Deputy Head of Clinical Services

Deputy Head of Clinical Services

Closing date: 22 March 2026

Location: Valley Court, Dalston Head Office with role covering Carlisle, Eden and North Allerdale

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Type: Permanent

Are you a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse looking for a meaningful role in palliative care
? Do you thrive in supporting teams to deliver exceptional patient‑centred care in the comfort of patients' homes?

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team. The role predominately requires office‑based hours but flexibility is required to assist the team in the smooth running of a 24‑hour service.

In return, we offer comprehensive training, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for career growth.

As a key people leader within the service, you will support the operational running of our Day and Night Nursing Team, ensuring patients and their families receive the best possible support.

If this sounds good to you and you are enthused about providing excellent quality palliative care and keen to champion our organisational vision to positively inspire a future in which everyone within our community facing life‑limiting illnesses, regardless of cause, receives the best possible palliative and end‑of‑life care and their families and carers receive the support they need, please get in touch.

Hospice at Homes core service is our skilled team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who provide exceptional care and support in people's last year of life, at end of life, also providing additional services such as Lymphoedema, Bereavement and Family Support, Befriending, Occupational Therapy and Complementary Therapy.

We provide individualised care and support to improve quality of life and our end‑of‑life care helps facilitate a peaceful and dignified death in the home and support to those who are bereaved.

Our clinical service area covers a mixture of urban and rural communities, a region of approximately 1,500 square miles and a population of 200,000 throughout North and East Cumbria.

To work in a specialised Hospice at Home team as a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision, to lead on the assessment and re‑assessment of patients and carers receiving home nursing and volunteer support from Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland.

To coordinate and manage the Hospice at Home Day Night Nursing Team, acting as Line Manager and co‑ordinator for the Day Night Nursing Service in the absence of the Head of Clinical Services.

Assist the Head of Clinical Services to develop and support nurses and the wider team through an effective appraisal and development review process, identifying learning needs and providing training opportunities.

Liaise with the Head of Clinical Services as appropriate to review care provision.

Participate in indirect provision of patient care and liaise with members of the multi‑disciplinary team and palliative care team in order to achieve this.

• Registered Nurse
• Palliative Care Diploma

• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.
• Enhanced communication skills to work with patients, carers and health care professionals.
• Enhanced care delivery skills with the ability to multi‑task and manage a busy and varied workload, working methodically and paying

• Wide knowledge of medical conditions and symptom management.
• Knowledge of audit.
• Knowledge of current palliative care agenda both nationally and locally.
• In‑depth understanding of multi‑disciplinary issues and commitment to inter‑disciplinary working.
• Knowledge of third sector organisations within service area.
• Knowledge of non‑malignant conditions.

• Proven post registration experience and experience of working effectively in a team.
• Working with palliative care patients and families.
• Experience in Appraisal process and the training, support and development of staff.
• Providing clinical supervision to others.
• Community working.
• Experience of Line manager others

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland