INPATIENT UNIT (IPU) – ERDINGTON
Closing date: 30 October 2025
Primary Location: Erdington Hospice
Hours: 37.5 per week full time (or Part Time)
Salary: Clinical Band 5, £29,117 – £35,445 (pro rata for part time)
Staff Nurse – Band 5 – IPU – Erdington
Join our amazing In Patient Unit Team
STAFF NURSE – BAND 5
INPATIENT UNIT (IPU) – ERDINGTON
Closing date: 30 October 2025
Primary Location: Erdington Hospice
Hours: 37.5 per week full time (or Part Time)
Salary: Clinical Band 5, £29,117 – £35,445 (pro rata for part time)
“Happy to talk about flexible working”
At Birmingham Hospice, we’re more than a workplace — we’re a community dedicated to making every moment matter. Our teams are passionate about enhancing the quality of life for individuals living with life-limiting conditions, while offering unwavering support to their families and loved ones during deeply challenging times.
We are currently inviting Band 5 NMC Registered Adult Nurses to join our Inpatient Unit in Erdington, where you’ll be part of a skilled and compassionate multi-disciplinary team delivering exceptional, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the ward when required, ensuring safe and effective care delivery.
- Supervise Band 2 staff, student nurses, and clinical trainees.
- Administer medications in line with hospice policy and professional standards.
- Collaborate across disciplines to uphold the highest standards of care.
While your primary base will be Erdington, you may occasionally work across both hospice sites.
What We’re Looking For:
- NMC Registered Adult Nurse (RGN) with ongoing professional development.
- Strong clinical knowledge and commitment to high-quality care.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Experience in palliative care is a plus — but not essential.
We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time roles.
What We Offer:
- Opportunities to grow and develop specialist skills.
- Support from our experienced Education Team and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Generous holiday entitlement and wellbeing programmes.
- Access to Wage Stream, Reward Gateway, and other staff benefits.
For further information or an informal chat, please email Katie Roberts, Lead Nurse – IPU at katie.roberts@birminghamhospice.org.uk.
We proudly recognise continuous NHS or hospice service for pension and annual leave purposes.
To learn more about the role, please read the job description.
“After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there.”
Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice’s Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there.
Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.
We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.
Our Values
Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.
Kindness
Togetherness
Positivity
Openness
Respect
Innovation