Hospice Community Service Palliative Care Team Leader

Are you an experienced registered nurse looking for a unique opportunity to shape, develop and lead a new joint hospice community service?

This exciting role will lead the development and implementation of an innovative community-based hospice service, improving the experience of care for people with palliative and end-of-life care needs and their families across the Wakefield district.

This unique and pivotal role offers an opportunity to lead the development, implementation, and delivery of an innovative out-of-hospice model of care during its pilot phase.

Working closely with hospice teams, newly forming neighbourhood networks, and wider health partners, you will ensure patients receive timely, coordinated, and person-centred support in the place that is right for them.

Operational Clinical Leadership:
Act as Team Leader to oversee patientassessment, triage, allocation, and care coordination across both hospices and the wider system.

Service Innovation:
Act as project lead to maximise available resources and support coordinated working across professional and organisational boundaries.

Strategic Influence:
Use learning from the pilot to shape a sustainable, future-commissioned model that improves long-term outcomes for patients and families.

Wakefield Hospice & The Prince of Wales Hospice, are committed to providing the highest level of symptom management and care for people who have advanced active, progressive and life threatening illness.