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Staff Nurse

Pay scale – £25,655 - £31,534 (Band 5)

Hours negotiable but includes some night duty

Willow Wood Hospice is set in a tranquil location in Ashton under Lyne and serves the population of Tameside and Glossop. We see anyone with a life limiting diagnosis including cancer, respiratory, cardiac and progressive neurological conditions.

We aim to help everyone who passes through our doors to attain the best possible quality of life. Our care whether it be physical, psychological, social or spiritual also extends to families and carers.

We provide a comprehensive range of day services including our START clinic, dementia nurses, family support plus a 12-bedded Inpatient Unit. We are currently reviewing all our services to work more closely with our community partners in providing excellent coordinated end of life care. You will work primarily on our inpatient unit, but be flexible in your approach as our services expand and develop.

We are seeking a full time/part time staff nurse, primarily working days, but expected to cover some nights. You will work as part of the integrated MDT to assist with the provision of high quality holistic care.

To be considered for this post you will need to be a level 1 registered nurse with a minimum of 1 years post registration experience. You must have some experience of caring for patients with palliative care needs and in the provision of end of life care.

To apply for this role please complete an application form and send it to recruitment@willowwood.info. For further information about this role please see the job description, and for information about our organisation, or for informal enquires about the post, please contact Kath McGuinness (In-Patient Ward Manager) on 0161 330 110.