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Hospice Nurse (Bank), Thirsk, £18.65
Employment Type
Zero hour
Application Start Date
09-10-2025
Application End Date
03-11-2025
Location
Thirsk
State/County
North Yorkshire
Zip Code
YO7 1LU
Country
United Kingdom
Work Style
On-site
Industry
Healthcare services
Category
Healthcare
Position
Nursing
Experience
See Job Description
Education
See Job Description
Description
Bank Contracts
Location: Lambert, Thirsk
Hours: Bank contracts available (24 hours shift pattern, 5 over 7 including nights and weekends)
Salary: £18.12 per hour rising to £18.65 per hour plus an enhancement of 30% from 5pm to 8am Monday to Friday and all-day Saturday. 60% enhancement apply on Sundays and bank holidays.
Brand: Herriot Hospice at the Lambert
Closing date: Monday 3rd November 2025 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen.
Are you a caring and compassionate nurse who wants to make a meaningful difference during one of life’s most sensitive times?
We’re looking for passionate Hospice Nurses to join our dedicated team here at the Lambert, where your kindness, empathy, and clinical expertise truly matter. At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, personalised care that brings comfort, dignity, and support to patients nearing the end of life and to those who love them.
Your Role as a Hospice Nurse
As a Hospice Nurse, you’ll lead by example in delivering high-quality, holistic care within our welcoming inpatient unit. You’ll provide vital support not just to patients, but to families and colleagues helping to create an environment of trust, peace, and compassion.
What You’ll Do:
- Conduct thorough nursing assessments and develop tailored care plans
- Manage shifts effectively, including patient admissions and discharges
- Administer medication and manage symptoms to ensure comfort
- Offer emotional support and gentle guidance to patients and families
- Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including doctors, pharmacists, therapists, and trained volunteers
- Advocate respectfully for patients’ individual needs and preferences
- Support families through grief and loss, offering education and compassionate care
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking a nurse who is not only clinically skilled but also deeply compassionate, someone who sees hospice care as a vocation, not just a role.
Essential Criteria:
- A valid nursing qualification and current NMC registration
- Experience in palliative, hospice, or specialist ward care
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to work independently and as part of a close-knit team
- A calm, empathetic approach to complex care situations
- A proactive, solution-focused attitude to patient care
- You need to be a Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post qualification experience, having passed your first validation.
At our hospice, we understand that this work is deeply personal, and we are committed to supporting our staff just as we support our patients. If you're ready to bring comfort, dignity, and peace to those at the end of life, we would love to hear from you.
How we look after you
- We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
- Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
- Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
- A supportive and caring environment
- Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
How to apply:
Download and read through job description (via the ‘Downloads’ section at the top of the advert) as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.
Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.
We recommend reading the application pack “Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s” and browsing the “Join our team” pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what it’s like working for us and how the recruitment process works.
Did you hear about this role from a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.
Our values
- We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
- We are caring and compassionate
- We are personal and supportive in our approach
- We engage positively
- We are responsive
- We are driven to do better
- We are fair
- We are professional
- We work collaboratively
- We are accountable
Living out our values
Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework
We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we collect and monitor EDI data of applicants to help us ensure that our policies and procedures are effective in promoting equality. The information you provide in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the application form will have no bearing on your application, it is only used for diversity monitoring and is not visible to hiring managers.
We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services. Please see our safeguarding statement on our website: saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement
If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing people@saintmichaelshospice.org
We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.
Don’t quite meet the requirements for this role? We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch via people@saintmichaelshospice.org to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care has a duty to protect those who receive our support. Roles within our organisation are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants aged 16 or over who are offered employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, and convictions. Applicants will not be discriminated against due to convictions and cautions, but will be considered on their merit. Should a successful candidate have any convictions or cautions, the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offences will determine if it is possible to proceed with the appointment.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).
What we offer you:
- Competitive salary
- Generous 35 days of annual leave (pro rata)
- 8% employer pension contribution
- Wide range of discounts on high street brands and local shops
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recommend a friend bonus