Location: Portsmouth
Salary: £25.78 per hour plus comprehensive benefits package
Job type: Permanent 24 hours per week (Nights) 19:30 – 07:30
The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust is a Royal Navy & Royal Marine charity that gives help, in cases of need, to serving and former Royal Naval ratings and Royal Marines. We also help their partners, children and some others connected with them. The RNBT has a ‘family-run’ feel and we have carefully created a supportive, friendly and close-knit team making it a unique and very special place to work.
Admiral Jellicoe House is a purpose-built 66 bed care home for veterans and spouses of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in Portsmouth which opened in June 2022. Our residents and staff enjoy a varied yet familiar way of life to encourage independence and give each day meaning and purpose.
Working with Meaningful Care Matters we have started to implement the Butterfly approach of care, where we are one family at Admiral Jellicoe House.
The Job Role
Working with Meaningful Care Matters, we have started to implement the Butterfly approach of care, where we are one family at The RNBT.
Can you make someone feel special? Will you turn the radio up and put on your dancing shoes?
Looking for a nursing role where it is about the person, not the tasks and leading a team of focused Carers?
We have a very different approach to delivering care and are now recruiting for a Nurse to join our team at Admiral Jellicoe House in Portsmouth.
Reporting to the Home Manager, this role provides a critical support to our residents who live as part of our family. We have adopted “The Butterfly Approach” and our care model is based on valuing individuals.
We are one family; we wear our own clothes and recognise the contribution that every single one of our team can make.
Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Offering support and companionship to our residents at Night
- Providing comprehensive nursing care
- Liaising with relatives and enhancing the quality of life of our residents
- Administering medication
- Leading an effective a team
The full Job description is available on request.
This role would suit a highly organised individual, preferably who has experience in a previous nursing post. The role is fast-paced and varied so an ability to work in an environment which has changing priorities is essential. Our team have bult their experiences across a wide range of sectors and we strive to be as inclusive as possible to drive diversity across our teams.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous suite of benefits to our employees including:
- Dress down, wear your own clothes
- 6 weeks holiday pa pro rata
- 7% employer contribution pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Eligible for blue light card
This role requires the post-holder to have Registered Nurse status and maintain a valid NMC pin.
An enhanced DBS is a requirement of the post.
Admiral Jellicoe House operates 365 days a year and so the postholder may be required to work across any 7 days of the week, sometimes at unsociable times and at night.
IMPORTANT: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship.
As a Silver accredited Armed Forces Covenant signatory, we are committed to supporting the Armed Forces community and recognising the value that serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and military families bring to our organisation. We welcome applications from all members of the Armed Forces community and are committed to ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment process.
If you would like to find out more about working for The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust at Admiral Jellicoe House please contact us at [email protected] or click ‘’ and one of our team will come back to you.
For more information on the RNBT and to find out what it’s like to work for us please visit us at www.rnbt.org.uk
CLOSING DATE: Monday 31 August 2026
