Overview
Rowcroft Hospice, Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road, Torquay, TQ2 5LS
Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent
Working Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week
Job Category: Patient Care
Closing Date: 11:59pm Sunday 21 June 2026
Introduction
Nursing Sponsorship Opportunities leading to Employment. Are you training to be a nurse? Are you considering where to begin your nursing career once you qualify?
At Rowcroft we work to make every day the best day possible for those in our care. Once you have completed your studies, qualify and receive your PIN, we will offer you a nursing position in one of our teams, with a full induction programme, a fantastic preceptorship in conjunction with Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust, and access to our education programme.
Rowcroft’s Fantastic Sponsorship Scheme Includes
* A bursary of £4,250 per year for up to 2 years*
* A permanent role with Rowcroft in one of our nursing teams upon qualification and gaining your PIN number
* Access to our award-winning education programme
* A supportive and enriching environment to nurture your career
* A preceptorship programme in conjunction with Torbay Hospital
* In return for sponsorship you commit to work with us for up to 2 years. Should you choose to leave your employment within 2 years you will be required to repay some of your bursary on a sliding scale.
About Rowcroft
For personal fulfilment from a career with real meaning, join Rowcroft. We offer purposeful work in a uniquely progressive environment, where we empower our people to use their judgement and experience to make decisions that have impact. Our broad scope of work and confident organisational vision, provides opportunities for growth, progress and development.
We live and breathe our values of integrity, generosity of spirit, respect and team work, ensuring that we provide the best possible support to our patients and families, with their choices always at the very centre of our care.
We are an inclusive organisation where everyone is welcomed and we are committed to ensuring equality in all that we do. We have created an environment in which we can celebrate and respect each other’s individual differences and contribution, and where we value and nurture all our people.
We work together with passion and pride in a professional environment where people are caring, considerate, and welcoming. It can be tough. We don’t shy away from that. But you’ll clearly see the importance and impact of your work and feel recognised and part of something remarkable. Join us, and make a difference.
Take a look here to find out what our team says about working at Rowcroft and the employee benefits on offer.
For More Information And How To Apply
Please complete the application and remember to include your supporting statement, telling us a little about your experience to date and why you are interested in a career palliative care.
For an informal discussion about the sponsorship programme, please contact Karenne Weaver on 01803 217638 or via email Karenne.weaver@rowcrofthospice.org.uk
Attachments
* Student Sponsorship Letter from the Clinical Leadership Team 2026.pdf
* 2026 Student Nurse Sponsorship Flyer.pdf
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