Job Description

Warwick based + travel to Rugby & community within South Warwickshire

Help us make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses...

At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 26 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.

About the role

Our Myton at Home Service provides palliative and end of life care in the community.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a confident, enthusiastic and highly motivated clinician to join us as a Deputy Service Manager for Myton at Home.

You'll provide direct clinical care, as well as clinical leadership, management and coordination of the service.

This role will support our work by ensuring patients and carers receive safe and high-quality palliative and end of life care.

What to expect

80% of this role will be providing direct clinical care, supporting a caseload of patients. 20% of your tasks will be office-based.

As the Deputy Service Manager, you'll be managing a group of staff day to day, consisting of Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants, and demonstrating leadership skills to support the effective management of the service.

You'll also be liaising and working collaboratively with all staff at Myton and external organisations to ensure patient safety and care quality.

You'll be working from both our Warwick and Rugby sites, although your main base will be Warwick, and you will need to drive to patients' homes or other community locations in South Warwickshire.

About you

We would love to hear from 1st level Registered General Nurses (RGN) with:

An assessing, mentoring or teaching qualification Ongoing professional development and extensive knowledge relevant to this field Significant post-registration clinical experience in a similar setting, including multi-professional team working at a leadership level and participating in audits Strong interpersonal skills including leadership, negotiation and diplomacy Leadership / line management experience, including performance management, learning & development, and appraisals The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)
This role will require an enhanced DBS check including the adult's and children's barred lists because you will be providing healthcare in settings including patients' homes.

As this role requires driving, you must have a clean UK driving licence.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share this with us.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We also believe our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there is anything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.

Benefits of working at Myton

Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

NHS pension 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service Additional leave purchasing Free parking at our hospice sites Winter savings club Discount schemes including Blue Light Card Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first aiders Colleague Support Service: confidential financial, legal & mental health support Cycle to work scheme Free on-site flu jabs Free feminine hygiene products 24/7 GP access Free eye tests #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform

How to apply

You're welcome to apply either on Indeed or directly on The Myton Hospices website (which involves simply providing your contact details and attaching your CV. Space is provided to explain why you have applied for the role and how your skills and experience are suited to this role; we encourage you to do this.)

https://www.mytonhospice.org/join-us/vacancies/application-form/?jid=72465

Please note: if you apply on Indeed, we will send you an optional, additional form to complete for equal opportunities monitoring purposes. If you would prefer not to complete this, that's absolutely fine.

If you would prefer a paper application form, or if you have any questions including support or adjustments, please contact Myton Recruitment on 01926 838 849, recruitment@mytonhospice.org or by post: HR, Warwick Myton Hospice, Myton Lane, Warwick, CV34 6PX.

We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show your best abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to your interview, if you would find this helpful.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 41,932.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Canteen Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free fitness classes Free flu jabs Free or subsidised travel Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Sick pay Store discount
Experience:

post-registration clinical: 4 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/07/2025