About this role
Job summary
We're looking for a highly motivated, passionate Registered Nurse to join our expanding Hospice at Home (H@H) Team at St. Michael's Hospice.
This is a specialist nursing role, providing compassionate, expert care to patients in the last weeks and days of their lives. An ideal opportunity for a nurse who wishes to specialise in palliative and end of life care, or who already has experience in this area. Someone who has a passion for making a difference to patients and their families alongside a love of the nursing are some of the key aspirations we are looking for in the successful candidate. Experience of working within the community setting would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be an NMC registered nurse with an active PIN. You will have excellent communication skills and empathy. You'll work both independently and as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, proactively assessing patients needs, planning and delivering high-quality care, and advocating for the best possible outcomes.
The role involves working shifts, including both long days and night shifts (07:30-20:00 / 19:30-08:00), over a 7 day week. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as you will be travelling across the community within the catchment area.
Closing date - 25 May 2026
Please note, if you have applied for this role or a similar position with St. Michael's Hospice within the last 6 months and were unsuccessful, we kindly ask that you do not reapply at this time.
Main duties of the job
The 24/7 service will offer a visiting service to patients within our catchment known to be in the last 2 weeks of life.
Working collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team, you'll assess, plan, and provide holistic care that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. You'll also play a key role in contributing to service improvement and promoting best practice in end-of-life care.
Key responsibilities:
Deliver personalised palliative care and symptom management at home, visiting patients 24/7. Support the SMH Living Well Service, including MND and long-term neurological conditions. Maintain high standards of care, communication, and record-keeping. Collaborate with healthcare professionals, patients, families, and carers to ensure a seamless, compassionate service.
You will have the confidence and knowledge to make clinical judgements, manage your workload effectively, and deliver care that aligns with St. Michael's Hospices values and commitment to excellence.
St. Michael's Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.
About us
St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.
As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.
We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits, including, free onsite parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave, with service increments, plus bank holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and contributory pension and access to the NHS pension subject to qualifying conditions.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Hospice at Home multi-professional Team (H@H) provide a 24/7 planned and reactive service to those deemed to be in their last 2 weeks of life who require specialist palliative care advice and support.
The H@H nursing team specialise in providing palliative care symptom advice, holistic assessments and support to patients at the End of Life. The team provide clinical nursing interventions and support to enable the patient to remain at home, prevent hospital admissions and support discharge from hospital to home.
In this role, you will be responsible for assessing patients care needs and for developing, implementing, and evaluating personalised care plans. This will be done in partnership with patients, families, and other professionals to ensure both physical and psychological needs are met.
The H@H team also support patients actively under the care of St. Michaels Services to provide a community patient visiting service which includes patients known to the SMH Living Well Services, SMH MND Service and the SMH Long-Term Neurological Conditions Service.
The H@H nursing team is supported by the wider multi-professional Hospice at Home team at St. Michaels Hospice.
Please refer to the Job Description for more details.
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities Essential
Advanced assessment and care planning skills. Demonstrate knowledge and experience in caring for palliative and end of life care patients. Work independently as part of the wider nursing team. Management and distribution of workload. Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate on the telephone and have IT experience. Listening, negotiation and influencing skills. Demonstrable mentorship skills. Demonstrable computer literacy with knowledge of databases, Microsoft, use of email and aptitude to learn computer packages that are essential to the role. Demonstrable knowledge and awareness of quality and governance
Desirable
Ability to make clinical judgement decisions related to symptom management of patients that involve complex facts or situations, analysing what is needed and comparing a range of options. Evidence/Experience of being able to lead in and assist others in audits, surveys, and research & development. Ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information to patients and relatives. Can demonstrate knowledge of complex symptom management of patients with life limiting illness Ability to effectively deputise and manage the daily operational safe requirements of the H@H clinical service.
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (Degree or equivalent or can demonstrate study to Degree level). NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) with active NMC PIN (no restrictions on practice). Student Nurse Assessor/Supervisor course. Evidence of recent CPD, study / courses attended within relevant areas to a Specialist Palliative Care setting. History Taking & Physical Assessment qualification or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
Advanced communication qualification. Nurse Assessor/Mentor training Masters degree/modules or working towards. Degree/modules in leadership/management or willingness to undertake. Edward Jenner NHS Leadership Academy Course or similar. Teaching course e.g., PTLLS, DTLLS, ENB. Appropriate competency documentation and evidence of making DNACPR decisions and completion of TEPS, ReSPECT formsCV / Application Form Certificates
Experience Essential
Substantial post registration experience and experience with supporting patients and relatives through the dying process Demonstrable experience of working with or within an MDT setting Experience of developing and teaching others. Experience in and/or supervision of junior staff members. Experience of syringe drivers, insertion of urinary catheters, taking blood and other clinical procedures Experience of managing pressure areas
Desirable
Previous nursing experience of practising in a variety of clinical settings and teams. Community based nursing experience Experience of intravenous injections, infusions, endotracheal suctioning, insertion of male urinary catheters. Demonstrate experience of clinical governance and risk management
Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics Essential
Proactive & ability to work on own initiative and independently, as well as part of a team. Professional at all times. Motivated and able to motivate others. Calm and objective. A positive approach to all aspects of work including influencing, managing and supporting change. Ability to work across St. Michaels Hospice services, as needs dictate. Quality focused, 'customer care' ethos. Ability to foster positive relationships. Diplomatic, honest, behaves with integrity. Confidence and self-awareness of own limitations and professional boundaries. Resilient practitioner with the ability to work under pressure on occasions. Demonstrates commitment to St Michael's vision and values
Other requirements Essential
Ability to work flexibly across days, nights and weekends Full UK driving license Access to transport to travel within the community setting across the SMH catchment area. Business use on vehicle insurance
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 Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)
Address Basil de Ferranti House
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9NB
Employer's website https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)