Registered Nurse
Prospect Hospice
Swindon, SN4 9BYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£33,106 to £36,425
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
5 days leftJob description
Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse looking for a role where you have the time to provide the care patients truly deserve? Join Prospect Hospices...
We are
looking for passionate people who embody our values. You'll work alongside
experienced specialists, caring for patients and families with dignity,
compassion and clinical excellence. In our latest staff survey, 100% said they
would be happy for a friend or relative to receive care here, while 98% said
their work has meaning and purpose.
Prospect Hospice is an independent hospice supporting a community of
300,000 people in Swindon, Marlborough and North Wiltshire, and the villages of
Lechlade and Fairford in Gloucestershire.
It is the only dedicated provider of
specialist end of life care services within it's locality. The Hospices
multi-professionals teams support people in the community, in care homes, at
the Great Western Hospital and at the Hospice in Wroughton. Care is also
extended to the families and friends of patients.
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills, including listening, negotiating skills, communication of ideas and ability to provide advice to other health professionals at all levels.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to provide non-judgmental and empathic emotional support to patients whilst maintaining safe and appropriate boundaries.
- Effective problem-solving skills and judgment to know which decisions need to be referred on to a senior colleague or nurse on call.
- Able to recognise own limitations and initiate appropriate onward referral.
- Ability to manage time effectively.
- Good IT skills.
Desirable: - Audit and quality improvement abilities.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to and ability to demonstrate Prospect Hospice values and behaviours at all times.
- Have a track record of working inclusively and a genuine appreciation of the value of diversity.
- Able to maintain the highest professional standards at all times, and act as a true ambassador for the Hospice and encourage others to do the same.
- To be authentic, open honest and transparent.
Desirable: - Emotionally able to work within the field of palliative care.; - Flexible approach to working.
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of reflective practice.
- Experience of working within more than one health care field.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements, including clinical audit.
- Understanding of hospice nursing philosophy.
- Demonstrate an understanding of patient confidentiality and data protection principles.
- Understanding and experience of multi-disciplinary working.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of developing ways to sustain coping, including use of support and supervision.
Desirable
- General/specialist palliative care experience.
- Good knowledge of palliative care or relevant specialist field.
- Experience within a relevant specialist field of nursing.
Qualifications
Essential: - Nursing Degree/NMC Registered General Nurse.
Desirable
- Diploma in palliative care.
- Care of the Dying Person Module (Level 2), and commitment to progressing relevant level 2 or 3 study.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within specialist palliative care.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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