Community Nurse Manager

The role

A pivotal new role of Community Nurse Manager has been created within St Richard’s Hospice Integrated Community Services. The role is wholly non-clinical, Monday – Friday.

The successful applicant will be a registered nurse and they will provide operational line management to the Advice & Guidance and Hospice at Home teams within the service. They will work alongside and collaboratively with the service clinical leadership to ensure that the teams are providing safe and compassionate care to their patients and loved ones. They will work with the Living Well Team Lead to ensure that services are staffed accordingly to deliver safe patient care.  

This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About you

This role is appropriate for an individual with demonstrable experience in all aspects of line management, including leading and supporting teams through change.

As an individual, you will need to have excellent organisational and time management skills. You will also require excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to ensure clarity and understanding for the teams. You will also collaborate with other team leads to work on quality improvement work for the benefit of patients and staff.  Our hospice values are central to the work that we do each and every day, and the successful applicant will need to demonstrate these in their day to day working.  

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;  

• Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
• Supportive management – keen to develop you
• Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
• Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• Fabulous subsidised on-site café
• Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
• Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
• Free Will writing service

Find out more

If you would like to find out more information, or to arrange a visit to the hospice, please contact:

People Services on 01905 763963 or email