Job vacancy details

Practice Development Nurse

Location:                    Sydenham

Department:              In-Patient Unit (IPU)

Hours:                        30 hours per week 

Salary:                        £55,524 - £62,652 per annum (pro-rata) HCA inclusive

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.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Katie Grace, Clinical Team Lead on k.grace@stchristophers.org.uk 

To apply for this position, please submit your expression of interest by clicking ‘Apply’ below.

Closing Date:  Tuesday 6th October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

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