Job summary
Shape the future of supportive Palliative Care in East Kent. Are you an experienced nurse with a passion for holistic, patient-centred care? Pilgrims Hospices is seeking Nurse Consultants to join our senior clinical leadership team.
In this pivotal role, youll have the autonomy to lead service development across both in-patient and community settings, influence strategic decisions, and deliver exceptional care to patients and families - making a lasting impact every day. Youll work alongside leading Consultants in Palliative Medicine, with access to advanced learning and development opportunities.
Your expertise will help us deliver our vision: a community where people with life-limiting illnesses are supported to live well in comfort and with dignity until their final moments and support their loved ones at times most needed.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally accountable for all work undertaken and to practice at an advanced level of professional autonomy in line with local/national policy and guidance and the NMC Code.
To work as a Nurse Consultant using advanced clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, prescribing, planning, and evaluating interventions for patients with complex presentations.
To be an authoritative expert assessor/advisor on pain and symptom management , psychological /spiritual/ social /practical and ethical decisions at the end of life and to work in partnership with a range of health professionals to improve their skills in these areas.
Develop and conduct skilled clinical intervention with patients with palliative care needs, assessing and addressing issues such as quality of life, futility, prognosis, withdrawing and withholding treatment and end of life decision making within an ethical framework.
To undertake complex and sensitive holistic care assessments and plan, implement and evaluate care utilising advanced communication skills.
Please refer to attached job description for full scope of role.
About us
Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent provides compassionate end-of-life care and support for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, as well as their families and carers.
Operating across three hospice sites in Canterbury, Ashford, and Thanet, the charity offers a range of services including pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and respite care. Their care is tailored to individual needs and can be delivered in hospice settings, in the community, or at home.
Pilgrims Hospices aims to help people live well in every moment, even at the end of life.
Details
Date posted
30 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£64,455 to £74,896 a year DoE
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
B0497-25-0049
Job locations
Pilgrims Hospice
56 London Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8JA
Pilgrims Hospice In Thanet
Ramsgate Road
Margate
Kent
CT9 4AD
Pilgrims Hospice
Hythe Road
Willesborough
Ashford
Kent
TN24 0NE
Employer details
Employer name
Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent
Address
Pilgrims Hospice
56 London Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8JA
Employer's website
https://www.pilgrimshospices.org/jobs (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Human Resources
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