We’re looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team at the Belfast Hospice IPU.
As a Registered Nurse, you’ll be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, providing holistic, person-centred end-of-life care. Your responsibilities include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating high-quality nursing care for people living with a terminal illness and those important to them. You’ll work collaboratively with other providers and across the system to improve the experience of dying, death, and bereavement. The role involves both clinical leadership and direct patient care, ensuring dignity, respect, and compassion are at the heart of everything you do.
You’ll be accountable to the Hospice Ward Manager, Community Clinical Nurse Manager, or Registered Manager (depending on location/service), and professionally accountable to the Head of Quality and Clinical Practice, Head of Operations and Quality, or Head of Nursing and Quality. The team includes Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Trainee Nurse Associates, Clinical Educators, Ward Sisters, and senior management.
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 5 (aligned with AFC) - £32,073 - £39.043 per annum + enhancements
Contract: 30 hours per week pro-rata. Must be available for days, nights, and weekends. Permanent.
Based: Belfast Hospice
What's in it for you:
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Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 11 public holidays
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Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
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Continuous Professional development
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Industry leading training programmes
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Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
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Defined contribution schemes for Pension
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Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
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Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
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Introduce a friend scheme
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Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
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Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
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Life assurance – for all employees
What we’re looking for:
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Compassionate, person-centred approach to care, respecting each individual’s needs, choices, and dignity.
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Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for people with terminal illnesses, including supporting their families and carers.
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Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and engage with diverse individuals, including those from minority and hard-to-reach groups.
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Commitment to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and ongoing professional development.
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Experience working independently in a healthcare environment, ideally with recent exposure to end-of-life care.
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Registered Nurse on the NMC register (Adult), with a flexible approach to working patterns and willingness to travel as required.
Application Process
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Close date for applications: 7th July 2026
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Interview Dates: TBC
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As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
For further information or to arrange an informal chat please contact our recruitment teams on [email protected]
