Havens Hospices
BCYP Specialist Clinical Practice Facilitator
The closing date is 29 November 2026
Job summary
Are you a Registered Paediatric Nurse with a passion for teaching and a background in childrens palliative care?
Main duties of the job
Are you a Registered Paediatric Nurse with a passion for teaching and a background in childrens palliative care?
About us
Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to patients and families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have direct effect on our care services.
Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £38,248 to £43,768 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 330760
Job locations: Little Havens, Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2LH, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Havens Hospices are looking for a second BCYP Specialist Clinical Practice Facilitator to co-lead education and practice development for our babies, children and young people (BCYP) services, and to help build a strong learning culture across the Charity. In this role, you’ll keep a foot in practice by working clinical shifts, so your teaching stays credible and grounded in real care. You’ll design and deliver specialist BCYP training, support employees to build and evidence their clinical competence, and turn national guidance from Together for Short Lives, the RCN and NICE into practical learning, policy and audit tools. You’ll also work with the wider education team on learning across the organisation. You’ll report to the Organisational Learning and Clinical Education Lead and work across our sites.
Working at Havens Hospices At Havens Hospices, we care for children, young people and adults with complex or incurable conditions. Our specialist Care Teams can support them and their family living throughout illness, death and bereavement in the comfort of their own home and through our hospice services, Fair Havens and Little Havens.
Our Purpose and Values are the foundation of our charity identity and everything we do. They guide our decisions, actions and strategy toward a shared goal.
Our Purpose is ‘Making every day count with expert, compassionate hospice care — for today’s families and tomorrow’s future.’
Our Values are:

• Lead with Compassion
• Connect with our Community
• Value Everyone
• Build Trust
• Drive Progress

Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to patients and families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have an immediate effect on our care services.
In return for your expertise and passion, you will receive a competitive salary package, and most of all, by making the most of every day you work at Havens Hospices you’ll be helping us continue ‘Making every day count’ for those who need us most.
At Havens Hospices we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and patients and expect all colleagues to share this commitment.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Registered Paediatric Nurse with significant palliative care experience in children’s services who will work collaboratively across the organisation to develop and facilitate education, training, and professional development for staff. They will work clinically in the area related to their branch of nursing but will be expected to provide support with learning initiatives across the organisation. Please view the job description for the key duties and responsibilties.
Person specification
The following outlines the key skills, experience and qualifications we are looking for in the successful candidate; this is not an exhaustive list.

• Registered Paediatric Nurse
• Paediatric Palliative Care experience
• Current registration with the NMC
• First level Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience
• Post registration education to Post Graduate Diploma level or equivalent
• Post Registration Teaching Qualification i.e teaching & assessment in clinical practice, Mentorship in Practice, or equivalent.
• Proven teaching and assessing skills in a clinical practice
• Extensive experience in clinical practice
• Evidence of applying current research to practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), databases, other relevant software and systems, and the internet to an intermediate level

For further details / informal visits contact: Jamie Phillips (Organisational Learning & Clinical Education Lead) jphillips@havenshospices.org.uk / 01702 220350
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Havens Hospices
Address: Little Havens, Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2LH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.havenshospices.org.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: People Team Advisor, Amy Huxley, ahuxley@havenshospices.org.uk, 01702220350
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