Staff Nurse - IPU

Overview

Hours 22.5 hours per week. Working hours will vary day and night across the week.

Salary: Starting £34,768.50pa increasing to £35,977.50pa upon successful completion of probation period.

Plus, unsociable enhancements between 30% and 75% depending on hours worked.

Closing Date 18 February 2026

We are looking for Staff Nurses who want to spend more time with their patients, who thrive within a supportive multi-disciplinary team and are excited to learn and develop their own skills.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality inpatient care to patients in a hospice setting, ensuring comfort and dignity.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone with

• You need to have at least 2 years experience as a qualified Nurse.
• NMC Level 1 or 2 and recent experience of nursing patients with palliative care needs or oncology would be essential, as is the experience of caring for families and patients facing the challenge of terminal illness.
• As a Staff Nurse you will need to have excellent communication skills to enable you to discuss difficult end of life issues and to confidently liaise with other healthcare professionals at all levels.
• A compassionate manner and a responsible, mature attitude are also essential.
• The successful candidate will be expected to have a fully flexible approach to working patterns, covering days and nights.

About us

Oakhaven Hospice serves the community of the New Forest, providing in-patient, day hospice and community care for patients with life limiting illnesses and support to their families/carers. We are committed to equality of opportunity at Oakhaven. Our mission is to welcome everyone to join us and create inclusive teams, celebrating difference and encourage everyone to be themselves at work.

Job responsibilities

• To assess individual patients care needs and to organise and implement an appropriate programme of care.
• To ensure programmes of care are implemented throughout the 24-hour period.
• To maintain continuing personal contact with patients and their relatives and be responsible for the evaluation of programmes of care.
• To be fully aware of all current hospice policies and procedures and implement accordingly.
• To work flexibly in order to provide continuity of patient care within all areas of the service.
• To ensure that all nursing records are completed accurately and updated at each shift handover.
• To carry out/supervise the implementation of specific treatments and clinical procedures, including physiotherapy treatments.
• To report to the Sister or Charge Nurse on call any relevant information on the condition of specific patients, their care and treatment.
• To report any complaints from patients and/or relatives to the Senior Sister or Charge Nurse.
• To report to the Senior Sister or Charge Nurse any matter affecting the smooth running of the Unit.
• To administer drugs and assist with their ordering and storage in accordance with the NMC Standards for the Administration of Medicine.
• To develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professionals and volunteers working within the hospice and community setting.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times and adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To give and receive verbal reports to and from the clinical team within the hospice and community to ensure effective communication.

Person Specification Experience

• 2 years post qualification experience, ideally have experience of palliative care.
• Demonstrates ability to meet Oakhaven Hospices values
• Demonstrate skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Qualified RGN ideally with some prior medical or surgical knowledge

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.