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Department: Care Directorate Salary: £55,524 - £62,652 per annum (pro-rata) including HCAS Type: Permanent - Part Time Hours: 30 hours per week based on a 7-day rota Location: Sydenham Closing date: 6 October 2026
Hours: 30 hours per week
Your new role
We have an exciting opportunity within our Inpatient Unit for an experienced, motivated and emotionally intelligent registered nurse with excellent clinical, leadership and practice development skills. This is a key role within the hospice, where you will lead and facilitate nursing development, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based palliative and end of life care for patients and their families.
The successful candidate will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will promote excellence in patient care through education, workforce development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical leadership. You will play a vital role in supporting staff development, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement, and ensuring nursing practice reflects current evidence, national standards and best practice.
To succeed in this role
You will be a resilient and compassionate practitioner with a passion for improving patient outcomes and developing others. You will have substantial post-registration experience and a strong background in palliative care, end of life care, oncology or a related specialty, alongside experience of leading practice development, education or quality improvement initiatives.
Additionally, it is just as important to us that you are able to demonstrate good computer skills, be an excellent communicator (both verbally and in writing), and have a passion for positively promoting Equality and Diversity.
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicate and promote vacancies
- Offer an interview to disabled people
- Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required
- Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
- At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
As a Disability Confident Employer we have committed to:
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Practice Development Nurse employer: St Christopher's Hospice
St Christopher’s Hospice is an exceptional employer, offering a meaningful role as a Trusts and Grants Fundraiser where your contributions can significantly impact end-of-life care for patients across London. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will benefit from excellent training opportunities, a supportive work culture, and a range of health and wellbeing schemes, all while working in a dedicated team that shares a common purpose. Located in Orpington, the hospice provides a stimulating environment with convenient access to free parking and onsite facilities, making it an attractive place for those looking to make a real difference in their community.
