St Catherine’s Hospice

Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 07 April 2026

Job summary

PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS ROLE DIRECTLY VIA OUR WEBSITE -

https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=8739bce8-13d0-43b2-bd93-331e76a51b68

Main duties of the job

The Role:

This post is offered on a full time,permanentbasis, working 37.5 hours per week. Hours worked four shifts per week, over seven days on a rota basis, three shifts working 9.5 hours and one shift working 9 hours. We operate a 365 day service and offer pay enhancements for unsociable hours and weekend working.

Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

About us

About Us:

St Catherines Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, wed love to hear from you.

This specialist role provides expert support to patients and families in the Community.

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,131 to £53,186 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0271-VA232

Job locations

St. Catherines Hospice

Grace Holland Avenue

Pease Pottage

Crawley

West Sussex

RH119SL


Job description

Job responsibilities

About You:

Are you an experienced clinician with a passion for delivering specialist palliative care? Are you an effective communicator, with substantial post-registration experience, with expertise in Palliative Care?

Do you bring confidence, resilience and a compassionate approach?

We are seeking apassionate leader with sound knowledge of end of life care with confidence in care planning and individual assessments. If you have computer literacy and experience teaching and developing others we would love to hear from you!

Clinical Nurse Specialistwillbring:

  • Ability to listen, plan and communicate
  • Strong quality and governance awareness
  • Working as part of an integrated team of clinicians
  • Undertaking specialist palliative care assessments, and specialising in the advisory and Care Coordinator component of this support

Job description

Job responsibilities

About You:

Are you an experienced clinician with a passion for delivering specialist palliative care? Are you an effective communicator, with substantial post-registration experience, with expertise in Palliative Care?

Do you bring confidence, resilience and a compassionate approach?

We are seeking apassionate leader with sound knowledge of end of life care with confidence in care planning and individual assessments. If you have computer literacy and experience teaching and developing others we would love to hear from you!

Clinical Nurse Specialistwillbring:

  • Ability to listen, plan and communicate
  • Strong quality and governance awareness
  • Working as part of an integrated team of clinicians
  • Undertaking specialist palliative care assessments, and specialising in the advisory and Care Coordinator component of this support

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing qualification at degree level
  • Post registration degree level qualification in palliative care or oncology
  • Evidence of continued professional development related to this position
  • Leadership experience
  • Advanced communication qualification
  • Advanced physical assessment qualification or willingness to undertake
  • Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake
  • Sound knowledge of palliative and end of life topics and confidence to practice within the role

Desirable

  • Masters degree in palliative care or similar, or willingness to undertake
  • modules towards achieving
  • Degree/degree modules in leadership/management
  • Teaching qualification
  • Practice assessor and supervisor
  • Research experience

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience and expertise in palliative
  • care
  • For a full job description visit our website

Desirable

  • Experience of working with care homes
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing qualification at degree level
  • Post registration degree level qualification in palliative care or oncology
  • Evidence of continued professional development related to this position
  • Leadership experience
  • Advanced communication qualification
  • Advanced physical assessment qualification or willingness to undertake
  • Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake
  • Sound knowledge of palliative and end of life topics and confidence to practice within the role

Desirable

  • Masters degree in palliative care or similar, or willingness to undertake
  • modules towards achieving
  • Degree/degree modules in leadership/management
  • Teaching qualification
  • Practice assessor and supervisor
  • Research experience

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience and expertise in palliative
  • care
  • For a full job description visit our website

Desirable

  • Experience of working with care homes

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 Catherine’s Hospice

Address

St. Catherines Hospice

Grace Holland Avenue

Pease Pottage

Crawley

West Sussex

RH119SL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

St Catherine’s Hospice

Address

St. Catherines Hospice

Grace Holland Avenue

Pease Pottage

Crawley

West Sussex

RH119SL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Manager

HR Manager

jobs@stch.org.uk

01293447353

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,131 to £53,186 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0271-VA232

Job locations

St. Catherines Hospice

Grace Holland Avenue

Pease Pottage

Crawley

West Sussex

RH119SL


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