Have you considered working within a Specialist Palliative Inpatient Service at a Hospice? Are you looking to rekindle your passion for holistic nursing care? Do you want to be a part of a team, who are proud to be able to make a difference to patients and their families? If the answer to the above is yes or possibly, then we would love to hear from you. The hospice provides 24hr / 7days delivery of specialist palliative care to people who are 18 years and over, with life limiting illnesses who require symptom management. Where appropriate the delivery of reversible symptom related treatments are a key part of this role. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will be required to communicate sensitively and compassionately with patients who may be approaching the end of their life. Experience of supervising and assessing students and supporting health care assistants is desirable. Whilst a background in Palliative Nursing would be ideal, Cransley Hospice will provide the training essential to your role. We feel a passion to provide outstanding holistic nursing care that is most important to this post We are looking for a Registered General Nurse with an understanding and interest in specialist palliative care, who can evidence their continual professional development within their existing role. This 24 hour service requires you to be flexible to a varying shift pattern, this will include early, late and night shifts and includes rotational weekend and bank holiday working. This post is primarily at Cransley Hospice in Kettering, however there is an expectation that you may also support the team at Cynthia Spencer Hospice to meet service demand as required as well as attend training days at either site. NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jamie Smith Job title: Ward Matron Email address: jamie.smith@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 03000 274204 To learn more about this role, please contact Ward Sister Pauline de Chastelain or Charge Nurse Paul Bassinder to arrange an informal visit on 03000 274203.