Title: Community Nurse
Job location: Sheffield, S11 9NE, United Kingdom
Advertised salary: from £38,000
Closing date: 19/11/2026

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse looking to make a real difference in palliative care? St Luke’s Hospice is seeking a caring and professional Palliative Care Nurse to join our Community team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide outstanding holistic care to patients, ensuring dignity, safety, and emotional well-being at all times.

About the Role
As a Community Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centred nursing care in the patient’s own home. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working across 7 days a week, you will support patients with complex needs, ensuring they receive the highest standard of physical, psychological, and emotional support. You will also act as a role model and mentor to junior staff, fostering a caring and professional environment.

About you
Are you committed to delivering high-quality patient care? Do you have good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team? Are you able to work in a highly emotive environment? We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Nurse to join our community team. You will be joining an innovative and forward-thinking team, contributing to the delivery of high standards of clinical care across the community of Sheffield.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertake comprehensive and holistic nursing assessments
• Provide support and guidance to patients, families, and colleagues
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team, attending MDT meetings
• Administer medication safely and in line with NMC and hospice guidelines
• Maintain accurate, confidential patient records
• Demonstrate leadership by supervising and mentoring junior staff
• Contribute to audits, research, and service development

What We’re Looking For

• Registered General Nurse (RGN) with substantial palliative care experience
• Experience working as part of a nursing team ideally in a community setting
• Knowledge of the palliative care approach and a passion for delivering compassionate end-of-life care
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively within a team, demonstrating leadership and mentorship skills
• Commitment to continuous professional development and evidence-based practice

Why Join Us?
At St Luke’s, we are committed to providing a supportive and inspiring workplace. Our values – Caring, Pioneering, Respectful – guide everything we do, ensuring that our staff feel valued and empowered to make a difference.

We offer:

• A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• A rewarding and fulfilling role in an organisation that truly values its staff
• Competitive salary and benefits package

To read more about the benefits of working for St Luke's Hospice, apply via the company portal.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Michelle McKenzie Smith, Community Team Manager on m.mckenziesmith@hospicesheffield.co.uk

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI):
The job-holder can expect to work in a space that is free from barriers and attitudes that are free from prejudice.
We seek to employ, engage with, and care equally for all we encounter; striving to make our employment, volunteering, events and services free from barriers, and our attitudes free from prejudice, and treating everyone as a unique individual, providing the best experience that we can for each person.

Our values embody our way of working, they are Caring, Respectful, and Pioneering. Working for St Luke’s offers a real opportunity to make a difference to local people.