We are looking for an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Nurse for a fixed term contract for a 12 month period to cover maternity leave.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse who is passionate about delivering exceptional care. As a Registered Nurse you will be working alongside a supportive team of nurses, allied professionals students and volunteers in a place where the children and the families are held at the centre of our service.
Time is precious, we are in the privileged position of giving Nurses the time to deliver holistic one-to-one care to children and families, throughout their palliative care journey. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing respite, palliative, and bereavement care and support to children with life-limiting conditions. You’ll be based on beautiful grounds close to Oxford city centre: our hospice is a place of laughter, play and real connection, with an atmosphere that’s both supportive and inclusive.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but will help transform the lives of our patients.
Helen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford that aspires to become a centre of clinical excellence for providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families. We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others. The Helen House Care Team is a unique and vibrant blend of nurses and carers, all of whom share an authentic passion for delivering the highest possible standard of care to patients and their families.
We are run a combination of short and long shifts; early, day, late and night working is required to accommodate a 24/7 service.
Band 5 pay scale: £32,656 - £39,303 per annum
Band 6 pay scale: £40,386 - £49,602 per annum
Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.