Registered Nurse – Hospice at Home

We’re looking for a registered nurse with expertise in palliative and end of life care, to join our community team, to provide specialist palliative care to patients and their families and carers in the community.

We’re looking for a compassionate, proactive registered nurse to join the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice at Home Team. You’ll deliver the highest standards of palliative and end of life nursing care to patients, their families and carers in the community—providing holistic assessment, identifying needs, planning care and delivering timely interventions in partnership with Phyllis Tuckwell multidisciplinary team and colleagues across health and social care. We are excited to offer this opportunity as current post holders have been successful in progressing into more senior roles within Phyllis Tuckwell.

This role requires a strong commitment to enabling choice and providing respectful, dignified support for people as they approach the end of life, and for those close to them. You’ll contribute to a safe, effective and efficient culture by participating in risk assessment and working in line with PT policies and procedures—helping to ensure a seamless experience for every patient.

If you would like to feel part of a welcoming and committed team, benefit from strong peer and managerial support, and want to develop your career with excellent training and education opportunities, we would be delighted to hear from you.

• RGN Degree Level Qualification
• Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing
• Palliative / end of life care or long-term condition experience.
• At least one year of working as a registered nurse with demonstrable competencies related to end-of-life nursing care
• Car driver and owner
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working and with external partners
• Able to make autonomous decisions demonstrating decision-making, critical thinking and proactive caseload management

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

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:

We are the first hospice in England to attain the National Preceptorship Interim Quality Mark, showcasing our dedication to staff development and patient experience.

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.

• Clear progressive career development opportunities from Registered Nurse to Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Access to learning, professional development opportunities and generous study leave (we have an on-site education team)
• Possibility to study MSc modules in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Preceptorship programmes
• Shadow shifts [inpatients, outpatients and with community teams]
• Rotation opportunities

• 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

• 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*

For further information regarding the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Mari Borghesi on

We reserve the right to close the role ahead of the closing date should sufficient applications be received. Your early response is therefore encouraged