Job Description

Are you an experienced and dynamic leader looking for a new challenge?


Our

Hospice@Home service

is looking for a new

Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse

to work alongside the existing leadership team to deliver excellent care enabling people to remain at home. Hospice@Home provide hands on nursing care where appropriate, working in partnership with GPs, District Nurses and other specialist nurses.

As a Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse, your duties will include:

Taking responsibility as Nurse in Charge on shift Demonstrating leadership through clinical expertise, delivering high standards of person-centred care Working with the team to develop a culture of reflective practice Managing risk and balancing demands that come up in the service Communicating appropriately with all patients, their families and other staff Being responsible for driving ongoing service development to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our diverse local population

Having experience working clinically within the community and knowledge of palliative care is essential along with complying with the CQC Regulatory standards.

What

we can offer you:

salary above NHS pay scales shift enhancements reimbursement of NMC fees up to 41 days Annual Leave opportunity to continue NHS pension and length of service based annual leave entitlement attractive pension scheme (non-NHS) Golden Hello of 1,000 (after tax) as a special thank you and welcome to our team work at a Hospice that has research and campaigning at the forefront of its mission free car parking great CPD opportunities

What we need from you:

highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic excellent communication skills be able to respond appropriately to emotionally challenging situations excellent nursing skills, record keeping and medicines management

This is a full-time position working

37.5 hours per week

which will include nights, weekends and bank holidays and be a part of the clinical on-call rota.


The closing date for this role is

24th August 2025

, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier.

We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.