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Job Description
- Req#: B0475-25-0051?language=en&page=66&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Provide support, leadership, recognition and supervision to other members of the team
- Share knowledge and expertise with other staff through formal and informal teaching.
- Act as a mentor to student nurses
- Produce accurate, timely and complete records
- NMC Registered Nurse with post-registration UK experience in the clinical field
- UK Driving License and access to a vehicle essential
- Completion of NMC recognised accredited mentor training or willing to undertake
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Proven ability to build, lead and influence an effective team in a clinical setting
- Knowledge of current legislation within the independent care sector
- Knowledge of best clinical practice for client group
- Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
- Company pension scheme
- Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)
- Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non-Binary Individuals
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
- -UK NMC Registered Nurse
- -UK driving licence and own transport
- -Experience working within the community
- -Strong Palliative background
- -UK NMC Registered Nurse
- -UK driving licence and own transport
- -Experience working within the community
- -Strong Palliative background
Job summary
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.
We are there when it matters.
About us
Sue Ryder St Johns Hospice is in Moggerhanger in Bedfordshire. We provide expert palliative and end-of-life care in the hospice and the community. We are here to help you and your loved ones, with everything from pain and symptom management to emotional and practical help.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse who wants to work in a supportive environment where care of the patients comes first. This role is based within our friendly and supportive Community Team and involves visiting people in their own homes to assess, plan care and provide support to people when they need it most.
The successful applicants will play an active role within our multidisciplinary team including Specialty Doctors, therapy staff, volunteers, other nurses and other vital members of the MDT. Working with our patients and their families in the community requires a holistic approach to ensure the best possible outcomes Whether in the last months, weeks or days of life, or living with grief, we help people live the best life they possibly can.
Main duties of the job
Our ideal candidate will be able to:
About you
Our ideal candidate will have experience of working in Palliative and End of Life Care. This experience may come from a hospice or alternatively, for example, from a high dependency unit, oncology or community service. They will be comfortable with leading junior staff and be able to offer support and advice when needed.
Sue Ryder provides a thorough induction with supernumerary time to settle into the role and full training/competency assessment will be provided.
There is plenty of scope to further develop your own skills in specialist palliative care, and planned career progression through our education programme and development framework is encouraged.
If you would like to arrange an informal visit to our hospice, please let us know.
About us
Benefits
For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.
https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org
https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion
If you are having trouble completing this application, please email recruitment@sueryder.org, and a member of our team will assist you.
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£17.20 an hour excluding enhancements and competitive benefits
Contract
Bank
Duration
10 years
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
B0475-25-0051
Job locations
Sue Ryder Care
St. Johns Road
Moggerhanger
Bedford
MK443RJ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the supporting document for the full job description. If you have any further questions or enquiries then please do not hesitate to contact the Recruiter.
Job responsibilities
Please see the supporting document for the full job description. If you have any further questions or enquiries then please do not hesitate to contact the Recruiter.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sue Ryder
Address
Sue Ryder Care
St. Johns Road
Moggerhanger
Bedford
MK443RJ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Sue Ryder
Address
Sue Ryder Care
St. Johns Road
Moggerhanger
Bedford
MK443RJ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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