Salary
£31,164 - £36,173 FTE per annum
Location
Dougie Mac, Adult Hospice - ST3 3NZ
This is a permanent, full time vacancy that will close in 20 days at 23:59 BST.
The Vacancy
Are you a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative care? Join Dougie Mac's award-winning Inpatient Services team and make a difference where it matters most.
Our 28-bed Adult Inpatient Unit offers specialist palliative and end-of-life care to adults with life-limiting conditions across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. We provide both short-term symptom management and support in the final stages of life. You'll be part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality, person-centred care that focuses on dignity, comfort, and compassion — every step of the way.
What You'll Be Doing
* Delivering outstanding physical, emotional, and spiritual care tailored to each patient
* Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care as part of a multi-professional team
* Leading shifts and supervising healthcare staff in the absence of senior nurses
* Participating in quality improvement, audits and continuous development
* Maintaining professional, accurate documentation in line with NMC and hospice policy
What We're Looking For
* NMC registration (RGN)
* A passion for palliative or complex care (experience desirable but not essential)
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work flexibly across days and nights as part of a supportive team
* A commitment to professional development and delivering high standards of care
Why Work at Dougie Mac?
* 35 days annual leave (rising with service)
* Option to buy/sell leave
* Competitive pension scheme
* Hospice-paid healthcare cash plan
* Ongoing CPD & study opportunities
* DBS paid by the hospice
* Free on-site parking
* Supportive working culture and wellbeing focus
Hours: 37.5 hours a week – Part Time considered
Salary: £31,164 – £36,173 FTE per annum
Interviews ongoing
Join us in delivering world-class hospice care with warmth, dignity, and compassion. Your personal statement of suitability is where you can highlight and tell us why you will possess the qualities to be a Registered Nurse and to join the Dougie Mac Team
How to Apply
Join one of the most rewarding roles in healthcare and be part of a team that delivers world-class, compassionate care. Your personal statement of suitability is where you can highlight and tell us why you will possess the qualities to be a HCSW and to join the Dougie Mac Team
For more information, please contact:
Kath Marks - Ward Manager
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Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy and interview early, in the event of a large number of applications.
Job Description & Person Specification below - Please note, our shortlisting process is based on these documents. In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV's alone will not be accepted. We are strongly committed to the Safeguarding of our adults and children.
About Us
At Dougie Mac we are recruiting employees to join our rapidly growing team. We currently have over 400 employees who work together to provide exceptional care and support to patients and their families in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Our Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Excellence
Our Benefits
Pension Scheme
Health Cash Plan & EAP
Company Sick Pay
Life Assurance
Generous Holidays and opportunity to buy and sell
Free Hospice Parking