Senior Palliative Care Nurse - Inpatient Hospice (Band 6)

Garden House Hospice Care; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension continuity

Training and development

Award-winning team

Job summary

Garden House Hospice Care in North Hertfordshire is seeking Registered Nurses passionate about patient-centred care for life-limiting illness. You will work on the Inpatient Unit, supporting patients and their families 24/7 with symptom control and end-of-life care.

The role emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based nursing, collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, and delivering individualized care in a high-quality setting. Applicants must have NMC registration and Right to Work in the UK.

Qualifications

• NMC registration and Right to Work in the UK.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in life-limiting disease management or palliative/end-of-life care.
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and manage a challenging workload calmly and professionally.
• Be a key member of the multi-disciplinary team and utilise advanced nursing skills.
• Compassionate nurse able to plan, implement and evaluate individualized care.
• Strong organisational, interpersonal and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life-limiting illness and their carers.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care from admission through discharge or death.
• Ensure dignity, safety and confidentiality of all patients and maintain high standards of care.
• Promote a calm, dignified atmosphere and a professional, safe environment for patients and staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the multidisciplinary team for collaborative patient care.

Skills

NMC registration

Right to Work UK

Palliative care experience

Communication skills

Prioritisation & workload

Team leadership

Compassionate care

Organisational skills

Job description

Garden House Hospice Care in North Hertfordshire is seeking Registered Nurses passionate about patient-centred care for life-limiting illness. You will work on the Inpatient Unit, supporting patients and their families 24/7 with symptom control and end-of-life care.

The role emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based nursing, collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, and delivering individualized care in a high-quality setting. Applicants must have NMC registration and Right to Work in the UK.