Join Hospiscare as a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist!

Location:     Spreyton, EX17 5AH
Hours:         22.5 hours/week, 3 days per week out of 7
Salary:         Hospiscare Band 7: £49,387 – £56,515 per annum pro rata

As a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will use your expert palliative care skills and highly experienced clinical judgement to contribute to the excellent evidence-based specialist treatment and care the charity provides to patients with complex life-limiting illnesses. You will be responsible for assessing and diagnosing patients and planning and implementing their care to ensure optimum outcomes.  You will also assist the Community Cluster Team Leader with line management responsibilities and the daily clinical leadership of junior colleagues within the community team.  The role involves travel within the community setting, covering the Mid Devon area predominantly, and participating in the seven-day service provision to include on-call.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of patients
• Provide holistic care, expert advice, and intervention
• Collaborate effectively with local GPs and Community Nurses to deliver an excellent Hospiscare service

Why join Hospiscare?

• Keep your NHS pension
• Grow your skills with ongoing development opportunities
• Be part of a flexible, understanding and compassionate workplace
• Access a range of wellbeing and mental health support

Full Job Description and Person Specification

If you’d like to find out more, we’d love to welcome you for a shadow day with our team.
To arrange this, please contact Sarah Stanbury, Community Cluster Team Leader, at S.Stanbury@hospiscare.co.uk.

Closing date:           Sunday 11th October 2026

Interviews:               Wednesday 21st October 2026

Hospiscare is Disability Confident, a Mindful Employer, and has Committed to Equality (C2E) accreditation.  We promote equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of sex, disability, or any other protected characteristic.