Vacancies

As one of the local leading providers of palliative and end of life care, St Andrew’s Hospice is a highly successful and forward-thinking charity with a turnover of c£6.5m, offering both adult and children’s palliative and end-of-life care services. With an excellent reputation both in the local community and beyond, we reach over 800 patients and their families in North East Lincolnshire, and our wider catchment area of Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire for our children’s services, and are continuing to grow our services to meet the expected increase in need.

With the plans for service development, supported by our five-year strategy, the hospice is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to provide clinical leadership for the adult services within the hospice – 12 bedded inpatient unit, outpatients and wellbeing services – and to support the development of home-based, community services.

Situated in the hospice, the successful candidate will work with the existing team of highly experienced Speciality Hospice Doctors to ensure patients receive responsive and high-quality care and undertake the role of Medical Director for the hospice as part of the Senior Management Team. The role will also work closely with the Consultants in Palliative Medicine across Northern Lincolnshire.

This role will also help shape the future medical model for the hospice to ensure sustainability for the future and will also be instrumental in supporting the Northern Lincolnshire Palliative and End-of-Life agenda.

This exciting opportunity is for applicants who hold a full GMC registration and who are on the GMC specialist register for palliative medicine, or within 6 months. This post has been RCP approved.

In return, we offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Excellent annual leave
• Occupational schemes
• Life insurance x3 salary
• Paid professional registrations
• Access to excellent staff benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent CPD
• Flexible working
• Tolls paid for staff living over Humber Bridge
• Lease car scheme (NHS fleet)
• Long service reward scheme.

We would very much welcome applicants to look around our amazing facilities.

Please contact:

Michelle Rollinson, Chief Executive: michelle.rollinson@nhs.net

Karen Higgins, Director of Clinical Services: karen.higgins2@nhs.net (01472) 350908

Closing date: 15th June 2025

Interview date: 30th June 2025

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• Full and part-time options available

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone who enjoys spending time with children, young people and adults, providing fun filled opportunities and creating special memories. St Andrew’s Hospice offers a warm, friendly, and nurturing environment where our patients, families and staff are at the heart of everything we do, in striving to make each day enjoyable for everyone.

You will bring a passion for providing a high standard of service with a holistic approach to care, whilst co-ordinating the smooth and efficient management of the therapeutic play and activity service for all children, young people and adults who access our services, working as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

This is a wonderful opportunity to create a stimulating environment to promote activities alongside education with health benefits. With a clear understanding of the benefits of therapeutic activities in a palliative care setting, you will possess the adaptability to liaise and coordinate across a variety of sessions meeting the needs of each individual’s unique requirements.

Here are St Andrew’s Hospice, we strive to make every second count, with every moment creating a memory for the family. We aim to bring joy, happiness and laughter to our Children’s Services, and support tears and sad times with the utmost care and compassion. Having a role whereby you play a key part in providing this, you and the team can give the best possible care to our patients and their families, really puts this role at the heart of the hospice.

“As the Wellbeing Senior Palliative Care Nurse, I feel that providing outstanding care and support is something I am passionate about. I, along with the team, get to make a real difference to patients' and families' journeys. I am proud to provide fun, rewarding, creative and engaging opportunities for patients that help give enjoyment every day. Our Children’s and Wellbeing Support Services helps patients to live well by being as in control of their condition as possible, and achieve the things that are important to them. If you want to be part of this, then we would love to hear from you." - Naomi Turrell, Wellbeing Senior Palliative Care Nurse, St Andrew’s Hospice.

In return, we offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Excellent annual leave
• Occupational schemes
• Life insurance x3 salary
• Paid professional registrations
• Access to excellent staff benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent CPD
• Flexible working
• Tolls paid for staff living over Humber Bridge
• Lease car scheme (NHS fleet)
• Long service reward scheme.

We would very much welcome applicants to look around our amazing facilities.

Please contact Naomi Turrell on 01472 350908 or email naomi.turrell@nhs.net, or Lucy Williamson on 01472 350908 or email lucy.williamson21@nhs.net

Closing date: 27th May 2025

Interview dates: 2nd/3rd June and 5th June 2025

Click here to view the job description.

Apply now!