Clinical sister | Medway Community Healthcare CIC
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Rochester, ME1 2NU |
| Company: | Medway Community Healthcare CIC |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7639447/813-250-1225-LB |
Summary
Are you an experienced nurse with a strong work ethic and an interest in palliative care? If so, we would be interested to hear from you.
We are looking for a Band 6 Junior Sister to complete our friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team within the Wisdom Hospice Inpatient Unit. We care for fifteen patients with life-limiting illness, using evidence-based practise to ensure that our patients are cared for with dignity and compassion.
The role involves being the identified lead on each shift, managing a team of nursing and ancillary staff under the guidance and support of an experienced ward manager. You will need to have significant experience in caring for patients with life-limiting illness and an awareness of the impact of this on the patient and their families and carers.
The post will involve three long shifts per week, including night and weekend working.
So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
To work as an autonomous practitioner within the in-patient unit of the Wisdom Hospice with management responsibility for the nursing care of patients admitted to the in-patient unit.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of individual patients
To line manage staff nurses and Healthcare assistants, including responsibility for practice development and clinical governance. The In-patient unit provides nursing care over a 24 hour period, 365 days/year.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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