Palliative Staff Nurse
We have an exciting opportunity in our Birmingham Hospice for an experienced Nurse to join the team. You'll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions.

About the Role
At Acorns Children's Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children, and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and we support their families through every step of their journey, and through transition. Our work is defined by compassion, expertise, and an unwavering belief that every child deserves comfort, dignity, and the chance to experience joy. Our Staff Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care that is tailored to each child's individual holistic needs.

As a Children's Palliative Staff Nurse, you will:

• Deliver evidence-based end of life and symptom management and after death care to children and young people
• Use clinical skills including, but not limited to, caring for children who require long term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds etc. These competencies will be developed and maintained through structured, competency-based training.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for children and young people with complex health needs, including life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, while working in partnership with their families.
• Empower children, young people and their relatives to make decisions about their care and to exercise choice

About You

• Registered Children's nurse
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs
• Happy to work 12.5 hour shifts, Monday to Sunday (including nights)

What We Offer

• £30,600 to £40,800 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Based in our Birmingham Hospice (B29 6HZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 15 December.

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children's Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse
• Desirable: Mentor and assessing training

Experience

• Essential: Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Acorns Children's Hospice Trust
Address: Acorns in Birmingham Hospice, 103 Oak Tree Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.acorns.org.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Talent Acquisition Officer, Ursula Newman, ursula.newman@acorns.org.uk, 07815027323

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £30,600 to £40,798 a year plus additional enhancements for nights and weekends
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 330159
Job locations: Acorns in Birmingham Hospice, 103 Oak Tree Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ, United Kingdom

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