Role Summary
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 charity’s building in Sidford.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
The Clinical Lead position for the Hospice at Home Team is a rare, exciting and fulfilling 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 the Clinical Lead Specialist, you will be required to work in core hours, Monday to Friday, to provide Specialist Clinical Leadership, and non-medical prescribing for
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 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, and crucially, non-medical prescribing. 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.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours
Interview Date: 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.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
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 are 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 will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
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 will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will 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 would love to hear from you.
