Palliative Care Nurse

Palliative Care Nurse 37.5 hours per week

Starting salary 29691 per annum with room to develop and progress through the pay grade banding up to 35637 per annum.

Are you an experienced Adult Nurse ready to take the next step in your career Are you interested in palliative care and dedicated to providing excellent care including at end of life Join our compassionate enthusiastic team and become a role model for our professional and hospice values whilst showing positive leadership qualities. You will be excited to learn new clinical skills to actively support ongoing service development and delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and participate in delivery of holistic patient centred care
• Assess and evaluate individual care plans for the patient and their family taking in to account their diverse needs
• Assess and manage patients symptoms with support from wider team
• Provide professional leadership and support colleagues to achieve their objectives
• Ensure patients and their families experience is professional welcoming relaxed and friendly

What were looking for:

• Knowledge of complex symptom management
• Understanding of Specialist Palliative Care Philosophy and End of Life care strategy
• Previous work in a hospice or relevant experience
• Advanced communication skills
• NMC Adult Nurse

Why join us:

• A competitive salary and generous annual leave
• Ability to carry over your existing NHS pension scheme
• Healthcare scheme
• Free car parking and cycle to work scheme
• Career development and progression opportunities
• A caring supportive and inclusive environment

For further details please see the Job Description and Person Specification below.

As an equal opportunity and disability confident leader accredited employer we value diversity in our workplace. We appreciate the unique perspectives and experiences everyone brings and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

If you require any assistance completing the application form or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role please contact

Interview date: 18th & 19th June 2026

Please dont use AI in your application we want to hear from you not ChatGPT.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a basic disclosure and barring services (DBS) check.

Keech Hospice provides free specialist palliative and end of life care for people of all ages. We support adults in Bedfordshire. Children and their families in Bedfordshire Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes. At home in hospice or wherever were needed.

As a teaching hospice our exceptional people training and facilities are helping local communities to live and die well.