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In-Patient Unit Registered Nurse

Are you a Registered Nurse who wants to give the best possible care? Have you thought about a career in palliative care at St Elizabeth Hospice?

Rated ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, St Elizabeth Hospice improves life for people living with a progressive or life-limiting illness. Our work is centred on an individual’s needs, which means specialist support, whenever and wherever it is needed, whether at home, in the community or at the hospice. We are well respected and praised for our responsiveness and expertise by people we serve.

It is a time of development and opportunity in the nursing team. We are not just offering a job, but the chance to make a real difference in people’s lives. We are looking for Registered Nurses to join our team working on the In-Patient Unit in Ipswich.  Applications are welcome from both experienced Registered Nurses and those that are due to complete their training in 2025.  The post also offers the special opportunity to work with the Community Team and you will be expected to help where necessary.

We offer:

  • mirror Agenda for Change with regard to salary, enhancements (however not reckonable service)
  • personal pension plan (NHS Pensions are transferrable)
  • extensive induction
  • excellent training opportunities
  • support with revalidation and ongoing CPD through both in-house and external education including an in house palliative care programme
  • experience in working in a 24/7 Specialist Community Team and a Specialist In-Patient Unit
  • employee assistance programme
  • free parking

If you would like an opportunity to find out some more about working at the hospice, and how it can fit your own career aspirations, we recommend a discussion prior to you completing your application.   Please contact the IPU Team Leaders via email – DL_IPU_SNT@stelizabethhospice.org.uk

For more information please view the job description/person specification.

Please also click on the link below for further information on career development pathways at the hospice.

https://www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/about-us/about-us/work-for-us/the-nursing-career-for-you/

Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted, and invitation to interview will be sent by email.

Details
Closing date Monday 17 February 2025
Interview date Thursday 27 February 2025
Location Ipswich
Status Permanent
Salary WTE: £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 – Band 5
Hours Full or part time. Full rotation, 24/7 days a week

Discover St Elizabeth Hospice and what it’s like to work with us

The hospice offers a generous benefit package, including:

  • 27 days annual leave entitlement
  • Pension scheme
  • Life Cover
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Car Leasing Scheme
  • Health Service Discounts
  • Occupational Sick Pay
  • Blue Light Card
  • Employee Assistance Programme

For more details about this role please read the job description and person specification.

Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted, and invitation to interview will be sent by email.  If applying, please keep a check on your emails including your spam/junk folders.

Hear from the nursing staff themselves on why working at St Elizabeth Hospice is so special:

“Joining the hospice is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I can’t imagine working anywhere else, it’s a very special place to be and to work.”

“Many people have said it must be very sad to work at the hospice, which it can be, but it is also the most uplifting and positive place that I have ever worked.”

“I wouldn’t change my job for the world. Being able to continue supporting people during difficult times in their lives, has been one of the most rewarding and proudest moments in my career.”

“People often assume working at the hospice is dark, gloomy and sad, but this is not the case. We work with the living and help make a difference to people during very difficult times in their lives. It is a real privilege to be a part of an organisation that provides this special care and I have felt this same feeling ever since I joined.”

“I have seen the best of people when they are in their hardest times and to be able to use my skills and experience to help these people is very important to me.”