Staff Nurse - Inpatient Services

Job summary

We are always looking for excellent people to bring their skills, values driven behaviours and commitment to ambition to deliver quality of life, to the end of life, for everyone to join our charity. As one team we raise money, support each other whether in clinical teams, or corporate services to ensure everything runs efficiently and smoothly and delivers the best outcome for our patients and their families. Being part of a great team in a complex organisation is demanding, but also really rewarding. If you want to be part of our Inpatient Services team then wed love to work with you.

In this role, you will report to the Inpatient Services Manager, Ward Sisters and Senior Staff Nurses.

You must be NMC registered and have eligibility to work within UK.

Main duties of the job

Working collaboratively you will be an integral part of an amazing multi-disciplinary team, working with doctors, clinical and pastoral care teams, therapists, physios and great support teams. Together youll ensure a high standard of provision of care for patients requiring palliative and end of life care.

Youll be part of a team of registered nurses and carers, with consultant oversight, providing day to day leadership, management and continuous improvement of the delivery and services of the inpatient wards.

About us

Thames Hospice is an independent adult hospice with a beautiful 28 bed hospice at Bray Lake in Maidenhead with views of the lake and state of the art facilities. Would you like to be a part of this?

You will need to be an experienced registered nurse not necessarily in a hospice or palliative care setting with the desire to care for this group of patients. You should possess good communication skills, excellent care values and a strong sense of team spirit.

Having reflected on what is important in this last year, we have created exciting opportunities offering a more flexible approach to working, to fit around your lifestyle and provide the all-important work-life balance.

As part of this role we also offer shift enhancements as follows:

• Work on a Saturday: Time and one third 1.33
• Work on a Sunday or Bank Holiday: Time and two thirds 1.66
• Work after 8pm-8am: Time and one third 1.33

To support you within your role, we have an excellent learning and development program to help further develop your clinical skills. We know that supporting, developing and nurturing our colleagues leads to outstanding patient care and strong morale and team spirit amongst our incredible teams.

Details

• Date posted: 01 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £40,290 a year (pro rata) plus shift enhancements.
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: B0488-26-0013
• Job locations: Windsor Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2DN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Main Tasks:

1. To ensure that the IPS service delivers an excellent standard of care to patients and their families

2. To lead a team of nurses for a shift (all) and dependent on experience on occasion lead the IPS for a shift in the absence of a more senior nurse

3. To offer timely and individual care based on need, using referral criteria, regular patient review, assessment, re-assessment and discharge criteria as appropriate

4. To provide direct delivery of care to patients

5. To provide symptom control for patients including the administration of medicines in line with Thames Hospice Policy

6. To communicate fully and effectively with patients, their families and professional colleagues to ensure a safe and needs led care pathway, with particular consideration given to discharge

7. To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a co-ordinated and defined management plan / plan of care for each patient. To include review and discharge as appropriate and attend MDT meetings as required

8. To maintain accurate healthcare records, written and computer based, liaising with community colleagues and in line with Thames Hospice organisational policy and professional requirements

9. To participate in training, of student nurses and external stakeholders as required.

10. To monitor practice and competence for Bank RNs and Health Care Assistants by regularly working with them as part of a shift (dependent on experience)

11. To support and work with the IPS Team Sisters to develop and maintain effective partnership working with the multidisciplinary team

12. To communicate, when required, with external care agencies, GPs and community teams to facilitate best working practice and service provision

13. To participate in an annual audit of the service, to identify if improvements and / or changes have enabled an improved patient and care experience

14. To report accidents, incidents and complaints in area of responsibility as per procedure, participating in investigations as required

A job description is not a rigid or inflexible document but acts to provide guidelines to the duties expectedwhile in post. It will be reviewed as appropriate with the post holder.

Thames Hospice is committed to being an equal opportunities organisation. It is committed topromoting equal opportunities and preventing discrimination. This policy applies to both its servicedelivery and to its own employment practices. You will be willing and able to demonstrate commitmentto Thames Hospice Equal Opportunities Policy.

UK Registration

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