Registered Nurse

Post: Registered General Nurses, Ashgate Hospice

Job Family: Patient Care, Range D

Location: Ashgate Hospice, Chesterfield

Salary: £ 29,768 to £35,831 full time

Closing Date: 31st March 2024

Proposed Interview Date: 23rd April 2024

About the role

Hours:    Part-time or Full time, worked on a rota basis provided 8 weeks in advance. Day shift is 07:00-19:30 and the night shift is 19:00-07:30. We may be able to offer shorter day shifts for further flexibility.

We are excited to appoint additional Registered Nurses to continue growing Ashgate in-patient services in line with our strategy and planned quality improvements. In addition, you will work with our system partners to ensure people of north Derbyshire can access our services at the point of need. 

As a Registered Nurse (RGN) specialising in hospice care, you will play a vital role in delivering high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the In-Patient unit multidisciplinary team. Working within a hospice team, your primary responsibility will be to assess and address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.

Working within Ashgate’s ambitions and values, you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to develop and implement personalised care plans that prioritise comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Patients that are admitted to our inpatient unit require specialist palliative care such as complex symptom management and end of life care. Treatments may include blood transfusions, antibiotics and intravenous fluids.

The in-patient unit is a 15 bedded facility.  Patients are admitted to our In-patient Unit for complex symptom management and complex end-of-life care, we are able to offer the highest standard of care by ensuring nursing staff have a maximum of 5 patients to manage during their shift.

As a member of the IPU team, the responsibilities of an Ashgate Hospice Nurse include:

• To plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care strategies for patients and their carers in an open and cooperative manner respecting the rights of the individual.
• To anticipate the changing needs of patients and emotionally prepared the patient and family.
• To participate in MDT discussions to inform the management plan for patients.
• In conjunction with the band sixes, lead on the day-to-day management of the discharge process.
• To disseminate the management plans for the patients to the rest of the nursing team.
• To manage the admission of patients.
• To complete the verification of the death process when a patient dies.

We pride ourselves on ensuring that our Nursing Team has the time and support to deliver the very highest quality of care to the patients and families we look after.  We know this is often a challenge in many settings, but we believe strongly that we only have one chance to get it right for our patients and their loved ones.

At Ashgate, we are privileged to be able to share some truly special moments with our patients and their families, including events from weddings to birthday parties.

To get full details about the role please read the attached Job Description, call the recruiting manager for an informal chat and come and visit our recently refurbished In-patient unit. We welcome applicants to look around our wonderful facilities and gardens.  We also have a fabulous discounted onsite café for staff!

We offer competitive pay with progressive ranges, exceeding the comparative NHS banding pay scales. In addition, we offer annual ‘on track’ pay reviews (outside of cost of living).

Take a look at our in patient unit and what staff who work at Ashgate say about working for us.

About you:

We are seeking well-motivated and forward-thinking Registered Nurses with an interest in End of Life Care to join our RCN award-winning multi-disciplinary team on our In-Patient unit.

The right person for the job will have a passion for working collaboratively in an environment thriving on positive change and making a difference to those with palliative and end-of-life care needs, including patients, families and colleagues alike.

Skills and experience required.

• Up to date NMC registration.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to assess complex needs of patients and plan, implement and evaluate appropriate nursing actions.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of specialist palliative care/ oncology or another related field.
• Enjoy working as part of a nursing team.
• A passion for working with and supporting the needs of adults with a life-limiting condition, with a real commitment to delivering the highest level of care at all times.

About Ashgate:

Ashgate Hospice is a registered charity that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire. Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashgate. They are grounded in our commitment to being the best we can be for our patients and the people who are important to them, and for each other. We are compassionate. We are a team. We are respectful, open and inclusive. 

We are proud of our Outstanding CQC rating and our recent RCN award-winning in-patient unit and have ambitious plans for high quality and sustainable patient care.  

We’re committed to providing a happy, safe and supportive environment for all our people which is why nearly 4 out of 5 of our staff would recommend us as a place to work. We recognise the need to support our employees’ well-being including their work-life balance which is why we are open to, and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job-sharing. 

As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways. 

Please visit our website and social media accounts or listen to our podcast “The Life and Death Podcast” to get a feel for what it is like to be part of the Ashgate team and gain an understanding of the people we support.

Find out why our people think Ashgate Hospice is a special place to work.

Ashgate Benefits:

Some of our current benefits include: 

• A highly compassionate and supportive working environment
• A wide range of initiatives to support your wellbeing, and the time out to practice self-care
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Buy and Sell annual leave scheme
• In line with our values, we offer Carers, Compassionate and Bereavement leave
• A progressive approach to flexible working to help meet your and our needs
• Salary Sacrifice Cycle to Work and Tech Scheme
• Westfield Health Cash Plan includes free annual eye tests, dental checks and money back for a range of treatments and therapies
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Free access to Westfield Rewards, offering discounts from hundreds of retailers
• Pension scheme with a 7% employer contribution
• Life assurance scheme
• Total commitment to your learning and development
• Ample, free parking when working onsite
• Discounted, onsite café for staff

Looking after our staff is paramount and we are proud to have a dedicated wellbeing lead with a monthly calendar of activities and initiatives.  Our Health and Wellbeing hub is designed to provide resources to support you in improving your own wellbeing and overall lifestyle.

What next:

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Karen Walker Ward Manager on 01246 568801 or . You can arrange to visit the Hospice to see what it would be like to work with us.

Please note we only accept applications via the ‘Apply now’ button on our website. Please do not send your application to HR or the recruiting manager.  

Any candidate who identifies themselves as disabled will be shortlisted if they meet the essential criteria for the role. Essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification for the role.

If successful, you will be required to have a DBS check carried as part of the conditional pre-employment checks. For more information, please refer to the candidate assistant notes.

As a healthcare provider, it is very important to us that our staff have the annual flu jab and are fully vaccinated against COVID 19. It is our expectation that all of our staff will have the vaccinations unless there are strong compelling reasons why not. We believe having the vaccination not only protects you but also helps us to keep our patients, staff and visitors safe.

Support available for candidates who identify themselves as disabled

You may wish to complete and share with us your health adjustment passport so that we are aware what support and/or reasonable adjustments you may require. Even if you choose not to share this with us, we encourage applicants to consider completing their passport for their own benefit.  For more information in relation to this please visit. Health Adjustment Passport - GOV.UK (

You may also be able to get support from Access to Work which is an initiative run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability. This may include support with the selection process.  For more information in relation to Access to Work please visit. Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (

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