Band 6 Registered Nurse
Band 6 Registered Nurse
Hours: 22.5-37.5 hours per week
Location: Helen & Douglas House
Salary: £41,598 – £51,091 per annum (pro rata)
Closing date: 7 July 2025 at 12 noon
Interview date: 15 July 2025
Are you passionate about children and young people with complex health needs, life limiting conditions and have an interest and/or experience in palliative and end life care and working with families? This unique role of Band 6 Registered Nurse will enable you, a talented nurse, to act as a professional role model and an ambassador of Helen & Douglas House. Now is the time to join an exciting speciality filled with never ending opportunity!
You will be an RNC/RSCN/RNLD with paediatric experience, or an RGN (adult nurse) with significant experience and clinical competencies achieved working with babies, children, and young people, looking for a flexible opportunity to provide quality care to babies, children, and young people with palliative and complex care needs.
If you can conduct yourself with dignity and calm to others in complex, emotive situations, we would love to hear from you! We only have one chance to get it right at the end of someone’s life, and we’re committed to ensuring that our palliative care is exemplary.
What’s a typical day like?
A typical day as a Band 6 Registered Nurse is going to involve providing specialist support to help children and their families when they are at their most vulnerable. Advocacy will be key in developing the nurse-patient relationship, helping to build trust, and thereby improving the quality of care you provide. You will focus on comfort and quality of life, putting the children, young people and their family first. The hospice strives to provide individualised care based on each child’s unique needs to promote a restful and relaxed environment.
In order to facilitate clinical and holistic care, you will be working a variety of shifts across a rota including days, evenings and weekends. Full-time and part-time hours considered, with a minimum of 3 days per week.
Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.
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Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.