St Oswald's Hospice Ltd

Staff Nurse Days - Adult Inpatient Unit

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Job summary

Staff Nurse - Days

Adult Inpatient Unit

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Base salary £34,441 - £37,033 per annum full time

(plus allowance for unsocial hours)

St Oswalds Adult Inpatient Unit provides Specialist Palliative Care for people with progressive life limiting illness. We aim to promote high quality care for patients and their families by adopting a holistic and individualised approach.

We are looking for a Registered General Nurse with a positive, can do attitude who is self-motivated and committed to the principles of palliative care. You should enjoy working as part of a busy team with the emotional strength and have high levels of communication and prioritisation skills that are essential for this role. You will have a minimum of 1 year post registration experience, within a palliative care or comparable setting.

This is a unique opportunity to join a friendly, motivated and experienced multidisciplinary team committed to delivering skilled and compassionate care of the highest standard.

Interview date: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Main duties of the job

We can also offer you

Pleasant, supportive and rewarding working environment

Good staffing levels with time to care

Pension scheme or option to continue with NHS pension scheme

27 days holiday plus public holidays

Free car parking.

Comprehensive induction program.

Opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in Specialist Palliative Care.

Educational opportunities through our Learning & Development department.

Guidance and Support with Revalidation

About us

Disability Confident Leader

This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) andinvolves direct contact with vulnerable adults, children, or other at-risk individuals.You will be expected to safeguard and promote the welfare of each child, young person and young adult, maintain an awareness of safeguarding issues and an understanding of standard reporting procedures.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive a high volume of applications or if a suitable candidate is found

Registered Charity No. 503386St Oswalds Hospice aims to be an equal opportunities employer

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£34,441 to £37,033 a year per annum full time base salary plus allowance for unsocial hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0001-25-0014

Job locations

Regent Ave

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 1EE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Adult Inpatient Unit Sister/Junior Sister you will be responsible for the coordination of a small team and act as named nurse for a caseload of patients, taking responsibility for the assessment of patients holistic needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Adult Inpatient Unit Sister/Junior Sister you will be responsible for the coordination of a small team and act as named nurse for a caseload of patients, taking responsibility for the assessment of patients holistic needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to job description for full details
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to job description for full details

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St Oswald's Hospice Ltd

Address

Regent Ave

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 1EE


Employer's website

https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Oswald's Hospice Ltd

Address

Regent Ave

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 1EE


Employer's website

https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£34,441 to £37,033 a year per annum full time base salary plus allowance for unsocial hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0001-25-0014

Job locations

Regent Ave

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 1EE


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