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Staff Nurse - Inpatient Ward

Job details
Posting date: 30 July 2025
Salary: £32,271.00 to £37,786.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 31 July 2025
Location: Gravesend, Kent
Remote working: On-site only
Company: ellenor
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 250717

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Summary

Staff Nurse – Inpatient Ward
Salary: £32,271 - £37,786 (depending upon experience)
Location: ellenor, Gravesend, DA11 7HQ
Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week (Days & Nights)

We’re looking for compassionate professionals like you. If you are you a nurse with public sector experience, looking for a new, rewarding career in the charity sector, come and join the ellenor family and make a real difference in a friendly, caring, and supportive environment.

Our Inpatient Ward is the heart of our hospice, providing specialist care for people with life-limiting illnesses and palliative needs.
ellenor is a hospice charity in Gravesend providing palliative and end-of-life care within the local community. At ellenor, we value inclusivity and focus on providing high-quality services with compassion and care.
We offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme (with the option for NHS Pension Scheme members to transfer their pension), an employee assistance program, discount schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and much more.
Key Responsibilities of the role include:

• Ensure the highest possible standard of care for patients and supporting relatives during their care.
• Participating in the assessment and provision of care needs for patients.
• Ensuring all care provided is documented correctly electronically, in line with mandatory and legal requirements.
• Acting as part of the team alongside HCA’s and the medical team to deliver appropriate care.
• Undertake any additional duties considered to fall within the position of a Staff nurse as directed by the Ward Sister/Operational Lead.

Essential requirements of the role include:
• Registered Nurse with up-to-date registration and revalidation.
• Educated or working towards a degree or evidence of relevant experience.
• Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of the week, including night shifts.
• Willing to undertake further professional training/qualifications.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance.

UK Immigration:
ellenor is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, which do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

How to apply:
By application form either online or downloadable from our website or by submitting a CV and cover letter to hr@ellenor.org, CVs without a cover letter will not be considered.

Application deadline: 15 August 2025



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