Ready to take your nursing career to the next level in a dynamic role that blends hospice and community care?
Join Rainbows as a Band 5 Rotational Nurse and gain the variety, support, and development you’ve been looking for.
At Rainbows Children’s Hospice we provide specialist palliative and end‑of‑life care to over 750 babies, children, and young people with life‑limiting conditions, and we support around 3,000 family members across the East Midlands. We’re here to brighten short lives and support families wherever they are.
We are recruiting a full‑time Band 5 Rotational Nurse to join our Clinical Team, working across both our Hospice at Home and Hospice Care Teams on a permanent 6‑month rotation.
For 6 months you will deliver care in the community, supporting children and young people in their homes and providing short breaks and support to families. For the following 6 months you will work within the hospice, delivering high‑quality family‑led care in a specialist setting. This rotation then repeats.
Hospice at Home – Location & Hours
Based at the hospice, with travel across the East Midlands (Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire). A full UK driving licence is essential.
37.5 hours per week, rota between Monday‑Sunday, 8:00am‑6:00pm.
Hospice Care Team – Location & Hours
Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, LE11 2HS.
37.5 hours per week, rota including:
* Long days: 7:30am‑8:00pm
* Nights: 7:30pm‑8:00am
* Short shifts: 7:30am‑3:30pm or 1:30pm‑9:30pm
Benefits
* NHS pension transfer option
* Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
* Comprehensive training and development
* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Healthcare cashback plan and life assurance
* Blue Light Card and Company Shop access
* Free onsite parking
* Subsidised meals and free refreshments
* Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
* Supportive team culture, staff events and away days
About the Role
* Supporting the Band 6 Deputy Lead Nurse in planning and delivering care
* Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care in partnership with children and families
* Providing high‑quality short break, palliative and end‑of‑life care in both hospice and home settings
Essential Requirements
* Post‑registration experience as a Band 5 Nurse
* Experience working with children/young people (0‑19) with complex needs
* Ability to deliver a high standard of clinical care
Desirable
* Experience in children’s palliative or end‑of‑life care
* Community or lone working experience
* Mentorship or preceptorship qualification
Further information and recruitment contact: Hospice at Home – Tracy Shearer, Lead Nurse – tracy.shearer@rainbows.co.uk; Hospice Care – Zena Barratt, Lead Nurse – zena.barratt@rainbows.co.uk.
To apply, click ‘apply now’. For alternative application formats or reasonable adjustments, contact recruitment@rainbows.co.uk.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre‑employment screening.
We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage early submission.
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