Band 5 Senior Staff Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Registered Nurse to join our supportive and professional team within the Inpatient Unit at Bolton Hospice. This is a challenging yet highly rewarding role, offering an excellent opportunity to further develop your nursing skills, knowledge and experience within specialist palliative care.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and dedicated Inpatient Unit team, committed to providing high-quality, expert specialist palliative and end-of-life care to patients and their families. Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, while continuing to develop your own skills and expertise.

Salary £34,592- £39,043 WTE per annum

(Dependent upon experience, unsocial hours enhancements paid in addition to basic salary)

23 – 37.5 hours per week

(Full time and part time available, flexible dependent on applicants)

(Long day shifts and night shifts would be expected.)

The Role

As a Senior Staff Nurse working as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team, you will support patients with complex clinical needs and provide hands-on, person-centered care. Our staff strive to provide the highest quality of service for our patients and their families and carers, through a collaborative team approach.

What you need:

To apply, you must be a Registered General Nurse, with 2 years’ post registration experience, who is enthusiastic and flexible with a passion for specialist palliative and end of life care. A recognised post-registration palliative care qualification is desirable, although you will be fully supported in the role if you have limited or no experience with the specialty. You will have access to a range of training and development opportunities and be welcomed as a valued member of an experienced and supportive team.

Why Bolton Hospice?

Because our purpose is providing outstanding care for all our patients and those most important to them, together with creating a great place to work for all our people. We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including 35 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising to 40 days with long service (pro rata for part-time), generously enhanced maternity package, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, free parking, healthcare cash plan, subsidised meals, option to apply for Blue Light Card and excellent training opportunities. We also offer continuity of service from the NHS with respect to pension and holiday allowance.

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 13th September 2026

(Please note, this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received)

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation. Any appointment will be made on merit alone. Any offer of employment for this post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy

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