Job summary

Are you a confident relationship-builder who can spot potential in a conversation and inspire businesses to support a local cause? We are looking for a creative and results-focused Business Development Executive who understands what motivates businesses and can build mutually beneficial partnerships. You will develop new business, build relationships with prospective partners and create tailored opportunities that generate income and wider support for St. Michaels Hospice, while helping existing corporate supporters deepen their involvement.

You will join a supportive and ambitious fundraising team with an established network of corporate relationships and a clear corporate strategy to build upon. This is an outward-facing role with genuine scope to take ownership, introduce new ideas, test different approaches and influence the next stage of our corporate development.

We offer office or hybrid working with an expectation to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week and a location close to the hospice for ease of access. Plus, you will love working in an environment where every day brings new challenges and rewards.

Please note, we are unable to accept applications previously submitted for this role within the last 6 months.

Closing date - 12/11/2026

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Be an active and visible presence within the local business community, building new relationships through purposeful networking, meetings and consistent follow-up.

Research and approach prospective corporate partners, identify shared opportunities and develop a strong pipeline of new business.

Secure new income and support by presenting compelling ideas, making confident asks, negotiating effectively and following opportunities through to agreement.

Develop fresh and creative partnership opportunities that go beyond traditional fundraising and offer genuine value to both the business and the Hospice.

Grow existing corporate relationships by understanding each businesss priorities and identifying opportunities to increase or broaden its support.

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Hospice to shape and deliver successful corporate partnerships.

About us

St. Michaels Hospice (North Hampshire) is a registered charity and provides support to people diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. It is a Hospice for adults providing invaluable palliative and end-of-life care services in North Hampshire, offering comfort, support, and dignity to those facing life's most challenging moments.

As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. It may come as a surprise, but only 22% of our funding comes from the government. End-of-life care is an essential service, not a luxury, yet it is not funded like other care services. To keep the Hospices services running, we need raise an additional £15,000 every day.

St. Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Housekeeper to join the Housekeeping Team. To apply, you must be enthusiastic, flexible, and have a passion for palliative and end of life care, have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Previous housekeeping experience is necessary.

Closing date - 01/11/2026

Interview date - 10/11/2026

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing domestic cleaning and general linen service with catering support. For additional information and responsibilities, please refer to the job description. The role is on a two-week shift pattern between the hours of 07.30 and 19.30 including bank holidays and weekends.

For additional information and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.

St. Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.

About us

St. Michaels Hospice, located in Basingstoke and has been providing palliative care services to the local community across North Hampshire since 1992. We are a registered charity dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced registered nurse who can lead the Hospice at Home team while remaining closely connected to clinical practice. You will bring significant experience in palliative and end-of-life care, including community practice, together with a compassionate approach to people management and the confidence to make sound decisions when priorities compete.

You will have experience of managing staff and resources, supporting development and leading service improvement. Strong communication skills, a collaborative approach and a commitment to safe, responsive care will be central to your work.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Closing date - 29th October 2026

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to help shape the next stage of Hospice at Home at St Michaels Hospice, supporting patients and those important to them to receive care in their preferred place.

As Operational Manager, you will lead day-to-day service delivery, line manage the team and oversee staffing, rotas, referrals and capacity. Working with the Clinical Lead, you will use clinical information, patient feedback and service data to improve care and develop a more responsive service.

You will work alongside a Band 7 Clinical Assessor in a complementary partnership with clear responsibilities and planned overlap. Regular direct clinical work will allow you to maintain your assessment and symptom management skills.

You will work with hospice colleagues, primary care, community teams and hospital services to coordinate care and support timely discharge home. This role offers the opportunity to combine leadership with specialist clinical practice and contribute to a more resilient service.

Current NMC registration as an Adult Nurse is essential. A non-medical prescribing qualification is desirable; where appropriate, an agreed development pathway may be considered, subject to organisational approval and support.

About us

St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.

We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits, including, free parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and company pension.

For further information and to arrange informal visits, please contact Jo Fricker, Clinical Director, on 01256 844744 or email:[email protected]

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0460-26-10-2026

Job locations

Basil de Ferranti House

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Lead the operational delivery of Hospice at Home while maintaining specialist clinical practice. Work alongside the Band 7 Clinical Assessor to provide a responsive, coordinated service for patients with palliative and end-of-life needs and those important to them. The role combines clear management accountability with regular direct clinical work and planned mutual cover.

Professional accountability to the Clinical Director. Base: St Michaels Hospice and the community service area. Working pattern: agreed part-time roster reflecting service needs. No additional on-call commitment is assumed in this draft.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Key working relationships

Clinical Lead, Clinical Director, Operational Manager or Clinical Assessor, Hospice at Home nurses and healthcare assistants, medical team, hospice multidisciplinary services, quality and governance colleagues, primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care and urgent care partners. Work with Rowans Hospice colleagues to share learning and align practice through agreed arrangements.

Operational leadership and people management

Lead the day-to-day delivery and development of Hospice at Home, translating the hospices clinical strategy into practical service priorities with the Clinical Lead.

Provide substantive line management for the Hospice at Home team, including the Clinical Assessor, under the agreed management structure. Lead recruitment, induction, appraisal, attendance and performance management, staff development and wellbeing, with senior and HR support where required.

Manage rotas, skill mix, leave and deployment within agreed resources. Ensure access to appropriate senior clinical advice throughout service delivery and escalate unsafe staffing or capacity gaps promptly.

Lead team meetings and maintain clear expectations for professional conduct, communication and accountability. Address concerns fairly and promptly in accordance with hospice procedures.

Monitor expenditure within delegated authority, identify resource pressures and contribute to workforce planning and service investment proposals.

Referrals capacity and service improvement

Oversee referral pathways, caseload review and allocation of staff, working closely with the Clinical Assessor to match clinical urgency and patient need with available capacity.

Assess workload using acuity, complexity, geography, travel time, visit requirements and staff competence rather than caseload numbers alone. Review accepted work and escalate unmet demand and service limitations.

Lead service development towards a responsive model supporting patients in their preferred place of care and timely transition home. Implement changes through agreed governance and engagement with staff and partners.

Lead service audit, quality improvement and review of incidents and complaints. Provide accurate activity, workforce, outcome and quality information to the Clinical Lead, using feedback and data to evaluate care.

Clinical practice and maintenance of skills

Remain an active specialist palliative care nurse through planned, regular clinical sessions agreed with the Clinical Lead. Maintain competence in holistic assessment, triage, symptom management and clinical decision-making rather than relying solely on emergency absence cover.

Undertake direct assessment and care for patients with complex palliative and end-of-life needs, supporting families and carers and developing individual care and anticipatory plans.

Provide specialist advice, recognise deterioration and reversible causes within competence, and obtain medical or other specialist review when indicated. Support advance care planning and ReSPECT discussions within training and local arrangements.

Provide agreed clinical cover during the assessors absence within competence and available capacity. Reprioritise operational duties with the Clinical Lead so that clinical cover does not compromise safe management of the service.

Joint working and service resilience

Work as a complementary Band 7 partnership with the other post holder, maintaining distinct primary responsibilities and a shared understanding of clinical priorities, staffing, risks and service pressures. Agree regular joint reviews, documented handovers and planned overlap within contracted hours.

The Operational Manager retains substantive responsibility for team line management and operational delivery. The Clinical Assessor provides day-to-day operational cover during the managers absence under agreed delegated authority. Both post holders remain accountable for their own professional practice.

Agree cover arrangements with the Clinical Lead before planned absence and at the earliest opportunity for unplanned absence. Record responsibilities, decisions requiring senior approval and escalation routes. Cover does not automatically transfer budget authority or formal employment decision-making powers.

Balance clinical and operational work through an agreed work plan. Escalate competing demands, staffing gaps or work beyond competence or available hours to the Clinical Lead. These two part-time posts do not provide continuous management or clinical cover for all service hours.

Communication and partnership working

Communicate complex and sensitive information compassionately with patients and those important to them. Support informed choices, assess decision-making capacity within competence and follow hospice procedures where a patient cannot provide consent.

Coordinate care with primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care, hospital teams, urgent and out-of-hours services and other partners. Provide clear handovers, agreed responsibilities and escalation plans to support safe transitions and timely discharge home.

Maintain professional boundaries, respect confidentiality and individual cultural, spiritual and personal preferences, and promote constructive communication and challenge within the team.

Medicines management and prescribing

Promote safe administration, storage, monitoring and use of medicines and equipment, including controlled drugs, in accordance with hospice policies and individual competence. Recognise, report and escalate medication concerns and adverse effects.

Undertake independent prescribing only when appropriately qualified, registered, authorised by the hospice and working within individual competence and the agreed formulary and prescribing policy. Maintain prescribing supervision and continuing professional development.

Where not qualified as an independent prescriber, work with authorised prescribers to secure timely symptom management. Participate in an agreed development plan towards non-medical prescribing where appropriate, subject to organisational approval and support.

Education and professional development

Maintain current clinical competence through direct practice, supervision, reflection and continuing professional development. Undertake mandatory training and maintain professional registration.

Teach, coach and support nurses, healthcare assistants, students and relevant partners. Contribute to competency assessment within own competence and promote reflective practice and staff wellbeing.

Participate in appraisal and agree a development plan covering the clinical and operational skills needed for the partnership and absence cover.

Governance and general responsibilities

Work in accordance with the NMC Code, St Michaels Hospice policies and agreed clinical pathways. Maintain timely, accurate records and use electronic systems only with appropriate authorisation.

Recognise and promptly report safeguarding concerns involving adults or children. Follow agreed escalation procedures for deteriorating patients, incidents, complaints and risks; contribute to investigation, learning and improvement.

Comply with information governance, infection prevention, health and safety and lone-working requirements. Promote equality, inclusion and the hospices values, and use charitable resources responsibly.

Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the role, Band 7 level, competence and contracted hours. The job description will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder as the service develops.

General Responsibilities

Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.

Additional Duties In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation.

Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately.

Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required.

To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policies and Procedures.

Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures.

This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.

Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of.

This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Job description Job responsibilities Lead the operational delivery of Hospice at Home while maintaining specialist clinical practice. Work alongside the Band 7 Clinical Assessor to provide a responsive, coordinated service for patients with palliative and end-of-life needs and those important to them. The role combines clear management accountability with regular direct clinical work and planned mutual cover. Professional accountability to the Clinical Director. Base: St Michaels Hospice and the community service area. Working pattern: agreed part-time roster reflecting service needs. No additional on-call commitment is assumed in this draft. Main Duties and Responsibilities Key working relationshipsClinical Lead, Clinical Director, Operational Manager or Clinical Assessor, Hospice at Home nurses and healthcare assistants, medical team, hospice multidisciplinary services, quality and governance colleagues, primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care and urgent care partners. Work with Rowans Hospice colleagues to share learning and align practice through agreed arrangements.Operational leadership and people management Lead the day-to-day delivery and development of Hospice at Home, translating the hospices clinical strategy into practical service priorities with the Clinical Lead. Provide substantive line management for the Hospice at Home team, including the Clinical Assessor, under the agreed management structure. Lead recruitment, induction, appraisal, attendance and performance management, staff development and wellbeing, with senior and HR support where required. Manage rotas, skill mix, leave and deployment within agreed resources. Ensure access to appropriate senior clinical advice throughout service delivery and escalate unsafe staffing or capacity gaps promptly. Lead team meetings and maintain clear expectations for professional conduct, communication and accountability. Address concerns fairly and promptly in accordance with hospice procedures. Monitor expenditure within delegated authority, identify resource pressures and contribute to workforce planning and service investment proposals.Referrals capacity and service improvement Oversee referral pathways, caseload review and allocation of staff, working closely with the Clinical Assessor to match clinical urgency and patient need with available capacity. Assess workload using acuity, complexity, geography, travel time, visit requirements and staff competence rather than caseload numbers alone. Review accepted work and escalate unmet demand and service limitations. Lead service development towards a responsive model supporting patients in their preferred place of care and timely transition home. Implement changes through agreed governance and engagement with staff and partners. Lead service audit, quality improvement and review of incidents and complaints. Provide accurate activity, workforce, outcome and quality information to the Clinical Lead, using feedback and data to evaluate care.Clinical practice and maintenance of skills Remain an active specialist palliative care nurse through planned, regular clinical sessions agreed with the Clinical Lead. Maintain competence in holistic assessment, triage, symptom management and clinical decision-making rather than relying solely on emergency absence cover. Undertake direct assessment and care for patients with complex palliative and end-of-life needs, supporting families and carers and developing individual care and anticipatory plans. Provide specialist advice, recognise deterioration and reversible causes within competence, and obtain medical or other specialist review when indicated. Support advance care planning and ReSPECT discussions within training and local arrangements. Provide agreed clinical cover during the assessors absence within competence and available capacity. Reprioritise operational duties with the Clinical Lead so that clinical cover does not compromise safe management of the service.Joint working and service resilience Work as a complementary Band 7 partnership with the other post holder, maintaining distinct primary responsibilities and a shared understanding of clinical priorities, staffing, risks and service pressures. Agree regular joint reviews, documented handovers and planned overlap within contracted hours. The Operational Manager retains substantive responsibility for team line management and operational delivery. The Clinical Assessor provides day-to-day operational cover during the managers absence under agreed delegated authority. Both post holders remain accountable for their own professional practice. Agree cover arrangements with the Clinical Lead before planned absence and at the earliest opportunity for unplanned absence. Record responsibilities, decisions requiring senior approval and escalation routes. Cover does not automatically transfer budget authority or formal employment decision-making powers. Balance clinical and operational work through an agreed work plan. Escalate competing demands, staffing gaps or work beyond competence or available hours to the Clinical Lead. These two part-time posts do not provide continuous management or clinical cover for all service hours.Communication and partnership working Communicate complex and sensitive information compassionately with patients and those important to them. Support informed choices, assess decision-making capacity within competence and follow hospice procedures where a patient cannot provide consent. Coordinate care with primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care, hospital teams, urgent and out-of-hours services and other partners. Provide clear handovers, agreed responsibilities and escalation plans to support safe transitions and timely discharge home. Maintain professional boundaries, respect confidentiality and individual cultural, spiritual and personal preferences, and promote constructive communication and challenge within the team.Medicines management and prescribing Promote safe administration, storage, monitoring and use of medicines and equipment, including controlled drugs, in accordance with hospice policies and individual competence. Recognise, report and escalate medication concerns and adverse effects. Undertake independent prescribing only when appropriately qualified, registered, authorised by the hospice and working within individual competence and the agreed formulary and prescribing policy. Maintain prescribing supervision and continuing professional development. Where not qualified as an independent prescriber, work with authorised prescribers to secure timely symptom management. Participate in an agreed development plan towards non-medical prescribing where appropriate, subject to organisational approval and support.Education and professional development Maintain current clinical competence through direct practice, supervision, reflection and continuing professional development. Undertake mandatory training and maintain professional registration. Teach, coach and support nurses, healthcare assistants, students and relevant partners. Contribute to competency assessment within own competence and promote reflective practice and staff wellbeing. Participate in appraisal and agree a development plan covering the clinical and operational skills needed for the partnership and absence cover.Governance and general responsibilities Work in accordance with the NMC Code, St Michaels Hospice policies and agreed clinical pathways. Maintain timely, accurate records and use electronic systems only with appropriate authorisation. Recognise and promptly report safeguarding concerns involving adults or children. Follow agreed escalation procedures for deteriorating patients, incidents, complaints and risks; contribute to investigation, learning and improvement. Comply with information governance, infection prevention, health and safety and lone-working requirements. Promote equality, inclusion and the hospices values, and use charitable resources responsibly. Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the role, Band 7 level, competence and contracted hours. The job description will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder as the service develops. General Responsibilities Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice. Additional Duties In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation. Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately. Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required. To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policies and Procedures. Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures. This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder. Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of. This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of autonomous clinical decision-making and commitment to regular direct practice. Ability to provide clinical assessment cover while managing competing operational priorities.
• Advanced communication skills with patients, families and professionals. Ability to discuss sensitive information, support informed decisions and coordinate care across organisational boundaries.
• Working knowledge of safeguarding, consent and capacity, medicines safety, confidentiality, lone working and clinical risk. Accurate electronic record keeping and ability to learn relevant systems.

Desirable

• History taking and physical assessment qualification.
• Completed advanced communication skills course; ReSPECT training.
• Experience of incident review, audit and service evaluation.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Adult with current NMC registration. Degree in nursing or a relevant subject, or equivalent demonstrable learning and experience. Evidence of continuing professional development and ability to study at postgraduate level.
• Understanding of safe medicines management and limits of own authority. Willingness to discuss and undertake an agreed prescribing development pathway where appropriate.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in palliative care. Teaching or practice assessor qualification.
• Independent or non-medical prescribing qualification with evidence of current competence.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration palliative and end-of-life nursing experience, including community practice and complex care. Current competence in assessment, triage, symptom management, anticipatory care planning and escalation.
• Experience of leading a nursing team or service, including staff deployment, rotas, appraisal and managing performance with appropriate support. Ability to set priorities and manage resources.
• Experience of implementing change and using activity, quality and outcome data to improve services. Ability to assess capacity using complexity, acuity and geography.

Desirable

• Experience in urgent response and supporting discharge from hospital to home.
• Management or leadership qualification; budget monitoring experience.
• Quality improvement training and experience of service redesign.

Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Compassionate, inclusive and professional approach. Constructive challenge, sound judgement and ability to remain effective under pressure. Commitment to supervision and learning.

Desirable

• Knowledge of working in an independent charitable hospice.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel reliably across the service area, with reasonable adjustments considered; appropriate licence and business-use insurance where driving for work. Flexible participation in an agreed rota within contracted hours.

Person Specification Skills, Knowledge, Abilities Essential Evidence of autonomous clinical decision-making and commitment to regular direct practice. Ability to provide clinical assessment cover while managing competing operational priorities. Advanced communication skills with patients, families and professionals. Ability to discuss sensitive information, support informed decisions and coordinate care across organisational boundaries. Working knowledge of safeguarding, consent and capacity, medicines safety, confidentiality, lone working and clinical risk. Accurate electronic record keeping and ability to learn relevant systems. Desirable History taking and physical assessment qualification. Completed advanced communication skills course; ReSPECT training. Experience of incident review, audit and service evaluation. Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse Adult with current NMC registration. Degree in nursing or a relevant subject, or equivalent demonstrable learning and experience. Evidence of continuing professional development and ability to study at postgraduate level. Understanding of safe medicines management and limits of own authority. Willingness to discuss and undertake an agreed prescribing development pathway where appropriate. Desirable Postgraduate qualification in palliative care. Teaching or practice assessor qualification. Independent or non-medical prescribing qualification with evidence of current competence. Experience Essential Significant post-registration palliative and end-of-life nursing experience, including community practice and complex care. Current competence in assessment, triage, symptom management, anticipatory care planning and escalation. Experience of leading a nursing team or service, including staff deployment, rotas, appraisal and managing performance with appropriate support. Ability to set priorities and manage resources. Experience of implementing change and using activity, quality and outcome data to improve services. Ability to assess capacity using complexity, acuity and geography. Desirable Experience in urgent response and supporting discharge from hospital to home. Management or leadership qualification; budget monitoring experience. Quality improvement training and experience of service redesign. Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics Essential Compassionate, inclusive and professional approach. Constructive challenge, sound judgement and ability to remain effective under pressure. Commitment to supervision and learning. Desirable Knowledge of working in an independent charitable hospice. Other requirements Essential Ability to travel reliably across the service area, with reasonable adjustments considered; appropriate licence and business-use insurance where driving for work. Flexible participation in an agreed rota within contracted hours.

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).

Additional information 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

St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)

Address

Basil de Ferranti House

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)

Address

Basil de Ferranti House

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for a skilled registered nurse with significant palliative and end-of-life care experience, including community practice, who is confident undertaking autonomous assessment and supporting patients with complex needs.

You will bring strong clinical judgement, compassionate communication and the ability to coordinate care across services. You will have a history taking and physical assessment qualification, or equivalent assessed competence relevant to the role, and experience of coordinating a clinical caseload or team. You will also be keen to maintain and develop the operational skills needed to support service leadership.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Closing date - 29th October 2026

Main duties of the job

Join us as we develop Hospice at Home at St Michaels Hospice to provide a more responsive service for patients and those important to them, supporting care in their preferred place.

As Clinical Assessor, your main focus will be holistic assessment, referral triage, symptom management and coordination of complex care. You will identify changing needs, agree individual care and anticipatory plans, and work with primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care and hospital teams to support safe care at home and timely discharge.

You will work alongside a Band 7 Operational Manager in a complementary partnership. The manager will lead operational delivery and team management while maintaining regular clinical practice. You will participate in operational reviews, referral prioritisation and capacity planning, keeping the knowledge and skills needed to provide agreed day-to-day management cover during the managers absence.

Your role will include providing specialist advice, supporting colleagues learning and contributing to audit and service improvement. You will report to the Clinical Lead.

Current NMC registration as an Adult Nurse is essential. A non-medical prescribing qualification is desirable; where appropriate, an agreed development pathway may be considered, subject to organisational approval and support.

About us

St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.

We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits, including, free parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and company pension.

For further information and to arrange informal visits, please contact Jo Fricker, Clinical Director, on 01256 844744 or email:[email protected]

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0460-26-0028

Job locations

Basil de Ferranti House

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide specialist autonomous assessment, triage, symptom management and coordination of care for patients with palliative and end-of-life needs and those important to them. Work alongside the Band 7 Operational Manager, contributing to day-to-day service decisions and maintaining the operational skills needed to provide agreed management cover during absence.

Professional accountability to the Clinical Lead.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Key working relationships

Clinical Lead, Clinical Director, Operational Manager or Clinical Assessor, Hospice at Home nurses and healthcare assistants, medical team, hospice multidisciplinary services, quality and governance colleagues, primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care and urgent care partners. Work with Rowans Hospice colleagues to share learning and align practice through agreed arrangements.

Specialist clinical assessment and response

Act as an autonomous specialist nurse, leading holistic assessment and triage of referrals and patients with complex palliative and end-of-life needs. Prioritise response according to urgency, clinical risk, service criteria and available resources.

Undertake timely assessments in the home and other agreed settings, including hospital assessment where this forms part of an approved pathway. Assess physical symptoms, psychological, social and spiritual needs, family and carer needs and risks to safe care at home.

Use history taking, physical assessment and clinical reasoning within competence to identify deterioration, potentially reversible problems and the need for medical or specialist review. Escalate emergencies and concerns through agreed pathways.

Plan, deliver and evaluate symptom management and nursing interventions with patients, those important to them and the multidisciplinary team. Develop anticipatory plans, clear review arrangements and safety-netting advice.

Support advance care planning, preferred place of care and ReSPECT discussions within competence. Undertake verification of expected death and other extended procedures only following relevant training, assessment and hospice authorisation.

Coordination and clinical leadership

Coordinate complex care and support timely discharge to the community, confirming that necessary care, medicines, equipment, information and follow-up arrangements are in place.

Provide specialist advice and clinical support to the Hospice at Home team and partners. Lead or contribute to multidisciplinary discussions, case reviews and clinical supervision.

Work with the Operational Manager to prioritise referrals, review the caseload and allocate work according to patient need, staff competence and capacity. Identify patients whose needs require another service or escalation.

Contribute to clinical standards, audit, service evaluation and improvement. Collect accurate activity and outcome data and use patient and carer feedback to improve the service.

Operational participation and absence cover

Participate regularly in operational reviews, rota and capacity planning, team communication and governance activity so that management knowledge and skills are maintained alongside clinical practice.

Provide delegated day-to-day operational leadership in the Operational Managers absence, including referral prioritisation, staff allocation, immediate rota adjustments, escalation of staffing concerns and coordination of the team.

Support staff with immediate concerns and document significant decisions and actions for handover. Refer formal HR matters, budget decisions beyond delegated authority and unresolved clinical or operational risks to the Clinical Lead.

During cover, agree with the Clinical Lead how the clinical assessment workload will be reprioritised or covered. Maintain safe clinical practice and escalate when both functions cannot be delivered within competence and contracted hours.

Joint working and service resilience

Work as a complementary Band 7 partnership with the other post holder, maintaining distinct primary responsibilities and a shared understanding of clinical priorities, staffing, risks and service pressures. Agree regular joint reviews, documented handovers and planned overlap within contracted hours.

The Operational Manager retains substantive responsibility for team line management and operational delivery. The Clinical Assessor provides day-to-day operational cover during the managers absence under agreed delegated authority. Both post holders remain accountable for their own professional practice.

Agree cover arrangements with the Clinical Lead before planned absence and at the earliest opportunity for unplanned absence. Record responsibilities, decisions requiring senior approval and escalation routes. Cover does not automatically transfer budget authority or formal employment decision-making powers.

Balance clinical and operational work through an agreed work plan. Escalate competing demands, staffing gaps or work beyond competence or available hours to the Clinical Lead. These two part-time posts do not provide continuous management or clinical cover for all service hours.

Communication and partnership working

Communicate complex and sensitive information compassionately with patients and those important to them. Support informed choices, assess decision-making capacity within competence and follow hospice procedures where a patient cannot provide consent.

Coordinate care with primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care, hospital teams, urgent and out-of-hours services and other partners. Provide clear handovers, agreed responsibilities and escalation plans to support safe transitions and timely discharge home.

Maintain professional boundaries, respect confidentiality and individual cultural, spiritual and personal preferences, and promote constructive communication and challenge within the team.

Medicines management and prescribing

Promote safe administration, storage, monitoring and use of medicines and equipment, including controlled drugs, in accordance with hospice policies and individual competence. Recognise, report and escalate medication concerns and adverse effects.

Undertake independent prescribing only when appropriately qualified, registered, authorised by the hospice and working within individual competence and the agreed formulary and prescribing policy. Maintain prescribing supervision and continuing professional development.

Where not qualified as an independent prescriber, work with authorised prescribers to secure timely symptom management. Participate in an agreed development plan towards non-medical prescribing where appropriate, subject to organisational approval and support.

Education and professional development

Maintain current clinical competence through direct practice, supervision, reflection and continuing professional development. Undertake mandatory training and maintain professional registration.

Teach, coach and support nurses, healthcare assistants, students and relevant partners. Contribute to competency assessment within own competence and promote reflective practice and staff wellbeing.

Participate in appraisal and agree a development plan covering the clinical and operational skills needed for the partnership and absence cover.

Governance and general responsibilities

Work in accordance with the NMC Code, St Michaels Hospice policies and agreed clinical pathways. Maintain timely, accurate records and use electronic systems only with appropriate authorisation.

Recognise and promptly report safeguarding concerns involving adults or children. Follow agreed escalation procedures for deteriorating patients, incidents, complaints and risks; contribute to investigation, learning and improvement.

Comply with information governance, infection prevention, health and safety and lone-working requirements. Promote equality, inclusion and the hospices values, and use charitable resources responsibly.

Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the role, Band 7 level, competence and contracted hours. The job description will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder as the service develops.

General Responsibilities

Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.

Additional Duties In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation.

Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately.

Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required.

To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policies and Procedures.

Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures.

This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.

Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of.

This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Job description Job responsibilities Provide specialist autonomous assessment, triage, symptom management and coordination of care for patients with palliative and end-of-life needs and those important to them. Work alongside the Band 7 Operational Manager, contributing to day-to-day service decisions and maintaining the operational skills needed to provide agreed management cover during absence. Professional accountability to the Clinical Lead. Main Duties and Responsibilities Key working relationshipsClinical Lead, Clinical Director, Operational Manager or Clinical Assessor, Hospice at Home nurses and healthcare assistants, medical team, hospice multidisciplinary services, quality and governance colleagues, primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care and urgent care partners. Work with Rowans Hospice colleagues to share learning and align practice through agreed arrangements.Specialist clinical assessment and response Act as an autonomous specialist nurse, leading holistic assessment and triage of referrals and patients with complex palliative and end-of-life needs. Prioritise response according to urgency, clinical risk, service criteria and available resources. Undertake timely assessments in the home and other agreed settings, including hospital assessment where this forms part of an approved pathway. Assess physical symptoms, psychological, social and spiritual needs, family and carer needs and risks to safe care at home. Use history taking, physical assessment and clinical reasoning within competence to identify deterioration, potentially reversible problems and the need for medical or specialist review. Escalate emergencies and concerns through agreed pathways. Plan, deliver and evaluate symptom management and nursing interventions with patients, those important to them and the multidisciplinary team. Develop anticipatory plans, clear review arrangements and safety-netting advice. Support advance care planning, preferred place of care and ReSPECT discussions within competence. Undertake verification of expected death and other extended procedures only following relevant training, assessment and hospice authorisation.Coordination and clinical leadership Coordinate complex care and support timely discharge to the community, confirming that necessary care, medicines, equipment, information and follow-up arrangements are in place. Provide specialist advice and clinical support to the Hospice at Home team and partners. Lead or contribute to multidisciplinary discussions, case reviews and clinical supervision. Work with the Operational Manager to prioritise referrals, review the caseload and allocate work according to patient need, staff competence and capacity. Identify patients whose needs require another service or escalation. Contribute to clinical standards, audit, service evaluation and improvement. Collect accurate activity and outcome data and use patient and carer feedback to improve the service.Operational participation and absence cover Participate regularly in operational reviews, rota and capacity planning, team communication and governance activity so that management knowledge and skills are maintained alongside clinical practice. Provide delegated day-to-day operational leadership in the Operational Managers absence, including referral prioritisation, staff allocation, immediate rota adjustments, escalation of staffing concerns and coordination of the team. Support staff with immediate concerns and document significant decisions and actions for handover. Refer formal HR matters, budget decisions beyond delegated authority and unresolved clinical or operational risks to the Clinical Lead. During cover, agree with the Clinical Lead how the clinical assessment workload will be reprioritised or covered. Maintain safe clinical practice and escalate when both functions cannot be delivered within competence and contracted hours.Joint working and service resilience Work as a complementary Band 7 partnership with the other post holder, maintaining distinct primary responsibilities and a shared understanding of clinical priorities, staffing, risks and service pressures. Agree regular joint reviews, documented handovers and planned overlap within contracted hours. The Operational Manager retains substantive responsibility for team line management and operational delivery. The Clinical Assessor provides day-to-day operational cover during the managers absence under agreed delegated authority. Both post holders remain accountable for their own professional practice. Agree cover arrangements with the Clinical Lead before planned absence and at the earliest opportunity for unplanned absence. Record responsibilities, decisions requiring senior approval and escalation routes. Cover does not automatically transfer budget authority or formal employment decision-making powers. Balance clinical and operational work through an agreed work plan. Escalate competing demands, staffing gaps or work beyond competence or available hours to the Clinical Lead. These two part-time posts do not provide continuous management or clinical cover for all service hours.Communication and partnership working Communicate complex and sensitive information compassionately with patients and those important to them. Support informed choices, assess decision-making capacity within competence and follow hospice procedures where a patient cannot provide consent. Coordinate care with primary care, community nursing, specialist palliative care, hospital teams, urgent and out-of-hours services and other partners. Provide clear handovers, agreed responsibilities and escalation plans to support safe transitions and timely discharge home. Maintain professional boundaries, respect confidentiality and individual cultural, spiritual and personal preferences, and promote constructive communication and challenge within the team.Medicines management and prescribing Promote safe administration, storage, monitoring and use of medicines and equipment, including controlled drugs, in accordance with hospice policies and individual competence. Recognise, report and escalate medication concerns and adverse effects. Undertake independent prescribing only when appropriately qualified, registered, authorised by the hospice and working within individual competence and the agreed formulary and prescribing policy. Maintain prescribing supervision and continuing professional development. Where not qualified as an independent prescriber, work with authorised prescribers to secure timely symptom management. Participate in an agreed development plan towards non-medical prescribing where appropriate, subject to organisational approval and support.Education and professional development Maintain current clinical competence through direct practice, supervision, reflection and continuing professional development. Undertake mandatory training and maintain professional registration. Teach, coach and support nurses, healthcare assistants, students and relevant partners. Contribute to competency assessment within own competence and promote reflective practice and staff wellbeing. Participate in appraisal and agree a development plan covering the clinical and operational skills needed for the partnership and absence cover.Governance and general responsibilities Work in accordance with the NMC Code, St Michaels Hospice policies and agreed clinical pathways. Maintain timely, accurate records and use electronic systems only with appropriate authorisation. Recognise and promptly report safeguarding concerns involving adults or children. Follow agreed escalation procedures for deteriorating patients, incidents, complaints and risks; contribute to investigation, learning and improvement. Comply with information governance, infection prevention, health and safety and lone-working requirements. Promote equality, inclusion and the hospices values, and use charitable resources responsibly. Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the role, Band 7 level, competence and contracted hours. The job description will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder as the service develops. General Responsibilities Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice. Additional Duties In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation. Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately. Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required. To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policies and Procedures. Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures. This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder. Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of. This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Essential

• Experience of coordinating staff, referrals or a clinical caseload and providing senior team leadership.
• Ability to prioritise work, adjust deployment and escalate operational risks.
• Willingness to maintain operational competence through regular participation and development.
• Ability to teach and support colleagues and contribute to clinical audit, case review and service improvement.
• Advanced communication skills with patients, families and professionals. Ability to discuss sensitive information, support informed decisions and coordinate care across organisational boundaries.
• Working knowledge of safeguarding, consent and capacity, medicines safety, confidentiality, lone working and clinical risk. Accurate electronic record keeping and ability to learn relevant systems.

Desirable

• Previous rota management, line management or acting-up experience.
• Experience of leading audit or education projects; practice assessor training.
• Completed advanced communication skills course; ReSPECT training.
• Experience of incident review, audit and service evaluation.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Adult with current NMC registration.
• Degree in nursing or a relevant subject, or equivalent demonstrable learning and experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and ability to study at postgraduate level.
• History taking and physical assessment qualification, or evidenced equivalent assessed competence relevant to this role. Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions, recognise limits and escalate safely.
• Understanding of safe medicines management and limits of own authority. Willingness to discuss and undertake an agreed prescribing development pathway where appropriate.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in palliative care. Teaching or practice assessor qualification.
• Postgraduate advanced assessment qualification.
• Independent or non-medical prescribing qualification with evidence of current competence.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration palliative and end-of-life nursing experience, including community practice and complex care. Current competence in assessment, triage, symptom management, anticipatory care planning and escalation.

Desirable

• Experience in urgent response and supporting discharge from hospital to home.

Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Compassionate, inclusive and professional approach. Constructive challenge, sound judgement and ability to remain effective under pressure. Commitment to supervision and learning.

Desirable

• Knowledge of working in an independent charitable hospice.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel reliably across the service area, with reasonable adjustments considered; appropriate licence and business-use insurance where driving for work. Flexible participation in an agreed rota within contracted hours.

Person Specification Skills, Knowledge, Abilities Essential Experience of coordinating staff, referrals or a clinical caseload and providing senior team leadership. Ability to prioritise work, adjust deployment and escalate operational risks. Willingness to maintain operational competence through regular participation and development. Ability to teach and support colleagues and contribute to clinical audit, case review and service improvement. Advanced communication skills with patients, families and professionals. Ability to discuss sensitive information, support informed decisions and coordinate care across organisational boundaries. Working knowledge of safeguarding, consent and capacity, medicines safety, confidentiality, lone working and clinical risk. Accurate electronic record keeping and ability to learn relevant systems. Desirable Previous rota management, line management or acting-up experience. Experience of leading audit or education projects; practice assessor training. Completed advanced communication skills course; ReSPECT training. Experience of incident review, audit and service evaluation. Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse Adult with current NMC registration. Degree in nursing or a relevant subject, or equivalent demonstrable learning and experience. Evidence of continuing professional development and ability to study at postgraduate level. History taking and physical assessment qualification, or evidenced equivalent assessed competence relevant to this role. Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions, recognise limits and escalate safely. Understanding of safe medicines management and limits of own authority. Willingness to discuss and undertake an agreed prescribing development pathway where appropriate. Desirable Postgraduate qualification in palliative care. Teaching or practice assessor qualification. Postgraduate advanced assessment qualification. Independent or non-medical prescribing qualification with evidence of current competence. Experience Essential Significant post-registration palliative and end-of-life nursing experience, including community practice and complex care. Current competence in assessment, triage, symptom management, anticipatory care planning and escalation. Desirable Experience in urgent response and supporting discharge from hospital to home. Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics Essential Compassionate, inclusive and professional approach. Constructive challenge, sound judgement and ability to remain effective under pressure. Commitment to supervision and learning. Desirable Knowledge of working in an independent charitable hospice. Other requirements Essential Ability to travel reliably across the service area, with reasonable adjustments considered; appropriate licence and business-use insurance where driving for work. Flexible participation in an agreed rota within contracted hours.

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).

Additional information 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

St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)

Address

Basil de Ferranti House

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)

Address

Basil de Ferranti House

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate experienced nurse to join our extraordinary Hospice at Home Team who work as specialist nurses in end-of-life care to support patients at home in the last short weeks and days of their lives. This exciting opportunity has become available due to career progression of the previous post holder.

We are looking for a nurse who wishes to specialise in palliative and end of life care, or who already has experience in this area. Passion and a love of the nursing role and making a difference to our patients and their familys lives are key aspirations we are looking for in the successful candidate. Experience of working within the community setting would be an advantage.

Contact

For further information and to arrange informal visits, please contact Ann Bradshaw, on 01256 844744 or email: [email protected]

Closing date: 26th October 2026

Interview date: 6th November 2026

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a new challenge in a highly rewarding role?

Ever feel like you do not have the time to truly give the care that your patients deserve? Do you want the opportunity to enhance and develop your autonomous clinical assessment skills? Look no further than us at St Michaels Hospice at Home Team.

The Hospice at Home team cover shifts over a 7-day working week, 24 hours a day (working either an 11.5 hour day or night shift). You will also be expected to be able to attend additional training throughout the rotation including mandatory training and local bespoke training.

We provide good educational & development opportunities, clinical supervision and regular 1:1 support with your line manager to review development needs.

Opportunities to rotate between the inpatient unit and hospice at home services to further develop your knowledge and skills in palliative care and end of life and enhance awareness of the patient and family experience of end-of-life care, can be available as part of career development and progression

St. Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

About us

St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.

We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits, including, free onsite parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave, with service increments, plus bank holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and contributory pension.

Job summary

We currently have a permenant post available to join our medical team consisting of Palliative Medicine Consultants, Specialty Doctors and Training Grade Doctors. We welcome applicants with a wide variety of backgrounds and previous experience. We are interested to hear from and would consider applications from individuals who have established palliative medicine experience as well as those who have completed foundation training and who are considering a career in palliative medicine. The most important attributes are a passion for a holistic approach to care, teamwork and good communication.

The service is consultant led and the medical team work alongside a strong MDT made up of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, chaplains, counsellors, complementary therapists. The doctors at St Michaels Hospice work mainly within the inpatient unit, whilst supporting our community-based services such as Hospice at Home and Living Well Services.

For further information or to arrange informal visits, please contact Dr Nicola Loveday, Consultant Palliative Medicine on 01256 848862 or email at [email protected]

Closing date: Sunday 25th October 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 11th November 2026

Main duties of the job

This is an ideal opportunity for a doctor with a special interest in Palliative Medicine to join the hospice at an exciting time of growth. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, willing to learn and flexible in their approach to support the multidisciplinary team. St Michaels is committed to providing all clinical staff with designated clinical supervision, CPD opportunities and other educational and developmental opportunities.

The post includes a first-on-call commitment on a 1-in-5 rota, regardless of working pattern. The on-call commitment comprises non-resident weekday nights, providing telephone support to the clinical team, together with on-site weekend responsibilities for the inpatient unit. The first-on-call doctor is supported by a second-on-call Consultant in Palliative Medicine, who is available 24 hours a day for clinical advice and support.

A comprehensive induction and supported transition into the role will be provided, with appropriate supervision and opportunities to develop skills in specialist palliative medicine where applicable.

Salary is paid in Programmed Activities (PAs) and will be pro rata for the 16-hour working week, equating to 4 PAs. The first-on-call commitment is remunerated separately as an additional 1 PA, together with a 2% availability supplement calculated on the full-time equivalent (FTE) basic salary.

About us

St Michaels Hospice is a 10-bedded independent hospice which sits outside of the NHS. The hospice has provided specialist palliative care to the local community since 1992. We are proud of our strong links with the neighbouring NHS hospital trust and other local hospices. St Michaels Hospice services form an essential part of the North and Mid Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Service.

St. Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory references before starting the role.