Paid

Bank Staff Nurses

Posted Friday 2nd October 2026

Apply by Monday 30th November 2026

Hours: 0 - 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £16.13 per hour

Are you a registered nurse looking for bank work? Are you passionate and enthusiastic about providing excellent palliative care?

We are looking for Bank Staff Nurses to join our IPU.

You will be working as part of a team to provide high standards of specialist palliative care to patients and their relatives, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care needs.

This is an opportunity to further develop the knowledge and skills to benefit your practice and the lives of patients and their loved ones, through advanced communication skills, symptom control management and end of life care.

Previous experience in palliative care is not essential. We would welcome applications from enthusiastic registered nurses who have the desire to provide gold standard palliative care and make a difference to those in their care.

You will be ensuring that people receive safe and effective service provision, as well as being part of a team of registered nurses and clinical support workers to provide excellent, supportive palliative care in the inpatient unit. 

Must be RGN/RMN qualified.
Have proven experience as a registered nurse.
Enthusiastic, passionate about nursing.
Empathy, caring and reliable.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer UK Sponsorship.

Apply by Monday 30th November 2026

St Helena provides a friendly, supportive and positive working environment across all our sites and diverse teams. We are an ambitious organisation determined to make a difference to local people across north Essex who face incurable illness and bereavement. That means working with us is a demanding but hugely fulfilling experience.

Join an outstanding, five-star-rated local hospice charity where people come first. Develop your skills through courses, events, peer learning and clear career progression. Enjoy flexible working, generous annual leave, wellbeing support, refreshments and a healthy staff-to-patient ratio. Plan ahead with a generous pension, NHS pension transfers and life insurance. You can also benefit from an electric-car salary sacrifice scheme, free charging and free on-site parking, while helping local families locally.