Title: Team Leader - Care
Location: Barnstaple - Little Bridge House
Address from advert: Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Barnstaple - Little Bridge House, Fremington, Devon
Country: UK
Salary: £44,942 - £51,594 per annum (FTE)
Salary details:
Contract: Permanent
Work setting: Part time
Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
Closing date: 2026-10-02T23:59:00.000Z

Role overview
An established and successful charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) provides hospice care for babies and children with life limiting conditions and their families in the South West of England. CHSW has three hospices Little Bridge House in North Devon, Charlton Farm in North Somerset and Little Harbour in Cornwall. CHSW delivers services to children and their families who have a palliative care need and meet the agreed referral criteria. The CHSW ethos is support the whole family making the most of short and precious lives and our current delivery model includes care wherever the child is when they need it most including care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support.

We are pleased to be recruiting:

• Team Leader Care
• £44,942 - £51,594 per annum (FTE, pro rata) plus an attractive benefits package (including the ability to maintain your NHS pension) and work environment
• Permanent
• Full or Part Time considered
• Up to 37.5 hours per week, including weekends/bank holidays/evenings and nights as required, for which unsocial hours enhancements are payable
• Little Bridge House, Barnstaple, North Devon.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic clinical leader with a passion to making a difference to the lives of children with life limited conditions. In this role you will be a key part of the hospice care leadership team ensuring that care standards are high, care delivery is responsive and reflects the model of hospice, that families are engaged, and the team is well led and supported. As Team Leader Care (TL) you will work as part of the care leadership team. Working under the Senior Care Team Leaders (STL) you will provide direct care and leadership to members of the team, overseeing the delivery of safe, high quality care to the children and their families. You will also provide direct line management to a named group of staff and a caseload of children and their families.

To be successful you will be/have:

• RSCN – RN Child (or RGN with substantial paediatric palliative care experience and willing to undertake further learning in this field)
• Clinical experience and competence, including extensive post qualification experience working with children/adults with a life limiting / life threatening condition, including at end of life, chronic illness or disability in a variety of settings; acute, community.
• Leadership and management experience, with lead responsibility for a shift, ward, department or team
• The commitment and ability to champion the values and behaviours of Children’s hospice South West delivering our services reflecting the ethos of the organisation.

To find out more please contact HR on hr.lbh@chsw.org.uk. To apply please visit our website.

NOTE: When applying, please include your full CV, covering your employment history, education, and any relevant training. You should also include a supporting statement explaining your suitability for the role and how your experience meets the job criteria.

Closing date for applications: 02 October 2026
Interview Date: 08 October 2026 at Little Bridge House

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received; therefore we strongly advise you to apply early

CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. Charity Registration Number 1003314

Selection criteria
E1: RSCN – RN Child including Professional UK registration e.g. NMC
E2: Education to degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a combination of alternative study, or employment experience.
E3: Clinical experience and competence, including extensive post qualification experience working with children/adults with a life limiting / life threatening condition, chronic illness or disability in a variety of settings; acute, community.
E4: Extensive knowledge and insight into the needs and current issues of children with life limited conditions and their families.
E5: Understanding of Quality Governance and the implications for clinical services including experience of quality issues.
E6: Experience of managing risk – responding, investigating and learning.
E7: Experience of audit and research.
E8: Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile.
E9: Leadership and people management experience, with lead responsibility for a ward, department or other staff team.
E13: Ability to work and lead multidisciplinary team effectively with well developed skills and understanding of people management and effective team leadership.
E14: Ability to retain resilience whilst working in a demanding and unpredictable environment.
E16: Ability to represent the service in a wide variety of public and professional forums
E17: Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
E18: Highly specialist clinical skills within paediatric palliative care with the ability to provide clinical leadership in a complex environment.
E19: Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Outlook
E20: A personal commitment to and empathy for the philosophy of children’s hospice care.
E25: Full UK Driver’s License
E26: Compliant with Covid vaccination requirements for care providers.
D1: Degree/Diploma in palliative care for children or equivalent.
D2: Managerial qualification or experience.
D3: Quality Governance or Risk Training or Experience.
D4: Mentor qualification for clinical setting with ‘Sign off’ mentor status
D5: Experience of working in a hospice setting and delivering care in the community setting.
D6: Experience of developing clinical competency assessment and assessing clinical competency
D7: Experience of effectively managing and responding to complaints/concerns.
D8: Knowledge of key legislation and key drivers within paediatric palliative care.; local and national Agenda.