Team Leader

Job summary

At St Clare Hospice, we believe excellent care starts with having the time, support and environment to do your best work. We're looking for an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Inpatient Unit as a Team Leader. You will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the nursing team on shift, whilst delivering high-quality care to patients and families during some of life's most important moments.

Main duties of the job

As IPU Sister/ Charge Nurse, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the day to day running of the IPU. You will be responsible for leading a dedicated and compassionate team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who work within a wider multi-disciplinary team of staff and volunteers to deliver high-quality patient-centred care. This role will have 75% clinical and management and 25% audit, research and education.

About us

St Clare Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative care to improve the lives of people affected by a life-limiting illness in West Essex and the borders of eastern Hertfordshire. Our care helps patients, their families, and carers, to make the most of every moment together, no matter how long they have left to live. We support them both at home and in the Hospice. Our Inpatient Unit (IPU) has eight single, en-suite rooms where we care for patients who have been admitted for symptom management and/or end of life care. The IPU team is part of a hospice-wide multidisciplinary team (MDT), clinical decisions are made by the MDT and everyone has a voice in the care of patients and their families.

Details

• Date posted: 08 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £39,730 to £47,998 a year incl of a HCA (depending on experience) Plus Enhancements
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: NTX1233641
• Job locations: St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood Wood, Hastingwood, Essex, CM17 9JX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Clinical To be a safe practitioner and work within the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour. Prioritise and delegate work fairly and appropriately according to skill mix within the team. Provide holistic assessment of patients and families care needs, plan interventions as required and ensure those interventions are actioned and their effectiveness evaluated. Act as a role model at all times and contribute to the provision of high quality, specialist nursing care. Provide support and advice to nursing staff on patient care. Communicate effectively with patients and families, ensuring they are actively involved with their own care planning. Support patients and families through grief and loss and the life changing consequences of a palliative diagnosis. Liaise with appropriate members of the multi-professional team (internal and external to the organisation) in order to ensure co-ordination and continuity of care on discharge and a smooth transition between different care settings. Maintain clear, accurate, legible and timely patient documentation. Work across the 24-hour service, including weekends, nights and bank holidays as required. Actively contribute to MDT decision making about admissions and discharges. Leadership Provide effective managerial and clinical leadership of IPU staff in conjunction with or in the absence of the IPU Manager. Represent the IPU at internal and external meetings as required. In conjunction with the IPU Manager, develop and implement the IPU induction programmes, preceptorship and clinical supervision. In conjunction with the IPU Manager, responsible for monthly 1:1 development meetings for IPU staff & completion of Annual performance reviews. Assist in setting learning objectives and provide annual appraisals and quarterly reviews. Lead by example and promote a positive values-based culture (Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork) Assist in the development and review of hospice policies and procedures Ensure that nursing staff are aware of, and apply, Hospice policies and procedures. Oversee the compilation of duty rotas ensuring adequate staff cover for shifts Ensure the effective use of resources. Participate in recruitment and selection of nursing staff. Education To lead the orientation, induction and completion of competencies for yourself and other members of the IPU team as directed. Support IPU staff to identify learning needs and the most appropriate means of meeting those needs. Organise and support placement of student nurses, liaising directly with the University as required. Organise training for the IPU team, this may include delivering training session or arranging for others to do so. Share good and innovative clinical practice within the hospice and also with peers locally and nationally. Actively participate in the hospice education programme. Quality To lead on research and audit programmes as required, delegating tasks to other colleagues as appropriate. Undertake investigations in relation to incidents, concerns or complaints relating to the service as assigned and identify effective resolutions ensuring that lessons learnt are identified, put into practice and shared with the team. Work with the IPU Manager on key aspects of service improvement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).