Senior Children's Palliative Care Nurse

Senior Children’s Palliative Care Nurse – 22.5 hours per week

Starting salary £22,693 per annum (FTE £37,823) with room to develop and progress through the pay grade banding up to £26,975 per annum (FTE £44,959 ).

Join our dynamic team at Keech Hospice as a Senior Children’s Palliative Care Nurse and contribute to providing high quality care to children and their families across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and flexible experienced Children’s Nurse who is keen to expand their skills by joining our friendly symptom management team and supporting patients both in the home and at the hospice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessing and delivering a holistic family-centred approach, ensuring our patients and their families receive the care they deserve
• Supporting families with complex healthcare decisions
• Provide high quality palliative and end of life care following symptom management plans
• Be an advocate for children’s and families, promoting empowerment
• To plan, deliver and evaluate care plans taking in to account the child and family’s needs
• Participate on the 24/7 on call rota for children receiving end of life care at home

What we’re looking for:

• NMC Registered Children’s Nurse
• Demonstrable range of skills in complex medical care
• Confident clinical decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills
• UK driving licence
• Palliative care experience desirable

Why join us:

• A competitive salary and generous annual leave
• Ability to carry over your existing NHS pension scheme
• Healthcare scheme
• Free car parking and cycle to work scheme
• Career development and progression opportunities
• A caring, supportive and inclusive environment

For further details, please see the Job Description and Person Specification below.

Interview date: Tuesday 8th September 2026

As an equal opportunity and disability confident leader accredited employer, we value diversity in our workplace. We appreciate the unique perspectives and experiences everyone brings, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Please don't use AI in your application, we want to hear from you, not ChatGPT.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a basic disclosure and barring services (DBS) check.

The Company

Keech Hospice provides free specialist palliative and end of life care for people of all ages. We support adults in Bedfordshire. Children and their families in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Milton Keynes. At home, in hospice, or wherever we’re needed.

As a teaching hospice, our exceptional people, training, and facilities are helping local communities to live and die well.

Benefits

Competitive
salary

Cycle-to-work*
scheme

Support with health and wellbeing

Training and development

Staff representative group*

Cash
health plan*

*Dependent on role.

Our Locations

Testimonials

Faith

“Having worked for my previous employer for over 12 years, moving to a new organisation was always going to be daunting. I am glad I made that leap! I was welcomed into the team from day one and have always felt supported by my manager and the wider team.”

Lesley

“I love my role at Keech Hospice, it's a real privilege to support families on their journey. Keech is such a beautiful place, and everyone has the same ethos and values. Making the difference when it matters the most.”

Laurence

“I love working at Keech Hospice Care because you see and feel the difference you are making first-hand. I feel trusted and valued here as the specialist in my area. Every day is different and I love being able to work with various departments.”

Values

We deliver better outcomes by working together.

We take care of each other.

We can be trusted and are respected for our profesionalism.

We are committed and innovative.

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