Job Title: Registered Nurse - Twilight Shifts
Hours: Part Time hours – 19.25 hours per week working flexibly across the week including weekends.
Shifts: 18:30 hrs to midnight
Salary: FTE Salary £35,190based on 37.5 hours
Plus our Shift Allowance Scheme which includes enhanced rates for weekend and bank holiday shifts.
Join Our Outstanding Team
Make a real difference every day. At Heart of Kent Hospice, we’re looking for a passionate, dedicated Registered Nurse to join our award-winning team for twilight shifts. This is your chance to provide exceptional, compassionate care in a supportive and friendly environment where every moment matters.
Why You’ll Love This Role
Deliver truly patient-centered care with the time and attention you’ve always wanted to give.
Work alongside a close-knit multidisciplinary team that values collaboration and respect.
Be part of a CQC-rated Outstanding Hospice that champions excellence and innovation.
What We’re Looking For
A Registered General Nurse with a passion for palliative care.
Strong communication skills and a commitment to teamwork.
Experience in symptom management and end-of-life care.
Why Choose the Heart of Kent Hospice?
We believe in caring for our team as much as we care for our patients. Enjoy benefits like:
- Contributory pension scheme (or continuation of NHS pension if eligible)
- Life assurance (2x salary)
- Generous annual leave, increasing with service
- Flexible working options
- Continuous professional development opportunities
Join a workplace that values compassion, integrity, respect, and teamwork. Working as one of the multidisciplinary specialist palliative care teamin the provision of a co-ordinated and comprehensive service to inpatients, their families and carers. This will be achieved through the provision of specialist palliative care interventions based on comprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning, education and support to patients, families and carers.
In conjunction with the Head of IPU, support the development of clinical practice on the inpatient unit through the planning, implementation and evaluation of service development which meets the needs of the multidisciplinary team.
Essential Criteria for the Role
- Registered General Nurse
- Proven commitment to continuous personal development
- Proven achievement in quality improvement
- Experience working in a palliative care setting
- Knowledge of symptom management, end of life care and recognizing palliative care emergencies
- Knowledge of the key CQC standards
We provide specialist care and support to adults who have a terminal illness as well as their families, friends and carers. We help people to live as fully and as well as possible for the rest of their lives and ensure that their final days are comfortable and peaceful, wherever they choose to be. We treat every individual as the unique and special person that they are. Everything we do is tailored and personalised.
Our vision is that everyone living with a terminal illness in our community will have the best quality of life. Our purpose is to enable people with a terminal illness in our community to live with comfort, independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them. All our care is underpinned by our core values of compassion, integrity, respect and teamwork. These values guide our decision-making and how we conduct ourselves in our work and every one of our colleagues plays an important part in enabling us to give our patients and their families the best possible care.
If you’re passionate about our cause consider joining our team.
An Enhanced DBS Check will be required if you are successfully appointed.
Contact details: recruitment@hokh.co.uk Tel: 01622 792200
We are proud to be a Forces Family Friendly employer and hold the Bronze Award within the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. We warmly welcome applications from ex‑Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, and military spouses or partners.
We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusive practice across both employment and patient care. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from people living with disabilities and are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to support colleagues to thrive in their roles.
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Registered Nurse - Twilight Shifts in Aylesford employer: HEART OF KENT HOSPICE
Heart of Kent Hospice is an exceptional employer that fosters a supportive and collaborative work culture, where your contributions directly impact the community. With a focus on employee growth and development, you will have access to training opportunities and the chance to lead a dedicated team across our 14 charity shops, all while making a meaningful difference in people's lives. Join us in a role that not only offers competitive benefits but also the unique satisfaction of working for a cause that truly matters.
