Job summary
This is a fantastic and exciting opportunity to shape and lead a specialist Hospice at Home service, combining expert clinical practice with visible leadership. If you are an experienced senior nurse who is passionate about palliative and end of life care, service development, and supporting patients to remain in their preferred place of care, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata

Working pattern
Full-time

Job responsibilities
As the Clinical Lead, you will be a visible and accessible leader, providing expert guidance for complex case management, clinical decision-making and service delivery. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across community, primary, acute and voluntary sector services to ensure seamless and effective patient care.

The Sidmouth Hospice at Home Community Nursing Team deliver 24-hour specialist end of life care to patients and their families during the last 12 months of life in the Sid Valley.

The successful candidate will be welcomed in to the team, working alongside our charity, Sidmouth Hospice at Home, and will be based in the charitys building in Sidford.

The Clinical Lead position for the Sidmouth Hospice at Home Team is a rare and exciting opportunity. The Clinical Lead provides expert clinical leadership for the team and service, practicing and role modelling professional excellence, and operational oversight to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred end-of-life care within the Sid Valley community. Working as part of a neighbourhood and multidisciplinary team approach, the post holder supports and work alongside our health and social care colleagues in the community and acute sectors for people to receive care in their preferred place of residence, maximising independence and quality of life, and quality end of life care and support.

The service provides specialist palliative care 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with shifts covering 08:00-16:00, 10:00-18:00 and 12:00-20:00. After 20:00 hrs, Sidmouth Hospice at Home Nurse Specialists are part of the on-call service, and respond to our patients who need specialist end of life care and carer support, and avoiding unnecessary and unwanted hospital admissions. As Clinical Lead Specialist, you will be required to work in core hours, Monday to Friday, to provide Specialist Clinical Leadership for the benefit of the team and patients. Since its beginning in January 2021, the service has enabled 95% of our patients to be cared for by their families at home as their preferred place of death.

The role provides an opportunity to make a lasting impact on patients, families and your local community. The role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, spending approximately 80% of time providing direct clinical support through patient contact, complex case management, triage, clinical supervision, and audit activity. The remaining 20% is focused on operational and managerial duties, including safer staffing, rostering, line management, service development, and quality improvement.

As a visible and accessible clinical leader, the post holder will act as a key point of contact for complex clinical decision-making, escalation management, and professional support to the wider team. Responsibilities include undertaking holistic assessments, care planning, prescribing within scope of practice, coordinating interventions, and evaluating outcomes to ensure the highest standards of care.

The post holder will lead on clinical standards and workforce development within the Hospice at Home Team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and evidence-based practice. They will support the education of pre- and post-registration learners, contribute to multidisciplinary working, and play an active role in service improvement projects and innovation as delegated by Nursing Leads and Senior Operational Managers.

Through effective leadership, collaboration, and communication, the post holder will ensure the Hospice at Home Service delivers its core objectives within allocated resources while promoting excellence in patient care, staff wellbeing, and service performance.

If you are a passionate senior nurse who wants to provide outstanding leadership and help shape the future of community palliative care, we would love to hear from you.

Together, we can ensure patients receive compassionate, high-quality care in the place they call home.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours

Interview Date: Thursday 26th November 2026

For further information please contact: Martine Dack Community Palliative Care and Dementia Services Operational Manager on 07599 233518 martinedack@nhs.net

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

Employer contact details
Contact: Royal Devon NHS Recruitment Team, rduh.recruitment@nhs.net, 01392403642

Closing date: 19 November 2026

Reference number: 185-75041-14702