Integrated Palliative Care Nurse Specialist in Sidmouth

The Sidmouth Hospice at Home Community Nursing Team delivers 24-hour specialist end of life care to patients and their families during their last year of life in the Sid Valley. The successful candidate will be welcomed into our caring team, working alongside our sister charity, Sidmouth Hospice at Home, and will be based at the charity’s new building in Sidford.

As a specialist palliative care nurse, you will have ongoing access and be positively encouraged to engage in your own learning and professional development, at your own pace and with supportive clinical supervision. You will be part of the Specialist Palliative Care Team at the Royal Devon.

The Sidmouth Hospice at Home service is funded by the charity and provided by the charity in partnership with the Royal Devon. The Sid Valley Integrated Model for Specialist Palliative Care integrates the available services within the community into a “one-team” approach to provide the best possible care for all patients who are diagnosed by their GP as palliative, regardless of diagnosis or complexity, guided by the individual needs and wishes of the patient and their carer.

The service is part of community care provision in Sidmouth for patients registered with a Sidmouth GP. You will need to have worked within the palliative care field. Community experience is desirable but not essential. You will have the opportunity to learn and gain experience through clinical reflective practice and continued professional development.

You will be joining a professional, specialist palliative care team, who work alongside our health and social care colleagues both in the community and the acute care sectors.

Please note that we will consider taking applications of Band 5 to work towards Band 6 as a developmental role.

Working Pattern: 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 20.00hrs, as a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be part of our on-call service to respond to our patients who need our advice or a visit overnight, thus providing specialist end of life care and carer support 24/7, and avoiding unnecessary and unwanted hospital admissions. 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.

Interview Date: Monday 29th December 2025

For further information please contact: Mary Ashby, Integrated Palliative Care Nurse Team Manager on mary.ashby@nhs.net

This is an internal vacancy for Royal Devon employees, therefore Bank workers are currently not eligible to apply for this vacancy.

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 the 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. 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.

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.