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Nurse Band 5 (Wiltshire)

Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices

Devizes, SN10 2AT

Salary

£34,126 to £36,205

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

15 September 2026

15 days left

Job description

Every moment counts. Every memory matters.Come and join our Nursing team as a Nurse and provide exceptional care and support to children with life lim...

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children with complex needs. You will have the ability to work both in a team and independently and work using your own initiative as well as accessing and contributing to the skill base of the wider team.

You will work with a team of Carers, Nurses, Team Nurses, Senior Team Nurses, and Lead Nurses in a supportive environment and as a nurse you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality clinical nursing care to meet the diverse individual needs of the children and young people.

You will have experience in clinical nursing assessment, planning and delivering care which will be evidence based in conjunction with Julia's House policies and procedures to deliver safe care to children and young people with complex needs that will often change.

If you are passionate about hands on holistic family centered care and are considering developing a career in a children's Hospice, we will support you by offering opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally.

As part of the Nursing Team, working in line with Julias House policies and procedures, provide family centered respite care both in the Hospice and Community for children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions. When necessary, provide a flexible and responsive approach to support the requirements of end of life care. Role model Julias House Values and Behaviours at all times

Julia's House supports more than 140 families across Dorset and Wiltshire, in the community, at our hospices and in our families own homes.

You will be based at our Wiltshire Hospice and work across Wiltshire in the homes of the children we look after.

Flexibility is required to cover days, evenings, weekends, school holidays and occasional overnights.

There are no set hours for contracted staff, our care is provided at the times requested by our families and is therefore variable. Rotas are prepared 6 weeks in advance.

This role is a 35 hours per week contract

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Sick Childrens Nurse or Registered Nurse (Child Branch) Diploma or Degree or -Registered Learning Disability Nurse or -RGN or -RN Adult

Desirable

  • Counselling training and/or care of the dying and bereaved course or experience ENB 998 or equivalent teaching and assessing course

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with sick children and their families Safeguarding Awareness Level 3 Understanding of equal opportunities

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children who have life limiting/life threatening conditions
  • Experience of working with children who have complex medical needs Experience of caring for and working alongside families in their own environment

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 August 2026

Last checked

25 August 2026

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About the employer

JHD
Julia’s House Dorset/Wiltshire Children’s Hospices

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