Job Title: In House Band 6 Nurse
Salary: Circa salary equivalent to NHS Band 6
Team: In-house CHR
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Christopher's, Guildford, Surrey,
About the role
You will be
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Be a professional role model, leading and coordinating the in-house hospice team to provide safe, high-quality care to children, young people and their families
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Take responsibility and accountability for shift management and organisation of the in-hospice care. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities
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Provide nursing advice organisational wide to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to children / young people and families in collaboration with the multi professional team
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Take responsibility for standards of cleanliness within the clinical area during your shift
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Facilitate the development of all junior staff within the team
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Provide an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of child/young person care through research and evidence-based practice
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To undertake delegated responsibility for the hospice in the absence of the Lead Nurses
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To be part of the Clinical On-Call Rota (Providing out of hours support for the In-House Team)
About you
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This role requires the successful candidate to hold a RN Child/Learning Disabilities or Adult NMC registration.
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To have recent experience of working as a Band 5/6 in a clinical setting.
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Ideally you will have experience of working with children who have complex care needs and/or a palliative diagnosis.
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You will also have an ability to think on your feet and problem solve in a fast-paced clinical environment.
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This role is part of the 24/7 clinical on-call rota
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Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
What we offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:
Pension scheme
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NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
Annual leave
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27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
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2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
Contractual benefits
- Generous sick pay scheme
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Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
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Flexible working arrangements
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Death in service benefits
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Reimbursed professional membership fees
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Eye care
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Employee referral scheme
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Blue Light discount card
Health and wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme
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Occupational Health
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Mindfulness sessions
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Mental Health First Aiders
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Also, we are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.
Please contact Leanne Walsh,[email protected] or 01483 230960 if you have any questions about this role.
Anticipated closing date: 04/07/2026
Interview date: 15/07/2026 at Christophers
