Staff Nurse

• Interview date TBC, W/C 1st September 2025

Job Title

Staff Nurse

Location

Little Hulton

Hospice Band 5, Competency Based Pay Framework (£30,869 - £38,018 pro rata). Enhancements of between 30% and 60% for weekend, bank holidays and unsocial hours

Hours

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday, including nights)

Contract

Permanent

Introduction

Making memories with friends, spending previous time with children or grandchildren, a last trip to the football - special moments for patients and their loved ones, and all part of a rewarding nursing career for you.

At St Ann's Hospice you will care for each patient with their own personal goals at the heart of everything you do. Your career will focus on providing quality care and creating special moments for those impacted by life-limiting illnesses.

And it is all done with a supportive multidisciplinary team who work together to challenge, inspire and empower each other to provide the best possible care.

Job Summary

The Staff Nurse delivers compassionate specialist palliative care, working within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high standards on each shift. Responsibilities include planning, evaluating, and supervising patient care, supporting learners and unregistered staff, and contributing to service delivery across sites when needed. Career development is supported through a unique competency-based framework.

The Role

We are looking for passionate, team-focused nurses who can:

• Work collaboratively and problem solve
• Stay organised and delegate effectively
• Bet flexible and adaptable to the internal rotation
• Motivate personal and professional development
• Be compassionate, caring, and a role model to peers

If that sounds like you - we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

The Staff Nurse will have:

• Current right to work in the UK- NO SPONSERSHIPS AVAILABLE
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Relevant post registration palliative care experience
• A Teaching and Assessing Certificate is desirable

The Staff Nurse will be able to:

• Work as part of a team.
• Demonstrate awareness of own limitations.
• Organise workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Effectively organise.
• Have a positive approach to work.
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to the internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours.
• Motivate personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
• Compassionate and caring.
• Inspire others and be a positive role model.
• 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
• Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rata for part-time)
• Heath cash plan
• Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution (or the ability to continue with a previously held NHS pension (subject to making contribution's into the scheme in the previous 12 months)
• Life cover
• Free parking
• Discounted meals on site
• Meaningful work, making a difference in the lives of others
• Opportunity to develop your leadership skills within a structured development framework
• IIP Platinum employer creating the right environment for everyone to thrive and reach their potential

How to Apply

If you would like to contribute to making a difference for a much-loved charity, we'd love to hear from you.

Please contact Helen Newberry, Ward Manager on for more information.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard/Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice. Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.

We reserve the right to close and interview prior to the dates outlined below.