Band 5 Rotational Nurse

Ready to take your nursing career to the next level in a dynamic role that blends hospice and community care? Join Rainbows as a Band 5 Rotational Nurse and gain the variety, support, and development you’ve been looking for.

At Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative and end‑of‑life care to over 750 babies, children, and young people with life‑limiting conditions, and support around 3,000 family members across the East Midlands. We’re here to brighten short lives and support families wherever they are.

We are recruiting a full‑time Band 5 Rotational Nurse to join our Clinical Team, working across both our Hospice at Home and Hospice Care Teams on a permanent 6‑month rotation.

For 6 months, you will deliver care in the community, supporting children and young people in their homes, providing short breaks and support to families. For the following 6 months, you will work within the hospice, delivering high‑quality, family‑led care in a specialist setting. This rotation then repeats, giving you a unique opportunity to build a wide-ranging skill set in children’s palliative care across both home and hospice environments, supported by a knowledgeable and collaborative multidisciplinary team.

Based at the hospice, with travel across the East Midlands (Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire). A full UK driving licence is essential.

37.5 hours per week, rota between Monday‑Sunday, 8:00am‑6:00pm.

Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, LE11 2HS
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37.5 hours per week, rota includes:

• Long days: 7:30am‑8:00pm
• Nights: 7:30pm‑8:00am
• Short shifts: 7:30am‑3:30pm or 1:30pm‑9:30pm

Alongside Agenda for Change pay, we offer:

• NHS pension transfer option
• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Comprehensive training and development
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Healthcare cashback plan and life assurance
• Blue Light Card and Company Shop access
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised meals and free refreshments
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Supportive team culture, staff events and away days

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Band 6 Deputy Lead Nurse in planning and delivering care
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care in partnership with children and families
• Providing high‑quality short break, palliative and end‑of‑life care in both hospice and home settings

• Post‑registration experience as a Band 5 Nurse
• Experience working with children/young people (0‑19) with complex needs
• Ability to deliver a high standard of clinical care

• Experience in children’s palliative or end‑of‑life care
• Community or lone working experience
• Mentorship or preceptorship qualification

Preceptorship is not available for this role.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre‑employment screening.