Practice Development Nurse

St Christopher's Hospice; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

St Christopher's Hospice in London (Sydenham) is seeking an experienced registered nurse for our Inpatient Unit. You will lead nursing development and deliver high‑quality palliative and end‑of‑life care with a compassionate, evidence‑based approach.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to promote education, workforce development and quality improvement, ensuring practice reflects current standards and supports families and carers.

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse with a Nursing degree.
• Demonstrable experience in palliative care or oncology.
• Experience leading practice development, education or quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate nursing development within the Inpatient Unit.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care.
• Promote education, workforce development and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Practice development

Education/Training

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Palliative care

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

St Christophers, in our experience, is an extraordinary place to work.

Our aim at St Christophers is to deliver care and support that is of the highest quality to our patients, their families and carers and anyone else who looks to us for help. We know that people working across our organisation will only be able to provide this if they in turn, feel supported in their endeavours.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 [e-mail]

Closing Date

Tuesday 6th October 2026

Interview Date

TBC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• ESSENTIAL: Registered Adult Nurse and Degree in Nursing or related subject

Desirable

• DESIRABLE: Willing to undertake further qualifications

Experience

Essential

• ESSENTIAL: Demonstrable experience in palliative care or oncology experience

Desirable

• DESIRABLE: NHS Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

St Christopher's Hospice

Address

St Christopher's - Sydenham
51-59 Lawrie Park Road
Sydenham
London
SE26 6DZ
United Kingdom