Registered Nurse - FTC

Registered Nurse (8 Months fixed term contract)

Job location:

Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LW

Hours:

30 hours per week
Pay: £ per hour (plus enhancements and competitive benefits)

Sue Ryder is dedicated to supporting people at the end of life and those experiencing grief, ensuring no one faces dying or grief alone.

Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice is the only specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Peterborough. We support people aged 18 and over living with life‑limiting conditions such as cancer, heart failure and lung disease. Our expert team combines specialist medical care for pain and symptom management with emotional, practical and spiritual support. Our Wellbeing and Community Support team is also available to listen.

We also operate a Hospice at Home service, available seven days a week, providing care to patients who wish to be cared for at home at the end of their life.

In palliative care, no day is the same. Working on our inpatient unit offers the unique opportunity to care for patients with a variety of conditions and symptoms. Your role will involve providing compassionate, holistic care—including emotional, psychological and spiritual support—to both patients and their families. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that includes Specialty Doctors, therapy staff, volunteers and other MDT members, working as a 24/7 service.

• Provide support, leadership, recognition and supervision to junior staff members.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised clinical care for service users.
• Use evidence‑based practice to develop and maintain high‑quality care.
• Ensure that the team provides all care in line with the care plan.
• Help to organise admission and discharge of service users.

You will have experience in Palliative and End‑of‑Life Care, either from a hospice, high‑dependency unit or oncology service. You are genuinely motivated to improve the lives of people with life‑limiting conditions and bring empathy, skill and motivation to the role.

• NMC registration and experience delivering inclusive patient care.
• Ability to assess, plan and deliver care with appropriate adjustments.
• Skilled in accessible documentation and patient communication.
• Commitment to upholding patients’ dignity, rights and autonomy.

• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours.
• Company pension scheme.
• Continuation of NHS pension (terms and conditions apply).
• 27 days holiday – rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays.
• NHS annual leave honoured (terms and conditions apply).
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back routine healthcare costs.
• Death in Service benefit.
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods ryder.org.
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

We recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio‑economic backgrounds and those living with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer an “Offer an Interview” scheme to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria.

We provide inclusive recruitment practices, offer remote interviews where needed and give accessibility support.

Once in post you’ll have access to staff and volunteer networks for LGBTQ+ colleagues, ethnic diversity and equity, people with disabilities, and women and non‑binary individuals, plus an Inclusion Passport to record and carry your workplace adjustments.