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IPU Team Leader
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Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative and end of life care? Are you looking for an opportunity to lead and inspire a dedicated team while making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients with life-limiting illnesses and those important to them.
We’re looking for a compassionate and confident Team Leader to join our dedicated Inpatient Unit team at St Peter & St James Hospice. In this vital and rewarding role, you’ll provide visible clinical and managerial leadership, supporting the delivery of high-quality, individualised palliative care. Working closely with the IPU Ward Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues, you’ll help ensure patients and families receive exceptional care, support and dignity throughout their hospice journey.
Job Details:
Location: St Peter & St James Hospice, North Common Rd, North Chailey, BN8 4ED
Salary: £36,833 - £44,353 pro rata (£40,036 - £48,210 FTE)
Working Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, part time
Shifts: Flexible rota across Monday to Sunday, including weekends and bank holidays
Closing Date: Early applications encouraged – we will shortlist and interview as applications are received.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide clinical and managerial leadership to Registered Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and volunteers within the Inpatient Unit
- Coordinate admissions, referrals, discharges and Continuing Healthcare-funded patients, ensuring excellent patient flow and accurate data management
- Lead clinical shifts and regularly undertake the role of Nurse in Charge, ensuring safe staffing and effective workforce deployment
- Deliver and oversee holistic, person-centred palliative care that addresses patients’ physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs
- Support patients and families through complex conversations, advance care planning and end of life decision-making
- Supervise, mentor and develop nursing staff through one-to-one support, performance reviews and clinical education
- Lead clinical audits, risk assessments, incident investigations and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and safety
- Contribute to the development of clinical policies, procedures and standard operating procedures, ensuring evidence-based practice
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and hospice services to deliver outstanding patient and family support
- Promote a positive, inclusive and compassionate culture that reflects the values of St Peter & St James Hospice
What We’re Looking For:
- Registered Nurse with active NMC registration
- Educated to degree level (Level 6) or equivalent
- Experience of assessing, planning and delivering patient care within a clinical setting
- Strong leadership, delegation and team management skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to support patients, families and colleagues in sensitive and emotionally demanding situations
- Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred palliative and end of life care
- Ability to prioritise workload, manage resources effectively and make sound clinical decisions
- Commitment to continuing professional development and evidence-based practice
- Ability to promote diversity, inclusion and compassionate care in line with hospice values
- Own transport is essential due to our rural location
Please find the full job description and person specification at the bottom of this webpage.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse who is compassionate, motivated and committed to delivering exceptional palliative care. We offer a supportive working environment, opportunities for professional development and leadership growth, and the chance to be part of a team that truly makes a difference to patients and families every day. For informal enquiries, please contact our IPU Ward Manager at athomas@stpjhospice.org.