Access Team Lead, Palliative Care Nursing

St Margaret's Somerset Hospice; Taunton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance cover (2x salary)

Health Cash Plans

Employee Assistance Programme with 24/

Blue Light Discount Card

Excellent learning and development

Job summary

St Margaret's Hospice Care in Taunton is seeking a senior nurse to lead the Access Team and shape the new ACCESS model, ensuring compassionate, timely palliative care. You will oversee triage, referrals, and frontline operations while developing a positive team culture and sustaining service transformation.

The role involves on-call rota participation and potential out-of-hours work. You will supervise recruitment, performance, and professional development, driving quality improvement across

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with continued professional development in palliative care.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in a hospice setting.
• Ability to supervise triage, referral and end-of-life care pathways.
• Demonstrated commitment to education, mentorship and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership for the Access Team and transition to business-as-usual.
• Lead specialist palliative and end-of-life care practice with consistent triage standards.
• Manage recruitment, induction, rosters and performance oversight.
• Use data and quality metrics to drive service improvement and patient experience.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external services to ensure coordinated care.
• Support advance care planning and escalation pathways within the service.

Skills

Leadership

Palliative care

Clinical leadership

Team development

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

NMC registration

Post-registration palliative care

Teaching/mentoring qualification

Job description

St Margaret's Hospice Care in Taunton is seeking a senior nurse to lead the Access Team and shape the new ACCESS model, ensuring compassionate, timely palliative care. You will oversee triage, referrals, and frontline operations while developing a positive team culture and sustaining service transformation.

The role involves on-call rota participation and potential out-of-hours work. You will supervise recruitment, performance, and professional development, driving quality improvement across