Hours of work 37.5 or 25 hours a week (3/2 x 12.5 hour shifts per week), with a requirement to work unsocial hours including evenings, weekends, and nights
Place of work/base Martin House Children's Hospice, Boston Spa and in the Community
Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families' own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.
Martin House is currently undergoing an extensive £21.9 million pound build and renovation project, which will transform the current building. Our vision is to create a purpose-built space with new and improved facilities. It will ensure that whether a family is visiting for respite or end-of-life care, we can keep providing tailored, specialist care, future proofing the hospice and helping families across Yorkshire for many more years to come. As we open our new children's wing and with the imminent opening of our new teenager and young adult facility, we are looking to add to expand our staff team. This is an amazing opportunity for enthusiastic and caring individuals to come and join our dedicated multi-disciplinary team in an unrivalled setting.
We are seeking Care Team Nurses and as valued members of the clinical care team, you will join a unique, award winning and vibrant team providing symptom management, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as planned and emergency short breaks both at the hospice and in the community.
We offer 1:1 nursing and the opportunity to working as part of the MDT team made up of a variety of skilled members including art and music therapists and a 24 hour medical team. In return, we will support your wellbeing and offer you a learning environment to develop your skills and competencies in paediatric palliative care, supported by our Nurse Practice Educators.
Our ideal candidate:
* Committed to Martin House's values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion.
* Nursing qualification such as children's nurse/learning disability nurse
* Active NMC Registration with no restrictions on practice
* Experience of working in a care setting, preferably with children and young adults
* Outstanding care skills with a focus on empathy, compassion, and active listening
* Professional experience of administering medicines in a care setting
* Proficiency with a range of IT systems
* Will have access to a vehicle for business use and able to drive a Martin House Pool car
It would be advantageous to have prior experience of working in a palliative care setting and/or nursing children with life limiting conditions, including children with special educational needs.
Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.
* Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays
* Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.
* Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.
* Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement
* Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
* Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer
* Life insurance – two times annual salary
* Free parking at our children's hospice in Boston Spa
Please apply via our website and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here.
If you have any questions about this role or about Martin House, please contact Steve Lawman or Charlotte Walker, Deputy Director of Clinical Services on or who will be happy to advise you accordingly.
The closing date for applications is noon on 10th October 2025. Interviews will take place on 20th October 2025. If you have not heard from us by 18th October please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation. Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.
* Internal reference
CTN Sept 25
- ##### Closing date
10/10/2025
- ##### Location
Boston Spa
- ##### Hours per week
37.5
- ##### Salary
£ £ per annum pro rata. Please note starting salaries usually start at the bottom of the scale.