Senior Charge Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cardenden; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

40 days leave

Professional development

Wellbeing tools

Free on-site parking

6% shift allowance

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Senior Charge Nurse to provide clinical and professional leadership within CHAS at Home, our community paediatric palliative care service in Scotland. The role shapes care models for scheduled and unscheduled needs, including end-of-life care at home, and involves a development remit with NHS and HSCP partners.

Temporary base move to Cardenden for 12 to 18 months from summer 2026; a driving licence with car access is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree-level nursing education as a minimum.
• Registered Nurse (Child) or Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) registration.
• Substantial nursing experience, including senior experience at NHS Band 6 or above.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Experience of children's palliative care and care around dying.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to the CHAS at Home team
• Lead the delivery and development of specialist paediatric palliative care in the community
• Work collaboratively with CHAS colleagues, the NHS and Health and Social Care Partnerships
• Help develop accessible, responsive and equitable models of care
• Support scheduled and unscheduled care
• Enable children and families to receive complex palliative and end-of-life care at home when this reflects their wishes
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, improvement and professional accountability
• Share clinical expertise and support learning and development

Skills

Clinical leadership

Continuous learning

Education

Degree-level nursing education

Job description

This senior charge nurse post sits within CHAS at Home, the community children's palliative care service in Scotland. It centres on clinical and professional leadership of a community team, shaping models of care for scheduled and unscheduled needs, including end-of-life care at home. Distinctive features are the service-development remit, work with NHS and social care partners, and a temporary base move to Cardenden for 12 to 18 months from summer 2026. A driving licence with car access is essential.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to the CHAS at Home team
• Lead the delivery and development of specialist paediatric palliative care in the community
• Work collaboratively with CHAS colleagues, the NHS and Health and Social Care Partnerships
• Help develop accessible, responsive and equitable models of care
• Support scheduled and unscheduled care
• Enable children and families to receive complex palliative and end-of-life care at home when this reflects their wishes
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, improvement and professional accountability
• Share clinical expertise and support learning and development

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree-level nursing education as a minimum

Registration & licences

• Registered Nurse (Child) or Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) registration

Experience

• Substantial nursing experience, including senior experience at NHS Band 6 or above
• Leadership and management experience
• Service-development experience
• Experience of children's palliative care and care around dying

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical credibility and compassionate leadership
• Commitment to sharing expertise and enabling a culture of continuous learning

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure Scotland PVG check
• Driving licence and access to a car

What’s offered

• Opportunity to pay into an existing NHS pension scheme or local government pension scheme
• Enhanced pay for unsocial hours and overtime
• Generous annual leave matched to NHS enhanced entitlement, up to 40 days
• Opportunities for further learning and development
• Commitment to support clinical skills development
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools
• Free on-site parking
• 6% shift allowance