Registered Nurse

Job summary

This role supports the provision of palliative care to children, young people and families living with a life limited condition. Palliative care includes the provision of respite breaks, enabling children opportunities to have fun, make memories adding life to shortened years. You will provide high quality, holistic, family centred and compassionate care whilst meeting the complex clinical needs of the children in our care. The hospice delivers end of life care to a small number of children, working with specialist teams providing training and advice to manage childrens symptoms effectively. You will work as part of a large team comprising of clinical staff, activities coordinators and the child and family support team.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the delivery of high-quality nursing care to children and young people who receive respite and end of life care at the hospice.

Provide clinical nursing assessment, robust care planning and evaluation of care.

Participate in the training and development opportunities and frameworks provided by the hospice education team.

Use clinical judgment to manage the deteriorating patient, following care plans, escalation of care and the use of patient safety tools.

Work within your scope of practice and clinical competence, asking for help from senior nurses when appropriate.

Advocate for the child and young person and their families, supporting and promoting decisions, choices and best interests.

Work as part of a team, providing support and supervision to students and junior members of staff.

Ensure the holistic care of children and young people, by liaising with and referring to the wider support teams within the hospice

Working with support, provide end of life care to children or young people staying at the hospice.

Provide assessment of children who are end of life ensuring symptoms are controlled, liaising with the specialist palliative care teams as required.

Ensure exemplary communication skills and participate in the MDT planning of childrens care.

Maintain accurate contemporaneous patients records as per hospice policy and NMC framework.

About us

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK.We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

Chestnut Tree Houseis the childrens hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.

Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.

Details

• Date posted: 04 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £31,660 to £37,762 a year Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: B0265-26-0032
• Job locations: Dover Lane, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9BX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Follow all hospice safeguarding policies and procedures ensuring escalation of safeguarding concerns in a timely manner.

Engage in clinical supervision to support own personal and professional development.

Work as part of a rota to meet the 24/7 needs of the service.

Work within the code of the NMC at all times.

Work as part the team to ensure the strategic objectives of the hospice and care strategy are delivered.

Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical risk and ensure appropriate mitigations are in place.

Support young people as they transition to adult services.

Undertake driver and poolside training to enable children and young people to experience the full range of hospice activities.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).