Hospice Nurse; Ward

St Nicholas Hospice Care is a local charity providing help, advice and support to people in West Suffolk and Thetford who are living with long-term and life-threatening illnesses. Our services are not just for patients, but for their family and friends too. They include everything from specialist medical care to bereavement support and practical help. St Nicholas Hospice is dedicated to its vision that everyone in our communities has support, dignity and choice when facing dying, death and grief.

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a truly rewarding role where your skills and compassion make a real difference? At St Nicholas Hospice Care, you'll have the opportunity to provide the kind of care that brought you into nursing. Our nurse-to-patient ratio allows you the time to build meaningful relationships, deliver high-quality care, and support patients and families with dignity, compassion, and respect.

The role is based on a 24-hour internal rotation, working 12-hour shifts covering both days and nights. Why Choose Us?

• Supportive, Multidisciplinary Team:
  Work alongside experienced nurses, healthcare assistants, specialist doctors, allied health professionals, and dedicated volunteers.
• Calming, Holistic Setting:
  Our 12-bed Sylvan Ward is set in peaceful gardens, offering a tranquil space for palliative care with activities like afternoon teas, pizza nights, and donkey visits.
• 25 days paid annual leave (increasing with service)
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• NHS pension continuation or access to a group pension scheme
• Home-made meals in our onsite bistro
• Life assurance
• Blue Light Card scheme discounts
• Health Cash Plan & Wellbeing programme (dentistry, optical, emotional wellbeing support)
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay
• Social events (photography group, quiz nights, picnics, and more)
• Supportive management with regular 1:1s, appraisals, team meetings, and away days
• Unsocial hours uplift of up to 60% for some shifts
• Location, Hardwick Lane, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK Contract details, Permanent, Full Time, £33,695.72