Find your extraordinary nursing career
If you are an experienced nurse looking for a chance to make a difference,
we would love to hear from you.
This life-changing position is based at our South East London site in Eltham and offers...
• Flexibility to support a positive work life balance
• A competitive salary, with 36 days holiday
• The chance to continue your NHS pension
• Ongoing training opportunities to build on your skills
• Varied work, delivering 1-1 care to children with complex conditions
We would love to share what it is like working as a nurse for Demelza. To speak to a member of our care team please call 020 8859 9802 or email nurses@demelza.org.uk
All applicants must already be eligible to work in the UK.
Benefits include...
- Time to deliver personalised care to children and young people
- Flexible working for a positive work life balance
- Option to continue your NHS* pension
- 36 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing with long service
- Enhanced Maternity pay package**
- Ongoing training, career development and wellbeing support
Please note you must have right to work in the UK.
*You must have contributed in the last 12 months
**Statutory qualifying length of service applies
Making it fair for all to apply
Demelza greatly values the benefits of a diverse team and embraces diversity, equality, and inclusion in all areas of its work. We are committed to building a diverse and authentic workplace, ensuring that our team reflects the diversity of the children and families we support. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds.
If you are interested in applying, you can do so with the knowledge that we anonymously shortlist all applications during the selection process.
All applicants must already be eligible to work in the UK.
Demelza work patterns
With the nature of round-the-clock care, we ensure that you are provided with flexible shift patterns. You can work in a team that is understanding and has a good level of communication. Work is varied and allows you to work on site as well as out in the community.
On average shifts are 12 hours long, with a range of contracted hours including full time, part time and flexibank. Some night duty is required but our standard rota ensures there is a greater balance of day to night shifts. These are planned in advance, so nursing and care teams know what is coming up.
We will be able to offer you additional paid enhancements for any unsocial hours that you will undertake.
Training and development
We are committed to supporting our teams with their professional development. Speciality specific training will be offered to support individual development.
This includes clinical competency framework to support specialist paediatric palliative care, symptom control and end of life support with regular high-quality training.
“It’s given me opportunities to develop skills that I’ve never had before.”
“Demelza is so different to working in other healthcare settings – you’re providing acute medical care, but you’re also providing holistic support and a stable environment for these families to enjoy. There’s also an amazing willingness to share knowledge and skills.” - Lorraine, Senior Registered Nurse
If you want to balance career growth with time to care in an established team, we have opportunities available at our South East London site in Eltham for you to make your mark.