifts
• Rotation opportunities

A Great Place to Work

• Equal Opportunities employer
• Flexible hours and flexible working
• Supportive colleagues
• Clinical supervision and support
• 97% of our staff are proud to work for Phyllis Tuckwell*

*Phyllis Tuckwell Birdsong Hospice staff survey 2023

We do not hold a sponsor licence and therefore are unable to provide sponsorship.

Closing date for receipt of applications:

Sunday 22 nd November 2026

Interviews to be held:

Week commencing Monday 30 th November 2026