Senior Palliative Care Nurse/Paramedic

Senior Palliative Care Nurse/Paramedic – 37.5 hours per week

Starting salary £37,081 per annum with room to develop and progress through the pay grade banding up to £44,078 per annum.

Are you an experienced Adult Nurse or Paramedic ready to take the next step in your career? Join Keech Hospice and our dedicated team in providing excellent palliative and end of life care. You will be an exceptional role model for our professional and hospice values, while demonstrating an inclusive team approach and positive leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and participate in the delivery of holistic patient centred care
• Provide specialist symptom control to patients
• Provide professional leadership to support colleagues in providing high quality care
• Ensure patients and their families experience is professional, welcoming, relaxed and friendly
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and provide reports as required

What we’re looking for:

• Knowledge of complex symptom control and understanding of symptoms of palliative emergencies
• Experience in caring for patients with palliative and end of life needs
• Keen to learn new clinical skills to actively support our ongoing service development and delivery
• Experience of supporting junior staff
• Advanced communication skills
• NMC Adults Nursing level 1

Why join us:

• A competitive salary and generous annual leave
• Ability to carry over your existing NHS pension scheme
• Healthcare scheme
• Free car parking and cycle to work scheme
• Career development and progression opportunities
• A caring, supportive and inclusive environment

For further details, please see the Job Description and Person Specification below.

As an equal opportunity and disability confident leader accredited employer, we value diversity in our workplace. We appreciate the unique perspectives and experiences everyone brings, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

If you require any assistance completing the application form, or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact [email protected]

Please don't use AI in your application, we want to hear from you, not ChatGPT.

Interview dates: 18th \& 19th June 2026

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a basic disclosure and barring services (DBS) check.

Keech provide free, specialist care for Adults in Luton and South Bedfordshire, and children from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes living with a life limiting illness. Keech supports adults and children to live pain and symptom free, to spend untroubled time with their loved one, to understand what’s happening to them, to stay out of hospital and to make the most of the time they have.

Contact: [email protected]